Midtjylland and Nordsjælland meet at MCH Arena, in a match for the 13th round of the Superliga. Nordsjælland won at home by (4‑1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 31‑10‑2020. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 9 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 07-17-2020, in a match for the Super League that ended with the victory of Midtjylland by (6‑3). The goals of the match were scored by A. Dreyer (55 ‘), F. Onyeka (57’), L. Vibe (90 ‘), E. Sviatchenko (71’) and R. Schwartz (82 ‘and 14’), for Midtjylland, and K. Sulemana (23 ‘and 10’) and T. Chukwuani (69 ‘), for Nordsjælland. In this game the home factor may be decisive, as Nordsjælland presents considerable differences in their results at home and away.
Midtjylland :
After 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 1st position, with 24 points won. In their last match, they tied with OB away by (1‑1), after having won in the previous match (0‑2) away, in a match against Vejle. This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after an away win against København by (5‑6), in a penalty shootout. For the championship, Midtjylland won 13 points out of 15 possible, after 4 victories and 1 draw in the last 5 games they played in their stadium.
For this competition, he hasn’t lost in his stadium for 5 games. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 12 matches in the competition, they have conceded the first goal 5 times, but have come back in 2. In the last 11 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (0 ‘ -fifteen’).
Midtjylland know how important it is to win this match, after all they want to stay at the top of the championship. You have to make the local factor count, so the ideal is to seek possession of the ball and not let the rival play. By achieving quality throughout the ninety minutes and not making mistakes, the chances of winning will be greater. Therefore, it will depend solely on whether you win the three points.
Nordsjælland:
After 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, the visiting team is currently in 8th position, with 16 points won. In their last match, they lost to København at home by (0‑1), after losing away in the previous match, in a match against SønderjyskE, by (2‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Nordsjælland won 3 points out of 18 possible, after 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 6 away games.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 6 away matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, since it has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their away matches, since 19 of the last 19 matches they have played have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 12 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Nordsjaelland are coming off two defeats in a row and that ends up hampering their plans in the championship. Until you can maintain consistency, you cannot be better positioned. In front of the leader, the risk of being stumbled is high and this forces him to show even more competence in the field. Therefore, you will have to play very well and make no mistakes to have any chance of scoring.
PREDICTION: Midtjylland to win @ 1,44
