UEFA Europa League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Europa League

Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland – Lineups & Match Details

FC Midtjylland beat Nottingham Forest 1-0. Goals: Cho Gue-Sung (80'). Nottingham Forest had 58% possession against FC Midtjylland's 42%. Shots on target: 6-2.

UEFA Europa League · Round of 16

Thursday, 12 March 2026

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

FC MidtjyllandFC Midtjylland

Referee: R. Obrenovic

Lineups

Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest3-4-2-1
M. Sels26M. SelsG
Cunha23CunhaD
Murillo5MurilloD
Morato4MoratoD
O. Aina34O. AinaM
E. Anderson8E. AndersonM
N. Dominguez16N. DominguezM
C. Hudson-Odoi7C. Hudson-OdoiM
O. Hutchinson21O. HutchinsonF
M. Gibbs-White10M. Gibbs-WhiteF
Igor Jesus19Igor JesusF

Substitutes

18A. GunnG
67K. WillowsG
6I. SangareM
31N. MilenkovicD
22R. YatesM
29D. BakwaF
3N. WilliamsD
24J. McAteeM
20L. LuccaF
44Z. AbbottD
FC MidtjyllandFC Midtjylland3-5-2
E. Olafsson16E. OlafssonG
O. Diao4O. DiaoD
M. Erlic6M. ErlicD
M. Bech Sorensen22M. Bech SorensenD
K. Mbabu43K. MbabuM
D. Castillo21D. CastilloM
P. Billing8P. BillingM
P. Bravo19P. BravoM
V. Bak55V. BakM
Junior Brumado74Junior BrumadoF
A. Simsir58A. SimsirF

Substitutes

1J. LosslG
60M. UgbohG
14E. ChilufyaF
10Cho Gue-SungF
3Lee Han-BeomD
20V. ByskovM
17M. UhreF
13A. GabrielD
39Junior ZeM

Match Events

9'S

Jair

Substitution 1

33'Y

Morato

46'S

Morato

Substitution 2

46'S

D. Castillo

Substitution 1

57'S

Júnior Brumado

Substitution 2

57'S

A. ÅžimÅŸir

Substitution 3

59'S

K. Mbabu

Substitution 4

69'S

N. Domínguez

Substitution 3

69'S

Igor Jesus

Substitution 4

80'G

Cho Gue-Sung

Assist: O. Diao

82'S

O. Aina

Substitution 5

Statistics

Nottingham Forest
58%42%
FC Midtjylland
1.72Expected Goals (xG)0.69
22Total Shots6
6Shots on Target2
7Corners2
9Fouls13
2Offsides4
82Pass Accuracy (%)75
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Nottingham Forest host FC Midtjylland on Thursday, 12 March 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule. Nottingham Forest go into the match 13th in the table; FC Midtjylland sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Nottingham Forest have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. FC Midtjylland have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

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

Match recap

FC Midtjylland beat Nottingham Forest 1-0. FC Midtjylland replied with Cho Gue-Sung 80'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 80 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Nottingham Forest held 58% of the ball against 42% for FC Midtjylland. Shots on target finished 6-2. Expected goals read 1.72 for Nottingham Forest, 0.69 for FC Midtjylland.

Verdict

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