Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland

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🕒 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Rade Obrenovic 🔁 Round of 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Round of 16
Europa League Table
Nottingham Forest 5 · FC Midtjylland 3
Referee Stats
4 matches · 2.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.75
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 25%
Draws 0%
Away wins 75%
How the match was won
  • Nottingham Forest outshot their opponent (22-6).
  • Nottingham Forest controlled possession (57%).
  • Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (6-2 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
50%
O2.5
63%
25%
BTTS
50%
38%
Score 1st
75%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank5th
FC Midtjylland rank3rd
Nottingham Forest points27
FC Midtjylland points36
Nottingham Forest: #5 · 27 pts · GD +8
12 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
FC Midtjylland: #3 · 36 pts · GD +20
3 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

W W L L W
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals7-3
Record3-0-2
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

W D L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals11-7
Record3-1-1
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.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 13%

FC Midtjylland trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home88%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home63%
FC Midtjylland score away88%
FC Midtjylland clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first38%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first100%
FC Midtjylland score first75%
FC Midtjylland win after scoring first83%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 25% · FC Midtjylland 0%
Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 19.3' · FC Midtjylland 35.2'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.75 vs 1.47
Nottingham Forest concede at home0.75 vs 1.16
FC Midtjylland score away2.00 vs 1.16
FC Midtjylland concede away1.00 vs 1.47
Nottingham Forest score 19% 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 32% 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: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

FC Midtjylland goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
31-45 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
22
6
Shots off Goal
9
2
Blocked Shots
7
2
Shots Inside Box
14
3
Shots Outside Box
8
3
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
7
2
Fouls
9
13
Offsides
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
509
377
Passes Accurate
423
284
Passes %
83%
75%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
9' ↑↓
↑↓
9' ⇄ Jair
1st substitution · For: N. Milenković
33'
33' Morato
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Morato
2nd substitution · For: N. Williams
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ D. Castillo
1st substitution · For: V. Byskov
57' ↑↓
↑↓
57' ⇄ Júnior Brumado
2nd substitution · For: Cho Gue-Sung
57' ↑↓
↑↓
57' ⇄ A. Şimşir
3rd substitution · For: M. Uhre
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ K. Mbabu
4th substitution · For: Lee Han-Beom
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ N. Domínguez
3rd substitution · For: I. Sangaré
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ Igor Jesus
4th substitution · For: L. Lucca
80' ⚽
⚽
80' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Cho Gue-Sung
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Diao
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ O. Aina
5th substitution · For: D. Bakwa

Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Midtjylland beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Thursday, 12 March 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Rade Obrenovic. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 9', with Jair replacing N. Milenković. Morato received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 33'.

Second half: Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Morato replacing N. Williams. FC Midtjylland made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Castillo replacing V. Byskov. FC Midtjylland made their 2nd substitution at 57', with Júnior Brumado replacing Cho Gue-Sung. FC Midtjylland made their 3rd substitution at 57', with A. Şimşir replacing M. Uhre. FC Midtjylland made their 4th substitution at 59', with K. Mbabu replacing Lee Han-Beom. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 69', with N. Domínguez replacing I. Sangaré. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 69', with Igor Jesus replacing L. Lucca. FC Midtjylland took the lead at 80' when Cho Gue-Sung scored, with the assist credited to O. Diao, making the score 0-1. Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 82', with O. Aina replacing D. Bakwa.

Nottingham Forest used 5 substitutions while FC Midtjylland used 4 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Nottingham Forest outshot their opponent (22-6).
  • Nottingham Forest controlled possession (57%).
  • Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (6-2 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