Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Top position in Group F wil be at stake when Feyenoord and Midtjylland face each other at legendary De Kuip stadium on Thursday evening. The two teams played out a 2-2 draw in Denmark a week ago, but Feyenoord are seen as favourites to win the reverse fixture in front of home fans. The Rotterdammers proved their worth in a 2-0 win over Twente at the weekend, but Midtjylland should not be written off just yet. Morocco forward Oussama Idrissi should be the only absentee in the home side.
Albert Capellas’ men, on the other hand, defeated ten-man Aarhus thanks to Anders Dreyer’s goal in their last league match, but they will have a mountain to climb in the De Kuip showdown. Since Feyenoord have turned their stadium into a real fortress, we do not believe that the visitors are capable of grabbing something from the match. Junior Brumado should be the only absentee in the away side.
Highlighted Player (Alireza Jahanbakhsh):
Born in Jirandeh, Iran on August 11 1990, Alireza Jahanbakhsh is a footballer who plays for AZ Alkmaar in Holland. Before AZ, Jahanbakhsh played for NEC in the Eredivisie, but he began his youth career at Payam Alborz Qazvin. Speaking of his senior debut, he made it with Damash Tehran in the 2010/2011 season.
In 2011 he moved to fellow Iranian club Damash Gilan and it has to be noted that he scored 10 goals in 44 appearances in the league for the club. The AZ Alkmaar winger, who is used as an attacking midfielder as well, scored 21 goals in 33 appearances in the Eredivisie in the 2017/2018 season. Speaking of his international career, Alireza JahanBakhsh scored two goals for Iran on the road to Russia and he will represent his homeland at the 2018 FIFA world cup finals.
Due to his style of play, Jahanbakhsh has always been compared to legendary Iranian footballer Mehdi Mahdavikia.
Highlighted Team (Midtjylland):
Despite being founded on February 2, 1999, FC Midtjylland is considered one of the best Danish clubs. The Wolves have quickly established themselves as one of the dominant forces in Superliga, with the team clinching their first league title in the 2014/15 season.
Three seasons later Midtjylland repeated the success, with the team finishing the process four points clear of second-place Brondby. In the 2019/20 season the Wolves won their third domestic trophy, leaving Danish giants Copenhagen in the second place. Midtjylland welcome their rivals at MCH Arena, the venue which can hold up to 11,432 people.
In the 2020/21 season the Wolves did well to book their place in the Champions League group stages, with the team being grouped with the likes of Liverpool, Ajax, and Atalanta. Midtjylland are well known for their excellent scouting system, with a number of young and talented players from Africa joining the club year by year.