Danish outfit Midtjylland will be looking to continue their unbeaten start in this season's Europa League when they play host to a Union Saint-Gilloise side that have picked up one point from their opening two games in this competition.
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Midtjylland vs Union Saint Gilloise prediction: A possible low-scoring affair?
Key Stats
- Under 2.5 goals have been produced in three of Midtjylland's last five fixtures.
- The hosts have only failed to score in one of their last six outings.
- Union SG have failed to score in three of their last six matches.
Correct score prediction: Midtjylland 1-0 Union SG
We're backing a narrow 1-0 win for the hosts on Thursday evening as Midtjylland have made a good start to the Europa League this season, picking up four points from their opening two games. The hosts have scored in five of their last six matches while Union SG have fired blanks in three of their last six outings which includes a goalless draw at home to Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Midtjylland the bookmaker's pick
- HOME: 5/4 (2.25) – 44.4%
- DRAW: 13/5 (3.60) – 27.8%
- AWAY: 23/10 (3.30) – 30.3%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Midtjylland are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 44.4% and we tend to agree with the bookmakers on this one.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Never met before
Thursday's marks the first-ever meeting between Danish side Midtjylland and Belgium's Union Saint-Gilloise.
Midtjylland preview: Unbeaten in Europe
Midtjylland have made a great start to the new season, picking up four points from their opening two Europa League games and sitting joint-top in the Superliga.
However, since beating Israel's Maccabi Tel-Aviv 2-0 in their last European game, the Danes have lost their next two league games against Brondby and SonderjyskE.
Midtjylland will be really pleased by how they have performed in the Europa League having claimed a 1-1 draw at home to German side Hoffenheim in their opening game.
Predicted lineup: Olafsson (GK), Andersson, Bech, Bak Jensen, Diao, Martinez, Askildsen, Simsir, Byskov, Kuchta & Dju
Denmark Superligaen 11/05/25
D
FC Copenhagen
1
Midtjylland
1
Denmark Superligaen 04/05/25
W
AGF Aarhus
1
Midtjylland
3
Denmark Superligaen 27/04/25
W
FC Nordsjaelland
0
Midtjylland
5
Denmark Superligaen 22/04/25
L
FC Nordsjaelland
3
Midtjylland
2
Denmark Superligaen 17/04/25
W
FC Copenhagen
2
Midtjylland
4
Union SG preview: Only won one of last six
Union Saint-Gilloise have started the new season poorly by their high standards.
The Belgians sit tenth in the First Division A table and have only picked up one point from their opening two games in the Europa League.
Union SG lost 2-1 at Fenerbahce in their first European outing and could only manage a goalless draw at home to Bodo/Glimt in their second fixture.
Predicted lineup: Moris (GK), Burgess, Machida, Mac Allister, Castro-Montes, Amani, Niang, Vanhoutte, Sadiki, Boufal & Rodríguez
Belgium First Division A 10/05/25
W
Anderlecht
0
Union Saint Gilloise
1
Belgium First Division A 03/05/25
W
Genk
0
Union Saint Gilloise
1
Belgium First Division A 27/04/25
D
Club Brugge
0
Union Saint Gilloise
0
Belgium First Division A 24/04/25
W
Club Brugge
0
Union Saint Gilloise
1
Belgium First Division A 20/04/25
W
Genk
1
Union Saint Gilloise
2
Player to watch: Franculino Dju
Franculino Dju is off and running in the Europa League this season, after scoring one of Midtjylland's two goals against Maccabi Tel-Aviv.
The 20-year-old Guinea-Bissau forward arrived from Benfica last season where he scored 11 goals in 27 appearances in the Danish Superliga and the talented youngster has hit four league goals in his opening 12 appearances this season.
Dju will be a threat to the Union SG defence
We're backing Dju to cause the Union SG defence plenty of issues with his pace and movement and wouldn't be surprised if he scored the winning goal for the hosts this Thursday.