In a mid week match in week 2, on Thursday Sep 15th, Midtjylland will play host to Lazio in a meeting of these two Europa League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Midtjylland recorded a 1-1 draw against Nordsjælland. Appiah Nuamah struck first for Nordsjælland in the 15th minute on a feed from Oliver Marc Rose-Villadsen, but Evander got the equalizer for Midtjylland in the 11th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Midtjylland a comeback draw. Midtjylland is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while lazio is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Hellas Verona. Ciro Immobile struck first for Lazio in the 68th minute, then Luis Alberto added another in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hellas Verona couldn’t manage to score, and Lazio took the shutout win. Lazio is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Luis Alberto has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Lazio. Evander has been the most prolific scorer on Midtjylland in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.