Midtjylland Line Up

Below is the predicting starting line up for Midtjylland against Celtic on Thursday and below are some stats and info on the line up.

Total transfermrkt value of the predicting starting 11 is €58.5m which is more than Celtic's other 3 opponents this season (Sturm Graz €34.5m, Braga €50m and Crvena Zvezda €48m). Celtic's predicted starting 11 is value at €52.7.

Their ELO ranking is 67th versus Sturm Graz's 143rd, Braga's 76th and Crvena Zvezda's 115th. Celtic's is 104th. Celtic's was 69th before the Braga game.

Player valuations in brackets (Transfermrkt). They started the season with a back four but from half way through have been playing a 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-1-2.

• 16 Olafsson (€1.5m) Goalkeeper who was 4th for minutes played last season. Has 84 appearances for Midtjylland and been out on loan a couple of times and he has caps for the Iceland national team. Has highest save percentage in the league at 77.8% has 2.8 goals prevented.

• 4 Diao (€7.5m) Senegal 21 year old right centre back was 3rd for minutes played last season. Has played 54 times for Midtjylland scoring 9 times and having 2 assists.

• 6 Erlic (€4m) Croatian national centre back who was signed from Bologna in the summer.

• 22 Bech (€5m) Left centre back who had the most minutes last season playing 2,730 minutes. Had spells at Wimbledon and Brentford and has caps for Denmark Under 21's. Has a total of 101 apperances and has had a few loan spells out and he has scored 8 goals and had 6 assists for Midtjylland.

• 20 Byskov (€1.5m) 16th for minutes played last season. 20 year old midfielder who was also played behind the striker and at right wing back. He might get into the starting 11 at right wing back and with Osorio being moved further forward. Has had 63 appearances for Midtjylland, 9 goals and 5 assists and has played for Denmark Under 19's. Had a loan spell out. 5th best in the domestic league for possession won in the final 3rd per 90 at 1.4.

• 8 Billing (€10m) Danish international central midfielder who was signed Napoli in the summer. Also had spells at Huddersfield and Bournemouth. Had 201 appearances for Bournemouth scoring 31 goals and having 15 assists. 2nd top rated player in the team and 3rd in the league at 7.7 on FotMob. Has 3rd most tackles per 90 in the domestic league at 4.4.

• 21 Castillo (€3.5m) 21 year old central midfielder who was 15th for minutes last season. Has 61 appearances for Midtjylland, 4 goals and 6 assists and has 12 caps for Ecuador.

• 55 Bak (€1.5m) 22 year old left wing back who was 8th for minutes last season. Has played 80 times for Midtjylland scoring twice and having 5 assists. Also has caps for Denmark Under 21's.

• 11 Osorio (€8m) 9th for minutes played last season. He has been playing right wing back in some games but has also played behind the striker too and on the wing. The 21 year old is very technically gifted on his left foot. 82 appearances for Midtjylland, 20 goals and 11 assists and 19 caps for Chile. 3rd top rated player in the team and 4th in the league at 7.67 on FotMob. He has the 2nd most dribbles per 90 in the domestic league at 3.8 and he has a 62.7% dribble success rate.

• 58 Simsir (€3m) 11th for minutes last season. Plays on the left hand side behind the striker. 23 year old. Has 115 appearances, 19 goals and 26 assists for Midtjylland. Has also played for Turkey Under 19's. He's created 32 chances in the domestic league and has 2.9 xA (7 assists). xA per 90 of 0.35.

• 7 Franculino (€13m) 6th for minutes last season. 21 year old from Guinea-Bissau who is on fire this season with 17 goals from 24 games. The previous two seasons he scored 33 goals from 73 appearances for Midtjylland. He has 12 assists. He was with Benfica Under 19's before that. Top rated player in the team at 7.84 on FotMob. Has an xG of 8.4 (13 goals) in the domestic league (9.2 Post Shot xG) which is 0.76 xG per 90. He has 1.18 goals per 90 in the league. He's also scored 3 goals in the Europa League. He has 2.1 xA (3 assists).

• So out of their 11 most played players last season 7 of them are starting. It was 5 for Sturm Graz, 3 for Braga and 4 for Crvena Zvezda. Celtic will have 6 if it's the same team from the weekend.

• Only Diao, Osorio, Franculino and the two summer signings have not had loan spells out for Midtjylland.

• Seven of the starting 11 are in at least their 3rd season with Midtjylland. Only Scales, McGregor and Kenny have been at Celtic for 3 or more seasons.

• Six players under 23 and none over 29. Celtic have Engels and Kenny under 23 and Schmeichel and McGregor over 29 (at 39 and 32 respectively).

• Four of the starting 11 have played for Midtjylland Under 19's. Ralston, McGregor and Kenny have played for Celtic's Youths (and Tierney if he starts).

Their average positions versus Maccabbi Tel Aviv in their last Europa League match were as below.

Likely used Subs

• 43 Mbabu (€3.5m) 5th for minutes played last season. 30 year old right wing back who was on loan at Rangers in 2015 but didn't play any games for them. Has had spells with Fulham and Newcastle too. Has 20 caps for Switzerland. 51 appearances for Midtjylland scoring 2 goals and having 3 assists.

• 19 Bravo (€1.7m) 20 year old Colombian central midfielder who was 12th for minutes played last season. 55 appearances for Midtjylland, 1 goal and 3 assists.

• 74 Brumado (€0.9m) Brazilian striker who is in his 3rd spell with Midtjylland having spent last year on loan in Brazil with Coritiba and was also on loan at Hansa Rostock in 23/24. Has played 110 times for Midtjylland and has scored 19 goals. Only has 4 assists in those 110 appearances. This is 8th season with the club.

• 10 Cho (€3.5m) missed the whole season last season due to injury. South Korean international striker who Celtic were linked with when they signed Oh. Has 51 appearances for Midtjylland, 17 goals and 4 assists.

• 41 Gogorza (€3m) 14th for minutes played last season. 19 year old attacking left winger who plays behind the striker and has 49 appearances, 6 goals and 6 assists for Midtjylland. This is his 3rd season and he has played for Midtjylland Under 19's. xA per 90 of 0.26 in the domestic league. Has 3rd most dribbles per 90 (3) in the league and dribble success rate is 48.3%.

Other squad players

• 1 Loss (€0.2m) 36 year old goalkeeper

• 3 Lee (€1m) 23 year old right sided centre back who's had 20 games this season. South Korean international. This is his 3rd season with the club.

• 29 Paulinho (€0.7m) Brazilian left wing back who has 201 appearances, 8 goals and 11 assists for Midtjylland. This is his 7th season with the club.

• 80 Silva (€2.5m) central midfielder who has had 28 appearances for Midtjylland scoring 1 goal and providing 2 assists. Has played for Portugal Under 19's.

• 90 Etim (€0.5m) Nigerian striker who was signed in the summer.

• 45 Kamara 31 year old Sierra Leone international forward who only had three appearances last season and was also out on loan last season.

• 33 Djabi (€0.2m) 19 year old central midfielder from Guinea-Bissau. Has had one appearance this season, none last season and one the season before.

• 35 Konteh 18 year old Swedish centre back who hasn't played for the first team yet.

• 60 Ugboh 21 year old Nigerian goalkeeper.

• 31 Selin 19 year old Swedish goalkeeper who hasn't played for the first team yet.

• 13 Gabriel (€0.9m) Right back who has 56 appearances, 4 goals and 5 assists for Midtjylland and has played for the Czechia national team. This is his 3rd season at the club. Injured at the moment.

• 14 Chilufya (€1m) Zambian international striker who had 30 appearances last season. Has had loan spells out. This is his 5th season at the club. Injured at the moment.

• 30 Eteheri (€0.15m) 22 year old English goalkeeper who was with Arsenal Under 21's. Injured at thte moment.

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