Predicted Edge

FC Midtjylland v Ajax

FC Midtjylland won 4 of the last 52nd1–6Ajax won 3 of the last 53rd

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
FC Midtjylland Ajax
10Shots24
4Shots on target11
1Corners8
10Fouls8
3Yellow cards0
1Red cards0
1Offsides0
305Passes728
29%Possession %71%
1.68xG3.45
Over 1.5
82%
Over 2.5
60%
Over 3.5
38%
Both score
63%
Model pick
FC Midtjylland 42%
Likely score
1-1 11%
Expected goals
1.66 – 1.45

Advised bets

WonMembers’ pick, published now the day is over.

★ Members’ pick

Edge strength 4 of 5

Ajax +0.25

2.00Bet365 · fair 1.86 · qualifies at 1.92+ · 1.81u
Why this price?

Back Ajax +0.25 on the Asian handicap at 2.00 with Bet365 — Ajax starts 0.25 goals ahead, so a narrow defeat can still win the bet.

Our model puts the chance at 52% and the bookmakers' own consensus, margin removed, at 55%; we judge it at 54%, weighting the market more than the model, which is a fair price of 1.87. The offered 2.00 implies only 50%, so the price is 7.2% better than our estimate says it should be. That gap is the edge.

Stake 1.81 units of a 100-unit bank: the size follows the edge (a quarter-Kelly fraction), never more than 2 units.

Projected goals: FC Midtjylland 1.66, Ajax 1.45.

The edge is an estimate and carries model error; it can be wrong, and a losing run is normal.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
MarketSelectionOursFairBest priceImpliedGap
Match resultFC Midtjylland42.1%2.382.95 Dafabet33.9%+8.2
Match resultDraw24.7%4.043.90 Betano25.6%-0.9
Match resultAjax33.2%3.012.45 Bet36540.8%-7.6
Total goalsOver 1.582.3%1.221.16 Betano86.2%-4.0
Total goalsUnder 1.517.7%5.646.50 Betfair15.4%+2.4
Total goalsOver 2.560.2%1.661.50 Betano66.7%-6.5
Total goalsUnder 2.539.8%2.512.88 Betfair34.7%+5.1
Total goalsOver 3.537.8%2.642.18 Betano45.9%-8.1
Total goalsUnder 3.562.2%1.611.73 Betfair57.8%+4.4
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — Yes62.6%1.601.44 William Hill69.4%-6.8
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — No37.4%2.672.88 Betfair34.7%+2.7

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

FC Midtjylland favoured against Ajax

Our model makes FC Midtjylland 42% to win this UEFA Europa Conference League fixture, with the draw at 25% and Ajax at 33%. The goal projection is 1.66 for FC Midtjylland against 1.45 for Ajax — a slight edge to FC Midtjylland on expected output. A combined 3.11 goals points to a high-tempo game with chances at both ends, which puts over 2.5 at 60% and both teams to score at 63%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 11%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. Note that even our favoured side is under 45% to win outright, so this is a fixture where the draw does a lot of work and confident calls are not warranted. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores
1-1 11%
2-1 9%
1-2 8%
1-0 7%
2-2 6%

This season

Season records for FC Midtjylland and Ajax
FC Midtjylland Ajax
14Played12
9-5-0W-D-L7-4-1
2.29Pts / game2.08
2.07Goals for / game2.67
1.21Goals against / game1.25
64%Over 2.575%
86%BTTS75%
14%Clean sheets25%
0%Failed to score0%
5-2-0Home record2-3-1
4-3-0Away record5-1-0
D1StreakD1

2026 league matches only, computed from results on record. FC Midtjylland · Ajax

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
14.4Shots15.1
4.8Shots on target5.8
4.5Corners4.4
1.54Cards1.75
11.8Fouls10.5
46Possession %56
2.00xG1.77
8 matchessample8 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
16.6Shots14.6
6.1Shots on target4.4
4.4Corners5.9
1.88Cards2.17
12.6Fouls12.5
54Possession %44
1.89xG1.73
8 matchessample8 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
FC MidtjyllandMetricAjax
1.60Goals scored2.20 (better)
1.20Goals conceded1.20
1.84 (better)Expected goals (xG)1.82
Big chances
5.00Shots on target6.20 (better)
14.20Total shots16.40 (better)
Touches in opp. box
4.80Corners4.80
45.2Possession %56.2 (better)
356Passes535 (better)
Tackles
12.00Fouls10.60 (better)
1.40 (better)Offsides1.80
Throw-ins
1.20 (better)Yellow cards1.80
0.00Red cards0.00

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to head

Full record →
FC Midtjylland wins
0
Draws
0
Ajax wins
1
Goals / game
7.00
Over 2.5
100%
Both score
100%
UEFA Europa Conference League table
League table
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27Kairat Almaty3021-42Kairat Almaty won 0 of the last 3
28CSKA Sofia3012-21CSKA Sofia won 0 of the last 3
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30Getafe3012-41Getafe won 0 of the last 3
31Pafos3012-41Pafos won 0 of the last 3
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33KuPS3012-41KuPS won 0 of the last 3
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36Kauno Žalgiris3003-100Kauno Žalgiris won 0 of the last 3