FC Midtjylland vs Bohemians - prediction, team news, lineups

With a upland to ascent successful the 2nd limb of their Conference League third qualifying circular tie, Irish broadside Bohemians volition question to instrumentality connected Denmark's FC Midtjylland astatine MCH Arena connected Thursday.

The Wolves clasp a 2-0 pb from past week's archetypal leg, and the Bohs volition beryllium hard-pressed to overturn the deficit.

Match preview

Mike Tullberg's Midtjylland are regulars successful UEFA competitions, and volition beryllium hoping to marque the tourney proper, having fallen into the Conference League aft being knocked retired of the Europa League process pursuing a 3-0 aggregate nonaccomplishment to Besiktas.

The Wolves made bully connected that anticipation with triumph successful the archetypal leg, triumphing 2-0 successful Tallaght acknowledgment to goals from Franculino and Valdemar Byskov.

That triumph marked a third in 4 games for Tullberg's side, who volition beryllium assured of reaching the playoff stage, further buoyed by their cleanable commencement to the Danish Superliga campaign.

However, portion Midtjylland are the favourites to advancement this week, their grounds arsenic hosts has been little than exemplary successful caller months, considering they person won conscionable 2 of their past 10 competitory games erstwhile playing arsenic the location squad - losing 4 and drafting four.

Additionally, the Wolves' cleanable expanse successful the archetypal limb was their archetypal of the 2026-27 campaign, and it remains to beryllium seen whether they tin clasp retired against a hopeless hostile connected Thursday.

Meanwhile, Alan Reynolds's Bohemians get for this clash connected the backmost of a mediocre tally of form, and it volition instrumentality a insignificant occurrence for them to defy the likelihood and scope the Conference League's playoff round.

Bohs scraped done to this signifier by beating FK Ballkani connected penalties pursuing a 4-4 aggregate stalemate, winning the first limb of that necktie 2-1 but losing the 2nd 3-2 connected July 30.

Reynolds's men whitethorn person shown grit to advancement to the 3rd circular aft that defeat, but it marked the opening of a four-game winless run.

To marque matters worse, Bohemians were downed 3-1 by relegation-threatened Waterford connected Sunday, meaning they person present mislaid 3 of their past 4 matches, lone avoiding decision successful a 1-1 gully with Galway United connected August 2.

If Bohs' fans are looking for crushed for optimism up of Thursday's showdown, past it is notable that the visitors person scored 2 oregon much goals successful 3 of their 5 astir caller league oregon European distant outings, truthful possibly a two-goal shortage is not insurmountable.

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Team News

Midtjylland volition beryllium without centre-back Ousmane Diao, who is dealing with a ft injury, and left-back Victor Bak, who is closing successful connected a instrumentality to fittingness but is apt to beryllium sidelined connected Thursday.

In their absence, Rasmus Kristensen and Mads Bech should beryllium connected manus to commencement astatine the bosom of Tullberg's defence, flanked by full-backs Sofus Johannesen and Beni Junior.

The Wolves are besides lighter up beforehand than perfect this week, with attacking midfielder Edward Chilufya's down owed to illness, portion near winger Mikel Gogorza is recovering from a hep injury, and striker Junior Brumado is retired for the play with a genu injury.

Filling the gaps, the hosts could proceed with Friday Etim astatine centre-forward, and Franculino and Valdemar Byskov retired wide. 

As for Bohemians, they person a mostly acceptable squad to take from, truthful expect to see Douglas James-Taylor commencement up top, supported by Ross Tierney and Connor Parsons.

At the other extremity of the pitch, a backmost 3 of Cian Byrne, Patrick Hickey and Sam Todd are successful enactment to run successful beforehand of goalkeeper Paul Walters, with Darragh Power and Senan Mullen astatine wing-back.

FC Midtjylland imaginable starting lineup:

Olafsson; Johannesen, Kristensen, Bech, Junior; Billing, Bravo, Castillo; Franculino, Etim, Byskov

Bohemians imaginable starting lineup:

Walters; Byrne, Hickey, Todd; Power, Devoy, Flores, Mullen; Parsons, Tierney; James-Taylor

We say: FC Midtjylland 1-2 Bohemians (3-2 Agg.)

Midtjylland are the favourites to progress, and with a two-goal pb to defend, it would instrumentality a singular effect for the Danish broadside to beryllium eliminated.

However, Bohemians volition beryllium competitory contempt their lacklustre signifier successful caller weeks, and could propulsion their hosts each the mode connected Thursday.

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