Midtjylland v Slovan Bratislava

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Danish hosts, Midtjylland, will be in confident mood as they return to the more familiar surroundings of their MCH Arena for Wednesday night's 1st leg tie against Slovakian visitors, Slovan Bratislava, having registered a 2-1 win away from home at Lyngby in the Danish Superliga on the weekend, while Slovan Bratislava also recorded a 2-1 win at home against FC Kosice in the Slovakian Super Liga on the weekend also.

Midtjylland still remain unbeaten in the Danish domestic top flight after their opening five league matches, picking up three wins and two draws as they occupy third place in the Superliga standings but their attentions will now turn to the matter in hand of reaching the group stage of this season's Champions League competition.

The Danish hosts have reached the play-off stage of this year's Champions League by virtue of wins against Andorra club Santa Coloma 4-0 on aggregate and a 3-1 win on aggregate against Hungarian club Ferencvaros in the previous qualifying rounds of the competition, so Thomas Thomasberg's side look well placed for further success here on Wednesday night.

The bigger picture shows Midtjylland are unbeaten in their last 15 matches in all competitions which includes picking up nine wins in the process and having won five out of their last six games, the Danish hosts will be brimming with confidence.

Slovan Bratislava will also head into this important 1st leg of this Champions League play-off tie with a win under their belts as the visitors recorded a 2-1 home win against FC Kosice in the Slovakian top flight over the weekend which became an impressive eighth win in their last 10 unbeaten games in all competitions.

The Slovakian visitors have also progressed through the earlier qualifying rounds of this season's Champions League competition thanks to wins against North Macedonian outfit Struga 6-3 on aggregate, a 6-1 win over two legs against Slovenian club Celje and a 2-0 win on aggregate against Cypriot outfit APOEL Nicosia.

On the domestic front, Slovan Bratislava have also collected victories against Komarno 4-1 away from home along with back-to-back wins on home soil against the likes of Podbrezova and the aforementioned FC Kosice.

However, results away from home have been more modest as the Slovakian visitors have managed to capture just three wins from their last nine outings on the road in all competitions whilst also slipping to four defeats in the process as well.

Midtjylland v Slovan Bratislava Verdict

Midtjylland's strong results overall in recent times should stand the Danish hosts in good stead for this upcoming clash with Slovan Bratislava, especially considering the fairly ordinary results away from home that the visitors have managed in recent times.

Therefore, our main bet will be Midtjylland win @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Midtjylland win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.00

Correct Score: Midtjylland 1-0 @ 7.00