Porto vs Midtjylland prediction, odds & betting tips – 12/12/2024

Porto and Midtjylland will meet in the next round of the Europa League on Thursday, 12 December.

With both teams looking for points to improve their chances of reaching the knockout stage, who will emerge victorious from this duel? Read  our Porto vs Midtjylland prediction and preview to find out.

Porto vs Midtjylland prediction: Porto with a confident win

Key stats

• Porto have four points from two home games in the Europa League.
• This season in the Europa League, Porto have averaged 4.00 total goals per game.
• Porto have gone over 2.5 total points in five of their last seven games in all competitions.

Correct score prediction: Porto 3-1 Midtjylland

While this is a duel between two teams of similar quality, Midtjylland have been in poor form lately and with Porto hosting the game, we can see the Portuguese team winning. However, they aren't that reliable on defence, so we expect the guests to score as well.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Porto the absolute favourites

• HOME: 3/10 – 76.90%
• DRAW: 13/3 – 18.80%
• AWAY: 8/1 – 11.10%

*Odds from 7Bet, subject to change

We can see from the Porto vs Midtjylland odds that the hosts are the expected winners and by a wide margin. While this was expected, Midtjylland are a good team and we didn't expect the odds to be so low on Porto's win.

In any case, if you liked our predictions for this duel, check our other football betting tips for today.

Most recent H2Hs: First time to meet each other

While this will be the first-ever duel between these teams in official matches, Porto have played against teams from Denmark many times before and they have a record of 5-4-1. Meanwhile, Midtjylland have a record of 1-2-7 against teams from Portugal.

Porto preview: Hoping to remain undefeated at home in the Europa League

With five points from the same number of games in the Europa League, Porto haven't really impressed so far and they are in the lower half of the standings. On the bright side, they are currently in a spot that would take them into the next stage, but they'll need to secure some points from the final three rounds to ensure that happens.

Meanwhile, Porto are without injured Wendell, Marko Grujic, and Ivan Marcano, while Joao Mario is doubtful.

Predicted lineup: Costa (GK), Fernandes, Perez, Otavio, Moura, Gonzalez, Eustaquio, Pepe, Vieira, Galeno & Omorodion

Portugal Primeira Liga 11/05/25

W

Boavista

1

FC Porto

2

Portugal Primeira Liga 02/05/25

W

Moreirense

1

FC Porto

3

Portugal Primeira Liga 26/04/25

L

Estrela

2

FC Porto

0

Portugal Primeira Liga 18/04/25

W

Famalicao

1

FC Porto

2

Portugal Primeira Liga 12/04/25

W

Casa Pia

0

FC Porto

1

Midtjylland preview: Trying to steady the ship

After losing four games in a row across all competitions, Midtjylland have now managed to win twice in their last three games, but five losses in seven matches is far from the team's ambitions. After all, Midtjylland are the reigning champions of Denmark and despite their recent dip in form, they still share the top spot in the Superliga with Copenhagen. In the Europa League, they have seven points from five games and should be able to secure their place in the knockout stage.

When it comes to team news, Gue-sung Cho, Paulinho, Edward Chilufya, Franculino, Dario Osorio, and Aral Simsir remain out with injuries.

Predicted lineup: Olafsson (GK), Mbabu, Diao, B. Sorensen, Bak Jensen, Andersson, Martinez, Andreasen, O. Sorensen, Gogorza & Buksa

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

Player to watch: Samu Omorodion

The young Spanish forward has been in spectacular form this season with four goals in the Europa League and 10 in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, so he's certainly the player to watch as Porto host the Danish champions on Thursday.