Nottingham Forest vs Fenerbahçe

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🕒 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Maurizio Mariani 🔁 Round of 32 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Round of 32
Europa League Table
Nottingham Forest 5 · Fenerbahçe 23
Referee Stats
1 matches · 1.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 1.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 0%
Draws 0%
Away wins 100%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

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
Fenerbahçe (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

8 / 5
Avg: 1.60 / 1.00

Points

8
Avg: 1.60

Clean Sheets

2

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
1.60
1.75
GF
1.60
0.75
GA
1.00
50%
O2.5
60%
25%
BTTS
60%
38%
Score 1st
80%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank5th
Fenerbahçe rank23rd
Nottingham Forest points27
Fenerbahçe points15
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.
Fenerbahçe: #23 · 15 pts · GD +1
24 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-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.

Fenerbahçe last 5 away

W D W D L
Points8/15
Weighted index67
Goals8-5
Record2-2-1
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 2.550%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 13%

Fenerbahçe trend breakdown

Over 2.560%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.560%
Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home88%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home63%
Fenerbahçe score away80%
Fenerbahçe clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first38%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first100%
Fenerbahçe score first80%
Fenerbahçe win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 25% · Fenerbahçe 0%
Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 19.3' · Fenerbahçe 35.5'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.75 vs 1.47
Nottingham Forest concede at home0.75 vs 1.16
Fenerbahçe score away1.60 vs 1.16
Fenerbahçe concede away1.00 vs 1.47
Nottingham Forest score 19% above league average, while Fenerbahçe score 38% above league average.
Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 35% below league average at home, and Fenerbahçe are 32% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

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

Fenerbahçe goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 2
16-30 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
13
11
Shots off Goal
7
3
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
8
7
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
12
8
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
537
469
Passes Accurate
465
389
Passes %
87%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
22' ⚽
⚽
22' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
K. Aktürkoğlu
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Cherif
40'
40' L. Lucca
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ R. Yates
1st substitution · For: I. Sangaré
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ J. McAtee
2nd substitution · For: C. Hudson-Odoi
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ L. Lucca
3rd substitution · For: Igor Jesus
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Murillo
4th substitution · For: O. Aina
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ N. Dorgeles
1st substitution · For: Nélson Semedo
48' ⚽
⚽
48' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
K. Aktürkoğlu
Penalty
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ O. Aydın
2nd substitution · For: Marco Asensio
68' ⚽
⚽
68' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
C. Hudson-Odoi
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Aina
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ A. Brown
3rd substitution · For: L. Mercan
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ N. Domínguez
5th substitution · For: M. Gibbs-White

Nottingham Forest vs Fenerbahçe 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Fenerbahçe beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 on Thursday, 26 February 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Maurizio Mariani. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: Fenerbahçe took the lead at 22' when K. Aktürkoğlu scored, with the assist credited to S. Cherif, making the score 0-1. L. Lucca received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 40'.

Second half: Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Yates replacing I. Sangaré. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. McAtee replacing C. Hudson-Odoi. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 46', with L. Lucca replacing Igor Jesus. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 46', with Murillo replacing O. Aina. Fenerbahçe made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Dorgeles replacing Nélson Semedo. Fenerbahçe extended the lead at 48' when K. Aktürkoğlu scored (Penalty), making the score 0-2. Fenerbahçe made their 2nd substitution at 63', with O. Aydın replacing Marco Asensio. Nottingham Forest reduced the deficit at 68' when C. Hudson-Odoi scored, with the assist credited to O. Aina, making the score 1-2. Fenerbahçe made their 3rd substitution at 76', with A. Brown replacing L. Mercan. Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 84', with N. Domínguez replacing M. Gibbs-White.

Nottingham Forest used 5 substitutions while Fenerbahçe used 3 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Nottingham Forest vs Fenerbahçe Head-to-Head History by Season