Considering the difficulties that Santa Coloma encountered in their first-round tie against Ballkani, they could once again struggle on Tuesday.
Having said that, Midtjylland will have to contend with several absentees and that could make for a close encounter.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Midtjylland win with a probability of 65.86%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for UE Santa Coloma had a probability of 15%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Midtjylland win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.85%) and 0-1 (9.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.94%), while for a UE Santa Coloma win it was 2-1 (4.24%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that FC Midtjylland would win this match.