Midtjylland have made relatively easy work of inferior opposition over the past two matches, but the Wolves now face a Silkeborg side who will be able to pose problems for the hosts on Sunday.
SIF lost out against Brondby last weekend despite having the lion's share of possession and chances, and we expect Kent Nielsen's men to fall to successive defeats at the start of their Superliga season.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Midtjylland win with a probability of 56.12%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Silkeborg had a probability of 21.21%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Midtjylland win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.89%) and 2-0 (9.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.7%), while for a Silkeborg win it was 0-1 (5.8%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that FC Midtjylland would win this match.
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