On Aug 9th, Benfica and Midtjylland will play a match in Herning in a clash of the Champions League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. Midtjylland is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Lyngby. Sory Kaba struck first for Midtjylland in the 4th minute, then Nicolas Dyhr added another in the 15th minute on a feed from Henrik Dalsgaard. Midtjylland is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in Benfica’s last match they recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Arouca. Moraes Junior struck first for Benfica in the 8th minute, then Rafa Silva added another in the 42nd minute In the end, Arouca couldn’t muster any offence and Benfica ran away with the shutout win. Benfica is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Benfica was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Goncalo Matias Ramos struck first for Benfica in the 17th minute on a feed from David Neres, then Ramos added another in the 33rd minute.
Benfica is fortunate enough to have Ramos in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 6 goals. Midtjylland is fortunate enough to have Anders Dreyer in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.