Midtjylland vs Royale Union SG Prediction & Betting Tips (24 October)

Reigning Danish champion, Midtjylland has been doing well since the start of the year and sits on the throne of its championship after 11 days. Beaten in Brondby 2-0 before the break, which had not yet happened during the year, the Herning-based club traveled to poorly ranked Sonderjyske to recover. In the current Europa League campaign, Wolves hung on to Hoffenheim to start 1-1 before winning against Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-2. Results which placed them in 10th position in a ranking comprising 36 teams. On the other hand, the debut of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in this competition is not the most reassuring.

Indeed, the Belgian club has not yet won. First defeated in the lair of Fenerbahçe 2-1, he then conceded, at home, a draw against the Norwegians of Bodø/Glimt during the 2nd day 0-0. On Belgian soil, RUSG is only 10th in the championship. They held Club Bruges 0-0 before the break and hosted La Gantoise on Saturday with the aim of winning and ideally preparing for this 3rd day of the Europa League. 

For this meeting, Midtjylland must deal with the withdrawals of the starters Paulinho (defender) and Gue-Sung Cho (striker, 12 league goals last year) as well as the replacement Marrony (striker). Furthermore, Swedish international Olsson has been suffering from a brain illness since last February. Both scorers since the start of this Conference League, winger Osorio and striker Franculino should start this Thursday. The latter is the club's joint top scorer in the league with 4 goals while Turkish winger Sismir (3 goals and 3 assists in the league) is also influential.

As for Union Saint-Gilloise, replacement attackers Mamadou Traoré and Kabangu as well as potential starting midfielder Teklab are still missing, injured. The good news comes from the return from suspension of the important striker Fuseini (3 goals and 1 assist in the league). He could be associated with summer recruit Ivanovic (2 goals and 1 assist in the league).