On Dec 9th, Ludogorets will host Midtjylland in a meeting of these two Europa League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Ludogorets recorded a 2-4 loss against Sporting Braga. Almoatasembellah Ali Mohamed struck first for Sporting Braga in the 25th minute on a feed from Ricardo Horta, then Pieros Sotiriou tied it up for Ludogorets in the 33rd minute on a feed from Dominik Yankov , but Sporting Braga kept scoring and walked away with the win. Ludogorets looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while midtjylland is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Vejle. Erik Sviatchenko struck first for Midtjylland in the 57th minute, then Luka Đorđević tied it up for Vejle in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Hallur Hansson earning Vejle a comeback draw. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Midtjylland should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sep 16th, Midtjylland hosted Ludogorets at the Mch Arena in their last match together. Midtjylland and Ludogorets battled to a 1-1 draw. Gustav Isaksen struck first for Midtjylland in the 3rd minute on a feed from Evander, then Kiril Despodov tied it up for Ludogorets in the 32nd minute earning Ludogorets at least a draw.
Both Evander and Erik Sviatchenko have been the hottest scorers for Midtjylland in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Ludogorets’s most prolific scorer has been Pieros Sotiriou. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.