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Europa League · Round 2 · Thursday, Oct 02 2025

Nottingham Forest
2 · 3
Full time

FC Midtjylland
Pass Map & Player Stats →
City Ground, Nottingham
Events 5 goals · 6 cards · 7 subs
1'
Morato
Yellow card
18'
⚽
O. Diao 0 - 1
assist by M. B. Sørensen
22'
⚽
D. Ndoye 1 - 1
assist by M. Gibbs-White
24'
⚽
M. B. Sørensen 1 - 2
28'
⇄
↑ N. Savona
↓ Murillo
HT 1 - 2
55'
K. Mbabu
Yellow card
58'
⇄
↑ D. Osorio
↓ A. Şimşir
66'
⇄
↑ H. Lee
↓ K. Mbabu
67'
⇄
↑ V. Byskov
↓ G. Cho
67'
⇄
↑ P. Bravo
↓ D. Castillo
72'
I. Jesus
Yellow card
75'
⇄
↑ C. Wood
↓ I. Jesus
76'
M. Gibbs-White
Yellow card
88'
⚽
V. Byskov 1 - 3
assist by D. Osorio
88'
⇄
↑ F. Djú
↓ J. Brumado
90'
VAR
E. Anderson
Penalty awarded after review
90'+3
⚽
C. Wood 2 - 3
penalty
90'+4
O. Diao
Yellow card
Post
Unknown
Yellow card
FT 2 - 3
Momentum
0'HTFT
Top stats
61%
Ball possession
39%
2.05
Expected goals (xG)
2.1
22
Total shots
8
4
Big chances
4
Team form
Nottingham Forest 0W · 2D · 3L
vs Sunderland 0–1
@ Real Betis 2–2
@ Burnley 1–1
@ Swansea City 2–3
@ Arsenal 0–3
FC Midtjylland 5W · 0D · 0L
vs SK Sturm Graz 2–0
@ Kuopion Palloseura 2–0
vs Kuopion Palloseura 4–0
vs Fredrikstad FK 2–0
@ Fredrikstad FK 3–1
Top Players
Nottingham Forest
E. Anderson
M
7.7
D. Ndoye
M · ⚽ 1
7.6
I. Sangaré
M
7.2
FC Midtjylland
V. Byskov
M
7.5
E. Ólafsson
G
7.4
M. B. Sørensen
D · ⚽ 1 · 🅰 1
7.3
Head to Head
1
Nottingham Forest
0
Draws
2
FC Midtjylland
Last 3 meetings · 3.0 avg goals
Match Facts
StadiumCity Ground · Nottingham
Capacity30445
CountryEngland
KickoffThu, Oct 02 2025 · 23:00 UTC
Round2
CompetitionEuropa League
Head Coaches
Vitor Pereira
Vitor Pereira
4-2-3-1 Mid
Pressing46%
🙏 Cross & Pray🪽 Wing Play⚖ Overload-to-Isolate
Mike Tullberg
Mike Tullberg
4-4-2 Mid
Pressing80%
💨 Gegenpressing🎯 Man-Oriented Press🔥 High Press
Nottingham Forest 3-4-3
Starting XI
26 M. Sels
G · 90'
6.1
31 N. Milenković
D · 90'
6.8
4 F. Morato
D
6.6
5 Murillo ↓ 28'
D · 28'
6.1
14 D. Ndoye ⚽
M · 90'
7.6
8 E. Anderson
M · 90'
7.7
6 I. Sangaré
M · 90'
7.2
3 N. Williams
D · 90'
6.5
10 M. Gibbs-White
M · 90'
6.2
19 I. Jesus ↓ 75'
F · 75'
6.7
7 C. Hudson-Odoi
F
7.2
Substitutes (10)
37 N. Savona ↑ 28'
D
6.5
11 C. Wood ↑ 75'
F
7.2
13 John
G
15 A. Kalimuendo
F
16 N. Domínguez
M
24 J. McAtee
M
22 R. Yates
M
29 D. Bakwa
M
30 W. Boly
D
44 Z. Abbott
D
FC Midtjylland 3-4-3
Starting XI
16 E. Ólafsson
G · 90'
7.4
4 O. Diao ⚽
D · 90'
6.3
6 M. Erlić
D · 90'
6.5
22 M. B. Sørensen ⚽
D · 90'
7.3
43 K. Mbabu ↓ 66'
D · 66'
6.4
21 D. Castillo ↓ 67'
M · 67'
6.5
8 P. Billing
M · 90'
7.1
55 V. B. Jensen
M · 90'
6.8
74 J. Brumado ↓ 88'
F · 88'
6.9
10 G. Cho ↓ 67'
F · 67'
6.4
58 A. Şimşir ↓ 58'
M · 58'
6.7
Substitutes (12)
11 D. Osorio ↑ 58'
M
6.4
3 H. Lee ↑ 66'
D
6.3
19 P. Bravo ↑ 67'
M
6.7
20 V. Byskov ↑ 67'
M
7.5
7 F. Djú ↑ 88'
F
6.5
1 J. Lossl
G
13 A. Gabriel
D
14 E. Chilufya
F
29 Paulinho
D
41 M. Gogorza
F
80 D. Silva
M
90 F. Etim
F
Match stats Final
Top stats
61%
Ball possession
39%
2.05
Expected goals (xG)
2.1
22
Total shots
8
9
Shots on target
5
4
Big chances
4
402
Accurate passes
223
14
Fouls
15
10
Corners
8
Expected goals
2.05
Total xG
2.77
0.86
xG open play
0.26
1.19
xG set play
2.52
1.26
Non-penalty xG
2.77
2.71
xG on target (xGOT)
3.17
Shots
22
Total shots
8
7
Shots off target
2
9
Shots on target
5
6
Blocked shots
1
0
Hit woodwork
0
12
Shots inside box
6
10
Shots outside box
2
Passes
466
Passes
287
402
Accurate passes
223
20/37 (54%)
Long balls
19/53 (36%)
8/32 (25%)
Crosses
6/19 (32%)
18
Throws
8
34
Touches in opp. box
14
3
Offsides
2
Defense
19
Tackles
16
3
Interceptions
8
6
Blocks
1
18
Clearances
37
1
Keeper saves
7
Duels
54
Duels
46
43/80 (54%)
Ground duels won
37/80 (46%)
12/21 (57%)
Aerial duels won
9/21 (43%)
9/18 (50%)
Successful dribbles
8/20 (40%)
Discipline
3
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
Shots · 30
2' Blocked
A. Şimşir
Right foot · Free kick
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
15' Off target
E. Anderson
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
16' Off target
C. Hudson Odoi
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
18' Goal
O. Diao
Right foot · Set piece
xG
0.94
xGOT
0.99
18' Saved
M. B. Sørensen
Header · Set piece
xG
0.05
xGOT
—
20' Saved
D. Ndoye
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
0.05
21' Saved
N. Milenković
Left foot · Corner
xG
0.22
xGOT
0.74
21' Off target
M. Gibbs-White
Right foot · Corner
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
21' Blocked
I. Jesus
Header · Corner
xG
0.07
xGOT
—
22' Goal
D. Ndoye
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.22
xGOT
0.88
24' Goal
M. B. Sørensen
Left foot · Corner
xG
0.57
xGOT
0.99
24' Saved
M. Erlić
Header · Corner
xG
0.75
xGOT
0.9
24' Off target
P. Billing
Header · Corner
xG
0.11
xGOT
—
32' Off target
O. Diao
Header · Corner
xG
0.05
xGOT
—
36' Saved
E. Anderson
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
0.03
37' Off target
D. Ndoye
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
38' Saved
I. Jesus
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
0.02
45' Blocked
C. Hudson Odoi
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.05
xGOT
—
45'+2 Blocked
N. Williams
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
48' Off target
E. Anderson
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.06
xGOT
—
51' Saved
N. Williams
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.02
xGOT
0.01
55' Blocked
C. Hudson Odoi
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
57' Blocked
I. Jesus
Header · Corner
xG
0.05
xGOT
—
61' Blocked
I. Jesus
Header · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
65' Off target
I. Sangaré
Right foot · Set piece
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
66' Off target
N. Savona
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.05
xGOT
—
78' Saved
N. Williams
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.06
xGOT
0.09
86' Saved
M. Gibbs-White
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.13
xGOT
0.11
88' Goal
V. Byskov
Right foot · Counter
xG
0.26
xGOT
0.29
90'+3 Goal
C. Wood
Right foot · Penalty
xG
0.79
xGOT
0.77
Player stats
Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland · Last 3 meetings
1
Nottingham Forest
0
Draws
2
FC Midtjylland
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-03-19 FC Midtjylland 1 – 2 Nottingham Forest
2026-03-12 Nottingham Forest 0 – 1 FC Midtjylland
2025-10-02 Nottingham Forest 2 – 3 FC Midtjylland
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