Erik Sviatchenko admits his Midtjylland side will find it tough to beat Rangers in the Europa League.
The former Celtic defender was sent off at the weekend against Aalborg but is expected to start Thursday night's game.
Rangers travel to Denmark this week knowing it will be a much tougher test than the previous two rounds against Progres Niederkorn and St Joseph's.
But Sviatchenko reckons that while the game will be evenly split, Rangers will be a tough nut to crack.
He said: "I think our chance of going through is 50/50, but it will be insanely difficult. It's going to be two exciting ties - Rangers will come to Denmark with a lot of fans and they have a really strong team.
"I had the pleasure of playing against them five times while at Celtic. Rangers are physical and fast.
"But we are at home in the first leg and I think we have a chance if we can keep another clean sheet - something we have being doing a lot of recently.
"We have one aim and that is to get into the Europa League group stage."
And Midtjylland boss Kenneth Andersen admits he can't wait for the tie.
He said: "We know playing a team like Rangers is a different level entirely from what we are used to.
"But we are very excited about taking on a challenge like this."
