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FC Midtjylland play their first home game of the season when they take on Santa Coloma in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League qualification clash on Wednesday. Having suffered a heavy defeat in the first leg, the Andorran outfit will journey to MCH Arena looking to overturn a three-goal deficit and make a remarkable comeback.
Midtjylland were denied their first win of the 2024-25 Superliga campaign as they could only salvage a 2-2 draw with Nordsjaelland on Saturday.
This followed a 1-1 draw with AGF in the season curtain-raiser on July 19, when Tobias Bech and Adam Buksa scored for either side to force a share of the spoils.
Midtjylland now turn their attention to the Champions League qualifiers, where they picked up a 3-0 first-leg victory over Santa Coloma on July 23 to place one foot in the third qualifying round.
Santa Coloma were forced to work their socks off in the first qualifying round as they secured a penalty-shootout victory over Balkani after a 2-2 aggregate draw.
However, last week’s first-leg loss against Midtjylland has seen Boris Antón’s men’s dreams of reaching the Champions League suffer a heavy blow.
Coloma will now head into the new Andorran top-flight campaign looking to pick up where they left off last season when they picked up 66 points from 27 games to clinch the title.
FC Midtjylland vs Santa Coloma Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the second-ever meeting between Midtjylland and Santa Coloma, with the Danish outfit claiming a 3-0 victory when they first met in last week’s first leg.
- Santa Coloma have lost all but one of their last four matches across all competitions, with a 2-1 victory over Ballkani on July 16 being the exception.
- Midtjylland are unbeaten in their three games across all competitions this season, claiming one win and two draws so far.
- Santa Coloma are unbeaten in their 10 competitive away matches in 2024, picking up eight wins and two draws since the turn of the year.
FC Midtjylland vs Santa Coloma Prediction
Following their heavy defeat in the first leg, Santa Coloma will be playing for pride here as they look to finish the tie with their heads held high.
However, given the gulf in quality and experience between the two sides, we are backing the Danish outfit to claim another comfortable victory in front of their home supporters.
Prediction: FC Midtjylland 3-0 Santa Coloma
FC Midtjylland vs Santa Coloma Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Midtjylland to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been at least three goals scored in nine of Midtjylland’s last 10 games)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have been fewer than five bookings in the hosts’ last six matches)
