Midtjylland vs Genk Prediction & Betting Tips (11 December)

Author of a very good run in this phase of the league, Midtjylland can legitimately harbor the ambition of qualifying for the 1/8 finals without having to play a play-off round. The Danish club is in 2nd place in the rankings just behind OL. Winner of its first 4 matches in the tournament against Sturm Graz 2-0, Nottingham Forest 2-3, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-3 and finally against Celtic 3-1, this team was only beaten by Roma on the last day 2-1. At the same time, in the championship, the Wolves are on course to play for the title. They are in 2nd place in the Danish Superliga standings, 2 lengths behind the leader, AGF, before facing Viborg next weekend.

Opposite, Genk presents itself with long teeth for this meeting. Indeed, KRC occupies 9th place in the ranking, tied on points with 8th and a goal difference lower than one goal compared to the last one virtually qualified for the 1/8th finals. After beating the Rangers for their entry into the competition 0-1, the Belgians suffered 2 poor performances against Ferencvaros 0-1 and Bétis 0-0 but they resumed their march forward against Braga 3-4 and FC Basel 2-1. In the Pro League, the Smurfs defend their place in the top 6 and they travel to the Royal Antwerp field next weekend after being able to defeat Louvière 2-1 10 days ago. 

This Midtjylland team will have to keep fresh Arsenal-trained goalkeeper Ejeheri, potential starting defender Gabriel and unprolific striker Chilufya who are all in the infirmary at the moment. Conversely, the important striker Franculino (16 goals and 4 assists in 16 league matches, 3 goals and 1 assist in C3) is very available, he who panics the counters in this first part of the season. Turkish winger Simsir (5 goals and 10 assists in the league) is also very efficient. In this team we find quite a few players experienced at the high level such as defenders Mbabu (ex-Wolfsburg) and Erlic (ex-Bologna) as well as midfielder Billing (ex-Napoli). Victim of a serious injury last month, potential starter Ken Nkuba will not make the trip to Denmark.

Otherwise, the Belgian group could be in full force for this poster. Among the players to watch in this formation, we can of course mention the South Korean international Hyeon-Gyu Oh (5 goals in the league). He is also Genk's top scorer in C3 with 3 goals. Mdijtylland will also have to keep an eye on Moroccan international Zakaria El Ouahdi (4 goals in championship) who was injured for a long time in this first part of the season.

• Summary: FC Midtjylland is going head to head with KRC Genk starting on 11 Dec 2025 at 17:45 UTC at MCH Arena stadium, Herning city, Denmark. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League .
• Referee: Vassilis Fotias
• Midtjylland Feedinco Rating: 6.90
• Genk Feedinco Rating: 6.87