FC Midtjylland vs AC Horsens - prediction, team news, lineups

FC Midtjylland invited recently promoted AC Horsens to MCH Arena connected Sunday for the 2nd circular of the 2026-27 Danish Superliga season, with the hosts looking to laic down an aboriginal marker successful their bid to reclaim the league rubric for the archetypal clip since the 2023-24 campaign.

The location broadside opened their league run with a 3-2 triumph distant to Sonderjyske, portion Horsens marked their instrumentality to the Danish apical formation with a 1-1 gully against Nordsjaelland aft earning promotion pursuing relegation astatine the extremity of the 2022-23 season.

Match preview

Midtjylland made a winning commencement to the caller Superliga run by edging a five-goal thriller against Sonderjyske, leaving them 2nd successful the aboriginal standings connected extremity quality aft the opening round.

The Boys of the Moor person finished arsenic runners-up successful each of the past 2 seasons, having past lifted the Danish Superliga rubric successful 2023-24, and reclaiming the title volition beryllium the superior nonsubjective during Mike Tullberg's archetypal afloat play successful charge.

Appointed successful September 2025, Tullberg guided Midtjylland to Danish Cup occurrence during his archetypal run astatine the helm, and his broadside person won much than fractional of the matches nether his leadership, momentum they volition anticipation to transportation into the caller season.

However, the Herning outfit person already suffered disappointment successful Europe aft losing 3-0 connected aggregate to Besiktas successful the Europa League 2nd qualifying round, a effect that drops them into the Conference League 3rd qualifying round, wherever they volition look Bohemians.

Back connected home duty, Midtjylland volition beryllium assured of maintaining their affirmative commencement erstwhile they big Horsens, a broadside they are unbeaten against successful their past six meetings, winning 4 of those encounters.

Horsens, meanwhile, returned to the Superliga aft securing promotion done the 1. Division promotion group, sealing their spot successful the apical formation with a 1-0 triumph implicit Kolding IF successful May.

Adrian Justinussen played a pivotal relation successful that promotion run arsenic the club's starring scorer, and the Faroe Islands planetary has already opened his Superliga relationship aft converting a punishment successful past weekend's 1-1 gully with Nordsjaelland.

Niki Zimling, appointed caput manager successful April successful his archetypal elder managerial role, volition beryllium focused connected ensuring Horsens clasp their top-flight status, and hard distant trips specified arsenic Sunday's sojourn to MCH Arena volition supply an aboriginal denotation of however competitory they tin be.

This volition beryllium Horsens' archetypal Superliga sojourn to MCH Arena since their relegation successful 2023, and Zimling volition instrumentality encouragement from his side's antiaircraft show against Nordsjaelland, having restricted a top-half hostile to a azygous extremity successful their opening fixture.

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Team News

Midtjylland stay without Ousmane Diao, Mikel Gogorza and Junior Brumado, who are each continuing their recoveries from injury.

The hosts could proceed with Cho Gue-sung and Franculino Dju starring the attack, portion erstwhile Bournemouth midfielder Philip Billing is expected to clasp his spot successful midfield aft registering an assistance connected the opening weekend.

Horsens person nary caller wounded concerns pursuing their gully with Nordsjaelland, leaving Justinussen successful enactment to spearhead the onslaught erstwhile again aft scoring connected the opening weekend.

Julius Madsen is expected to proceed arsenic the visitors' main originative power successful midfield, portion Kristian Kirkegaard and Yamirou Ouorou should supply the width.

Meanwhile, Ole Kolskogen and Mikkel Kupijbida are acceptable to proceed their concern successful cardinal defence.

FC Midtjylland imaginable starting lineup:

Olafsson; Nissen, Erlic, Sorensen, Bak; Osorio, Billing, Bravo, Andreasen; Dju, Cho 

AC Horsens imaginable starting lineup:

Delac; Palsson, Kolskogen, Kupijbida, Saine; Herdonsson, Lusavec; Kirkegaard, Madsen, Ouorou; Justinussen

We say: FC Midtjylland 3-1 AC Horsens

Midtjylland person greater prime crossed the transportation and should person capable firepower to flooded a spirited Horsens broadside that showed encouraging signs successful their opening fixture.

Although the visitors are susceptible of making beingness difficult, the hosts' attacking prime and awesome caller grounds successful this fixture should spot them assertion different 3 points.

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