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Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland

Nottingham Forest
2 - 3
FC Midtjylland
🕒 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Willy Delajod 🔁 League Stage - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
League Stage - 2
League Stage Table
Nottingham Forest 13 · FC Midtjylland 3
Referee Stats
Willy Delajod
4 matches · 2.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.75
Reds avg 0.25
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 0%
Draws 50%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Nottingham Forest outshot their opponent (22-8).
  • Nottingham Forest controlled possession (61%).
  • Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (9-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

8
W-D-L: 5-0-3

Goals For / Against

14 / 6
Avg: 1.75 / 0.75

Points

15
Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

1
FC Midtjylland (Away stats)

Games / Record

8
W-D-L: 5-2-1

Goals For / Against

16 / 8
Avg: 2.00 / 1.00

Points

17
Avg: 2.13

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Europa League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.88
PPG
2.13
1.75
GF
2.00
0.75
GA
1.00
75%
O2.5
100%
25%
BTTS
75%
50%
Score 1st
75%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank13th
FC Midtjylland rank3rd
Nottingham Forest points14
FC Midtjylland points19
Nottingham Forest: #13 · 14 pts · GD +8
7 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
FC Midtjylland: #3 · 19 pts · GD +10
2 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

W W W L
Points9/12
Weighted index90
Goals11-3
Record3-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

FC Midtjylland last 5 away

D L W W
Points7/12
Weighted index43
Goals10-7
Record2-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 25%

FC Midtjylland trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.575%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home100%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home75%
FC Midtjylland score away100%
FC Midtjylland clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first50%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first100%
FC Midtjylland score first75%
FC Midtjylland win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 50% · FC Midtjylland 0%
Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 23.0' · FC Midtjylland 22.0'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.75 vs 1.52
Nottingham Forest concede at home0.75 vs 1.16
FC Midtjylland score away2.00 vs 1.16
FC Midtjylland concede away1.00 vs 1.52
Nottingham Forest score 15% above league average, while FC Midtjylland score 72% above league average.
Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 35% below league average at home, and FC Midtjylland are 34% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3
Avg goals3.00
BTTS67%
Over 2.567%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 2
31-45 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

FC Midtjylland goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
16-30 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
5
Total Shots
22
8
Shots off Goal
7
2
Blocked Shots
6
1
Shots Inside Box
12
6
Shots Outside Box
10
2
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
10
8
Fouls
14
15
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
7
Total Passes
466
287
Passes Accurate
402
223
Passes %
86%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
5
1'
1' Morato
18' ⚽
⚽
18' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
O. Diao
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Bech
22' ⚽
⚽
22' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
D. Ndoye
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Gibbs-White
24' ⚽
⚽
24' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
M. Bech
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Erlić
28' ↑↓
↑↓
28' ⇄ Murillo
1st substitution · For: N. Savona
55'
55' K. Mbabu
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ A. Şimşir
1st substitution · For: D. Osorio
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ Cho Gue-Sung
2nd substitution · For: V. Byskov
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ D. Castillo
3rd substitution · For: P. Bravo
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ K. Mbabu
4th substitution · For: Lee Han-Beom
72'
72' Igor Jesus
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ Igor Jesus
2nd substitution · For: C. Wood
76'
76' M. Gibbs-White
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ Júnior Brumado
5th substitution · For: Franculino Djú
88' ⚽
⚽
88' ⚽ Goal · 1-3
V. Byskov
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Osorio
90' ⚽
⚽
90' ⚽ Goal · 2-3
C. Wood
Penalty
90+1' ⚽
⚽
90+1' ⚽ VAR
E. Anderson
Penalty confirmed
90+4'
90+4' O. Diao

Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Midtjylland beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 on Thursday, 02 October 2025 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Willy Delajod. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: Morato received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 1'. FC Midtjylland took the lead at 18' when O. Diao scored, with the assist credited to M. Bech, making the score 0-1. Nottingham Forest leveled the score at 22' when D. Ndoye scored, with the assist credited to M. Gibbs-White, making the score 1-1. FC Midtjylland took the lead at 24' when M. Bech scored, with the assist credited to M. Erlić, making the score 1-2. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 28', with Murillo replacing N. Savona.

Second half: K. Mbabu received a yellow card for FC Midtjylland at 55'. FC Midtjylland made their 1st substitution at 58', with A. Şimşir replacing D. Osorio. FC Midtjylland made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Cho Gue-Sung replacing V. Byskov. FC Midtjylland made their 3rd substitution at 66', with D. Castillo replacing P. Bravo. FC Midtjylland made their 4th substitution at 66', with K. Mbabu replacing Lee Han-Beom. Igor Jesus received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 72'. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Igor Jesus replacing C. Wood. M. Gibbs-White received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 76'. FC Midtjylland made their 5th substitution at 87', with Júnior Brumado replacing Franculino Djú. FC Midtjylland extended the lead at 88' when V. Byskov scored, with the assist credited to D. Osorio, making the score 1-3. Nottingham Forest scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when C. Wood scored (Penalty), making the score 2-3. VAR intervened at 90+1' for Nottingham Forest (Penalty confirmed). O. Diao received a yellow card for FC Midtjylland at 90+4'.

Nottingham Forest used 2 substitutions while FC Midtjylland used 5 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 3 yellow cards, while FC Midtjylland got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Nottingham Forest outshot their opponent (22-8).
  • Nottingham Forest controlled possession (61%).
  • Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (9-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
19 Mar 2026 FC Midtjylland vs Nottingham Forest 1 - 2 12 Mar 2026 Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland 0 - 1 02 Oct 2025 Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland 2 - 3