Midtjylland vs Liverpool UEFA Champions League Match Preview or Key Statistics 📕
The only previous meeting between FC Midtyjlland and Liverpool was won 2-0 by Jürgen Klopp’s side, thanks to goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah earlier in this season’s UEFA Champions League group stage.
Liverpool have won each of their previous three games against Danish opponents in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, scoring eight goals in total and keeping a clean sheet in each game.
Since beating Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League in February 2016 (2-1), FC Midtyjlland have lost their two games against English opponents in major European competition (excluding qualifiers) - 1-5 v Manchester United and 0-2 v Liverpool.
Liverpool have finished top of their Champions League group for the third time in the last four seasons - victory here will see them win as many as five matches in a single Champions League group stage for the first time in the competition.
Liverpool have won their final Champions League group stage game in each of the last three campaigns, scoring 10 goals and conceding none in this run.
FC Midtyjlland remain winless so far in their maiden Champions League campaign (D1 L4), though they picked up their first point in the competition at Atalanta last time out.
Liverpool have won both of their Champions League away games this season, by an aggregate score of 6-0. Only two Premier League sides have ever won all three away group stage games without conceding in a single Champions League campaign – Chelsea in 2003-04 and Manchester United in 2010-11.
Liverpool have won four of their last five Champions League away games (L1), and are looking to win three consecutive European Cup/CL away games for the first time since a run of five between September 1983 and September 1984.
Liverpool have averaged 15.5 shots-per-game (9 on target) away from home in the Champions League this season, compared to just 9.3 shots-per-game at Anfield (2.3 on target).
Caoimhin Kelleher kept a clean sheet on his Champions League debut for Liverpool last time out against Ajax – no keeper has ever recorded a shutout in each of their first two Champions League starts for the Reds before.
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