Hibernian – Midtjylland

The Danish club will be much more focused for the return leg.

Scottish football has been shaped over many decades in such a way that all the battle for the championship title is fought between Rangers and Celtic. Two capital teams compete for the top spot, and those Scottish footballers who do not make their squad leave to seek the fulfillment of their ambitions in the English football divisions. As a result, the Scottish champion usually finishes ahead of third place by 30-35 points. Last season Hibernian finished third. The Edinburgh club has qualified for European competitions for the eighth time in the last twenty years. None of these attempts have resulted in the team reaching the main round of the UEFA Cup, Europa League, or Conference League. Surprisingly, Hibernian has only overcome two qualification rounds in two cases, rather than being eliminated in the first or second. A team of this level will play the return leg against Midtjylland after a relative away success. This Danish club has only failed to qualify for a European tournament once in the last five attempts and has reached the early playoff stages three times. Bookmakers have made the guests the favourites for the return match, offering odds of 1.91 for their victory. The first meeting of the rivals at 'MCH Arena' started with an unexpected goal in the seventh minute by the visiting team. Towards the end of the first half, Hibernian scored a second goal, which was disallowed due to offside. Midtjylland came out for the second half looking more 'sober' and ready to fight for the result. As a result, the threefold possession advantage and fivefold advantage in shots over the Edinburgh club allowed Midtjylland to equalise. The Danes did not have enough time to achieve more. After this match, the Danes worked well on their finishing in the national championship and scored six goals against SønderjyskE (6-2). It is unlikely that Midtjylland will score such a number in Edinburgh, but the guests have much better chances of winning. They will not take risks, having a draw score of 1-1 behind them, but Midtjylland is quite capable of waiting calmly for mistakes from the Scots and punishing them for their errors.