Week 18 brings us a match on Feb 20th, where Midtjylland will travel to Viborg to battle Viborg in a meeting of these two mismatched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 2nd placed Viborg, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Brøndby. Jay-Roy Grot struck first for Viborg in the 24th minute, then Clint Leemans added another in the 64th minute In the end, Brøndby was frustrated by Viborg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Viborg ended the match with the shutout victory. Viborg should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while midtjylland is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sporting CP. Emam Ashour struck first for Midtjylland in the 77th minute, then Sebastián Coates tied it up for Sporting CP in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. Midtjylland is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 2nd of October, Midtjylland hosted Viborg in their last match together. Midtjylland and Viborg battled to a 1-1 draw. Jay-Roy Grot struck first for Viborg in the 42nd minute, then Kristoffer Olsson tied it up for Midtjylland in the 44th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Midtjylland.
Midtjylland’s most prolific scorer has been Anders Dreyer. The Danish attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Viborg hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Alassana Jatta and Marokhy Ndione, and they each have 1 goal.