FC Midtjylland vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Despite playing away from home, Sporting will carry the favorites’ tag going into this game. The Portuguese side has odds of 1.89 to win, while the hosts have odds of 4.5 and a draw comes priced at 3.84.

Midtjylland were very close to a first leg win but were pegged back by a Sebastien Coates stoppage time equalizer which came after Emam Ashour had given Midtjylland the lead after 77 minutes. In the warm up to this clash Midtjylland hit Viborg 4-0 in their domestic league; that was their second win in seven matches and it provided them their third clean sheet in five matches. For a Midtjylland side that hasn’t been good in attack, that was a massive win, the first time in seven matches that they scored more than a goal. In Europa League action, Midtjylland have one win in five matches and both teams have scored in four of their last five games in the competition. Three of their last five Europa League matches have produced over 2.5 goals. However, they have had a good run at home in recent matches and will be seeking a seventh straight unbeaten outing at home in the Europa League. They’ve scored two or more goals in the last four home matches in Europa League and have three wins in four. Sporting saw off a late surge from Chaves in their last game to win 3-2 in the Primeira Liga. That marked a return to winning ways having failed to win the earlier two. Sporting come into this game having gone unbeaten in the last four away matches and they’ve scored two or more in three of those four away matches. Sporting last played in the Europa League in 2020 and coming here they have one clean sheet only in the last five Europa League games. Away from home, they’ve lost three of the last five Europa League games and they’ve conceded three goals three times in the last four away matches in Europa League.