FC Midtjylland vs The New Saints FC, Europe 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND
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Match Preview
FC Midtjylland vs The New Saints FC — Europe .
- FC Midtjylland 8 games · 19 pts (2025/26)
- The New Saints FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Irfan Peljto
- Referee Davor Beljo
- Referee Admir Sehovic
- Referee Amer Macic
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Aug The New Saints FC H 3–1 W 09 Aug The New Saints FC A 2–0 W 01 Aug Astana FK H 0–0 D 24 Jul Astana FK A 1–2 L 06 May PAE AEK H 3–0 W 28 Apr FK BATE Barysau A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Aug FC Midtjylland A 1–3 L 09 Aug FC Midtjylland H 0–2 L 02 Aug Lincoln Red Imps FC A 1–1 D 26 Jul Lincoln Red Imps FC H 2–1 W 17 Jul KF Shkendija 79 H 4–0 W 10 Jul KF Shkendija 79 A 0–5 L Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
FC Midtjylland this season -
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Midtjylland and The New Saints FC has kicked off!
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 10' The New Saints FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' Frank Onyeka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 16' Mayron George puts FC Midtjylland on the lead.
- 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 22' What a strike from Dean Ebbe! The score is 1-1.
- 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering The New Saints FC that had 140 games and scored 37 goals.
- 37' The travelling The New Saints FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Benjamin Cabango on 45.
- 50' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Midtjylland is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 55' FC Midtjylland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
- 61' FC Midtjylland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ayo Simon is hanging Ogochukwu Onyeka Frank on the field on 61 minute.
- 62' Ayo Simon puts FC Midtjylland on the lead.
- 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 70' The New Saints FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adrian Cieslewicz is hanging Daniel Redmond on the field on 70 minute.
- 73' It is a substitution in The New Saints FC team. Dean Ebbe is replaced by Greg Draper on 73 minute.
- 78' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 79' The whistle greets Tom Holland as he departs to be replaced by Kurtis Byrne.
- 80' Goal! Ayo Simon scores his 6 goal in 225 matches.
- 84' The whistle greets Paul Onuachu as he departs to be replaced by Michael Baidoo.
- 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Benjamin Cabango made 140 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 90' FC Midtjylland player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.
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FC Midtjylland
Starting XI-
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Awer Mabil ↓ Bozhidar Kraev 73'
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33
Paul Onuachu ↓ Michael Baidoo 84'
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Frank Onyeka ↓ Ayo Okosun 61'
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- 20
Bench- 25
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8
Ayo Okosun ↑ 61'
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Bozhidar Kraev ↑ 73'
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17
Michael Baidoo ↑ 84'
Coach Jess ThorupThe New Saints FC
Starting XI- 6
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- 10
- 14
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17
Dean Ebbe ↓ Greg Draper 73'
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Tom Holland ↓ Kurtis Byrne 79'
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Bench-
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Greg Draper ↑ 73'
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Kurtis Byrne ↑ 79'
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11
Adrian Cieslewicz ↑ 70'
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- 25
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Coach Scott Ruscoe -
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Head to Head
FC Midtjylland Form
The New Saints FC Form
2018-08-16 FC Midtjylland 3–1 The New Saints FC L 2018-08-09 The New Saints FC 0–2 FC Midtjylland L 2018-08-02 Lincoln Red Imps FC 1–1 The New Saints FC D 2018-07-26 The New Saints FC 2–1 Lincoln Red Imps FC W 2018-07-17 The New Saints FC 4–0 KF Shkendija 79 W 2018-07-10 KF Shkendija 79 5–0 The New Saints FC L