Bohemians vs FC Midtjylland - prediction, team news, lineups

Fighting to instrumentality 1 measurement person to the Conference League proper, Ireland's Bohemians volition look FC Midtjylland for the archetypal limb of their 3rd qualifying circular tie, hosting the Danish broadside astatine Tallaght Stadium connected Thursday.

Bohs are hoping to get backmost to winning ways successful midweek, portion the Wolves are looking to physique connected their triumph past clip out.

Match preview

Alan Reynolds's Bohemians person fought done 2 rounds of Conference League qualifying to scope this stage, and volition beryllium optimistic heading into this necktie amidst a beardown tally of form.

Bohs bushed FK Ballkani successful the 2nd round, though they did necessitate a punishment shootout aft a 3-2 decision successful the 2nd leg saw the necktie extremity 4-4 connected aggregate.

Reynolds's broadside headed into the distant contention connected July 30 having won 2-1 successful the archetypal leg, but alarm bells were ringing erstwhile their Kosovan opponents levelled the people with conscionable 10 minutes connected the clock, earlier racing into a 3-1 pb wrong an hour.

Centre-back Patrick Hickey was the leader connected the night, bagging an 88th-minute equaliser to instrumentality the crippled to other time, portion chap defender Jordan Flores dispatched the winning spotkick.

That nonaccomplishment gave Bohemians a scare, but they managed to prevail successful the expansive scheme, not to notation that it was the superior club's lone decision crossed their past 9 outings, a agelong that features six wins and 2 draws - including a 1-1 stalemate against Galway United connected Sunday.

Victory successful Thursday's showdown volition instrumentality Reynolds's men wrong show of a humanities feat, fixed that they person not progressed beyond the 3rd circular of immoderate European contention successful the 21st century.

However, they volition request to bash truthful successful the less-familiar surroundings of Tallaght - the location crushed of Dublin rivals Shamrock Rovers - owed to the information that Dalymount Park does not conscionable UEFA's requirements for hosting matches astatine this stage.

Meanwhile, Mike Tullberg's Midtjylland were knocked retired of Europa League qualifying past week, and volition beryllium seen arsenic the favourites to marque it done to the playoff round.

The Wolves were downed 2-0 by Turkish giants Besiktas connected July 30, failing to bounce backmost aft their 1-0 defeat successful the 2nd round's archetypal leg.

However, portion Tullberg's broadside were thoroughly beaten by the Black Eagles, they volition stay assured of occurrence this clip astir considering they are European regulars, and adjacent managed to scope the Europa League's circular of 16 successful 2025-26.

Adding to that feeling of anticipation is the information that Midtjylland person enjoyed a flawless commencement to the Danish Superliga campaign, taking each 3 points successful a 2-1 triumph against Horsens connected Sunday.

Bolstering fans' expectations adjacent further is the visitors' immense grounds connected the road, which features conscionable 1 competitory nonaccomplishment distant from location passim the entirety of 2026.

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Team News

Bohemians person a acceptable squad to take from, truthful expect to spot Paul Walters commencement successful goal, protected by a backmost 3 of Patrick Hickey, Sam Todd and Jordan Flores.

Out wide, wing-backs Darragh Power and Markuss Stods volition supply enactment for the onslaught concern of Ross Tierney and Colm Whelan.

As for Midtjylland, they are missing centre-back Ousmane Diao, who is apt to beryllium sidelined until September, arsenic good arsenic left-back Victor Bak, who is closing successful connected a instrumentality but volition beryllium unavailable successful midweek.

In their absence, Tullberg could opt for a antiaircraft trio of Rasmus Kristensen, Martin Erlic and Mads Bech Sorensen, flanked by Dario Osorio and Valdemar Byskov.

Further forward, striker Junior Brumado is going done rehabilitation for a genu wounded that volition support him retired for the remainder of the season, while Mikel Gogorza is recovering from a hep issue.

With that successful mind, Franculino and Cho Gue-sung should beryllium connected manus to pb the enactment erstwhile again, platformed by a midfield 3 featuring Denil Castillo, Pedro Bravo and erstwhile Bournemouth prima Philip Billing.

Bohemians imaginable starting lineup:

Walters; Power, Hickey, Todd, Flores, Strods; Devoy, Diallo, McDonnell; Tierney, Whelan

FC Midtjylland imaginable starting lineup:

Olafsson; Kristensen, Erlic, Sorensen; Osorio, Billing, Bravo, Castillo; Franculino, Cho

We say: Bohemians 1-1 FC Midtjylland

Bohemians person been resilient successful caller weeks, and adjacent though they were beaten past clip retired successful the Conference League, they were capable to travel from down to prevail.

However, Midtjylland reached this signifier aft being knocked retired of the Europa League process, and fixed their awesome grounds connected the road, it would not beryllium astonishing to spot them instrumentality a constrictive pb into the 2nd leg.

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