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UEFA Europa League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Europa League

FC Midtjylland vs Nottingham Forest – Lineups & Match Details

Nottingham Forest beat FC Midtjylland 2-1. Goals: N. Domínguez (40'), R. Yates (52'), M. Erlić (69'). FC Midtjylland had 52% possession against Nottingham Forest's 48%. Shots on target: 3-8.

UEFA Europa League · Round of 16

Thursday, 19 March 2026

FC MidtjyllandFC Midtjylland

1 - 2

Penalties

HT: 0 - 1

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest

Referee: F. Zwayer

Lineups

FC MidtjyllandFC Midtjylland4-2-3-1
Elías Ólafsson16Elías ÓlafssonG
Ousmane Diao4Ousmane DiaoD
Martin Erlić6Martin ErlićD
Mads Bech Sørensen22Mads Bech SørensenD
Victor Bak Jensen55Victor Bak JensenD
Philip Billing8Philip BillingM
Pedro Bravo19Pedro BravoM
Denil Castillo21Denil CastilloM
Valdemar Byskov20Valdemar ByskovM
Darío Osorio11Darío OsorioM
Júnior Brumado74Júnior BrumadoF

Substitutes

3Han-Beom LeeD
58Aral ÅžimÅŸirM
10Gue-sung ChoF
13Adam GabrielD
14Edward ChilufyaF
1Jonas LösslG
60Mark Nnamdi UgbohG
17Mikael UhreF
38Julius EmefileF
39Junior ZéM
41Mikel GogorzaF
Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest3-4-2-1
Stefan Ortega27Stefan OrtegaG
Zach Abbott44Zach AbbottD
Nikola Milenković31Nikola MilenkovićD
Morato4MoratoD
Dan Ndoye14Dan NdoyeM
Ryan Yates22Ryan YatesM
Nicolás Domínguez16Nicolás DomínguezM
Dilane Bakwa29Dilane BakwaM
Omari Hutchinson21Omari HutchinsonF
James McAtee24James McAteeF
Lorenzo Lucca20Lorenzo LuccaF

Substitutes

3Neco WilliamsD
5MurilloD
10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
34Ola AinaD
8Elliot AndersonM
6Ibrahim SangaréM
26Matz SelsG
67Keehan WillowsG
65Justin HanksD
61Jimmy SinclairM
51Archie WhitehallM
19Igor JesusF

Match Events

40'G

N. Domínguez

Assist: N. Milenković

46'S

V. Byskov

Substitution 1

46'S

P. Billing

Substitution 2

51'Y

Júnior Brumado

52'G

R. Yates

Assist: J. McAtee

56'S

Júnior Brumado

Substitution 3

61'S

O. Hutchinson

Substitution 1

61'S

D. Ndoye

Substitution 2

61'S

N. Milenković

Substitution 3

69'G

M. Erlić

71'Y

D. Osorio

75'S

D. Bakwa

Substitution 4

75'S

J. McAtee

Substitution 5

88'Y

P. Bravo

91'S

O. Diao

Substitution 4

91'S

N. Domínguez

Substitution 6

94'Y

Murillo

102'Y

M. Erlić

103'S

D. Osorio

Substitution 5

114'Y

E. Anderson

Statistics

FC Midtjylland
52%48%
Nottingham Forest
0.7Expected Goals (xG)2.07
12Total Shots20
3Shots on Target8
4Corners11
22Fouls16
1Offsides5
75Pass Accuracy (%)75
4Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

FC Midtjylland host Nottingham Forest on Thursday, 19 March 2026. The kick-off time is 17:45 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule. FC Midtjylland go into the match 3rd in the table; Nottingham Forest sit 13th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

FC Midtjylland have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Nottingham Forest have collected 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 2 times recently. Past results: 12 Mar 2026: FC Midtjylland 1-0 Nottingham Forest; 2 Oct 2025: FC Midtjylland 3-2 Nottingham Forest. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Nottingham Forest beat FC Midtjylland 2-1 after penalties. FC Midtjylland scored through M. Erlić 69'. Nottingham Forest replied with N. Domínguez 40', R. Yates 52'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 69 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

FC Midtjylland held 52% of the ball against 48% for Nottingham Forest. Shots on target finished 3-8. Expected goals read 0.70 for FC Midtjylland, 2.07 for Nottingham Forest.

Verdict

Nottingham Forest take the three points; FC Midtjylland look at a thin night for the home crowd. FC Midtjylland sat 3rd and Nottingham Forest 13th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.