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Conference League · League phase, matchday 1 Match report

Egnatia 1-1 FC Midtjylland: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Egnatia crest Egnatia
1-1Full time
FC Midtjylland crest FC Midtjylland
Elbasan Arena, Elbasan

Our picks against the result

7 of 12 right

  • Result FC Midtjylland win68% 1-1
  • Double chance FC Midtjylland or draw (X2)87% 1-1
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.553% 2 goals
  • More corners FC Midtjylland70% FC Midtjylland (2-6)
  • Yellow cards Below average 1 yellow card · league 4.4
  • Yellow cards 1 yellow card 3.5 Over55% 4.5 Under65% 5.5 Under80%
  • Corners Around average 8 corners · league 8.8
  • Corners 8 corners 8.5 Over56% 9.5 Under56% 10.5 Under66%

Match stats

Egnatia FC Midtjylland
  • 1 Goals 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 0
  • 0 Red cards 0
  • 2 Corners 6

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Egnatia vs FC Midtjylland opens the Conference League league phase at the Elbasan Arena on Thursday 15 October 2026, and our model backs an away win, with a double chance on FC Midtjylland win or draw.

Why this pick?

Our model makes FC Midtjylland the clear pick, mainly because the strength ratings show a wide gap: Egnatia sit below the Conference League average, while Midtjylland are clearly above it. The main argument against that is Egnatia's home advantage, which can lift a side in a one-off game. But the difference in quality is too large to ignore, and our goal model also reads the matchup in Midtjylland's favour. Egnatia have been winning in the Kategoria Superiore, yet the step up to this level is a serious one, and Midtjylland's recent form, with three wins in five in the Superligaen, adds weight. The call is a clear one.

Form guide

Egnatia

  • W 2-0 at Laçi (A) Kategoria Superiore · 11 Oct
  • W 2-1 vs Partizani (H) Kategoria Superiore · 20 Sep
  • L 1-2 at Elbasani (A) Kategoria Superiore · 13 Sep
  • W 2-1 vs Skënderbeu (H) Kategoria Superiore · 4 Sep
  • W 3-1 at Vora (A) Kategoria Superiore · 31 Aug

FC Midtjylland

  • W 2-1 vs FC København (H) Superligaen · 11 Oct
  • D 1-1 at OB (A) Superligaen · 19 Sep
  • W 4-1 vs Brøndby IF (H) Superligaen · 14 Sep
  • D 2-2 vs Nordsjælland (H) Superligaen · 7 Sep
  • W 2-0 at AGF (A) Superligaen · 2 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

EgnatiaFC Midtjylland
Attack 20 89
Defence 14 83

0 to 100 against this season's Conference League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

Egnatia and FC Midtjylland have not met in our records since 2010.

Match facts

Competition
Conference League, League phase, matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
Elbasan Arena, Elbasan

Questions and answers

What was the score of Egnatia vs FC Midtjylland?

Egnatia 1-1 FC Midtjylland in the Conference League (League phase, matchday 1) on Thursday 15 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Egnatia vs FC Midtjylland right?

No: our result pick was FC Midtjylland win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-1. 7 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Egnatia vs FC Midtjylland?

1 yellow card (Egnatia 1, FC Midtjylland 0), no red cards and 8 corners (Egnatia 2, FC Midtjylland 6).

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