Midtjylland v Man United 18/2/16 6pm kick off
Feb 17, 2016 16:33:12 GMT
Post by Rach1986 on Feb 17, 2016 16:33:12 GMT
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Recent form Midtjylland
Not too well lately. Although Midtjylland's Champions League run ended in an away-goals defeat to APOEL in August, they qualified for the Europa League group stage by seeing off Southampton.
The Danish Superliga season also began encouragingly and they topped the table with 27 points from their first 12 games. But they have started to stutter under new coach Jess Thorup since then.
Midtjylland actually limped over the line in their Europa League group, taking only one point from their final four games. In fact, they've won only one of their last nine in all competitions.
What do they do differently?
Midtjylland have had considerable success from set-pieces and this has been attributed to their specialist coaching in this area.
Moreover, the club's recruitment strategy makes use of similar maths models to those which Benham used in his gaming career, looking to ascertain value that others might miss.
While these aspects might not appear too revolutionary, it's Midtjylland's commitment to utilising their data that marks them out from the rest.
The club uses an expected-goals model to provide coaches with added in-game insight into how the team is performing. There is even a mind coach to deal with the psychological aspects of the game.
Season results overview from their website
fcm.dk/match-overview
Recent form Midtjylland
Not too well lately. Although Midtjylland's Champions League run ended in an away-goals defeat to APOEL in August, they qualified for the Europa League group stage by seeing off Southampton.
The Danish Superliga season also began encouragingly and they topped the table with 27 points from their first 12 games. But they have started to stutter under new coach Jess Thorup since then.
Midtjylland actually limped over the line in their Europa League group, taking only one point from their final four games. In fact, they've won only one of their last nine in all competitions.
What do they do differently?
Midtjylland have had considerable success from set-pieces and this has been attributed to their specialist coaching in this area.
Moreover, the club's recruitment strategy makes use of similar maths models to those which Benham used in his gaming career, looking to ascertain value that others might miss.
While these aspects might not appear too revolutionary, it's Midtjylland's commitment to utilising their data that marks them out from the rest.
The club uses an expected-goals model to provide coaches with added in-game insight into how the team is performing. There is even a mind coach to deal with the psychological aspects of the game.
Season results overview from their website
fcm.dk/match-overview
