Bohemians vs Midtjylland Preview
Bohemians required penalties to edge past FC Ballkani in their previous Conference League Qualifier. Midtjylland know how to score goals and have enough class to beat Bohs on Thursday.
Key Stats - Midtjylland Win Often
- Bohemians have seen BTTS in 3 consecutive games.
- Midtjylland have won 5 of their last 7 matches.
- Midtjylland have seen over 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 8 games.
H2H
This will be the first-ever meeting between Bohemians and Midtjylland.
Bohemians High-Scoring in Europe
Bohemians have progressed through two Conference League Qualification stages in the 2026/27 season.
The Dublin side started their European campaign with a 2-0 home victory over St Joseph’s before a 0-0 second-leg draw.
The Bohs then beat FC Ballkani 2-1 at home and lost 3-2 in the return fixture, allowing 20 shots. Bohemians eventually won 5-4 on penalties.
Alan Reynolds’ team gave up a 1-0 lead and drew 1-1 at home against Galway on Sunday. Colm Whelan scored after 23 minutes and Bohemians conceded just before half time.
Midtjylland in Good Form
Danish outfit Midtjylland are hard to beat and have lost just three of their last 19 matches, winning 10.
The Wolves were undefeated in five and scored 17 goals. That run ended with a 1-0 Europa League loss to Besiktas and Midtjylland were also defeated 2-0 in the second leg.
Mike Tullberg’s side hit back and beat Horsens 2-1 at home in the Danish Superliga. Franculino and Friday Etim scored in the first half and Midtjylland had 1.98 XG.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
Bohemians (3-5-2): Paul Walters; Cian Byrne, Patrick Hickey, Sam Todd; Darragh Power, Niall Morahan, Dawson Devoy, Harry Vaughan, Dayle Rooney; Douglas James-Taylor, Colm Whelan
Douglas James-Taylor is expected to start against Midtjylland. The forward has seven goals and four assists in 18 appearances this season.
Midtjylland (3-5-2): Elias Olafsson; Rasmus Kristensen, Martin Erlic, Mads Sorensen; Dario Osorio, Philip Billing, Pedro Bravo, Denil Castillo, Valdemar Byskov; Franculino, Gue-Sung Cho
Defender Ousmane Diao has a foot injury and won’t feature against Bohemians.
Attacking duo Mikel Gogorza and Junior Brumado are also sidelined due to injury.