Nottingham Forest 0-1 FC Midtjylland
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FC Midtjylland won: Nottingham Forest 0-1 FC Midtjylland in the Europa League (Round 1/8) on Thu, 12 Mar 2026 at The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. FC Midtjylland goals: Gue-Sung Cho 80'. Expected goals: 1.72-0.69. Possession: 58-42. Player of the match: Elías Ólafsson (8.7).
Match report
FC Midtjylland beat Nottingham Forest 1-0
FC Midtjylland squeezed past Nottingham Forest 1-0 away from home at The City Ground on Thursday 12 March in the Europa League.
Gue-Sung Cho put FC Midtjylland ahead on 80' (0-1).
Nottingham Forest had 58% of the ball, shots were 22-6 (6-2 on target) and expected goals finished 1.72-0.69. Nottingham Forest created the better chances but couldn't make them count.
Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland) was player of the match with an 8.7 rating.
Attendance: 29,502. Referee: Rade Obrenović.
Match stats
| Nottingham Forest | FC Midtjylland | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 58 | 42 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.72 | 0.69 |
| Total shots | 22 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 2 |
| Touches in opposition box | 38 | 13 |
| Big chances | 1 | 2 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 421 (82%) | 282 (75%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Corners | 7 | 2 |
| Total shots | 22 | 6 |
| Shots off target | 9 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 7 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 14 | 3 |
Lineups
Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1): Matz Sels, Jair Cunha, Murillo, Morato, Ola Aina, Nicolás Dominguez, Elliot Anderson, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Omari Hutchinson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Igor Jesus
FC Midtjylland (3-4-2-1): Elías Ólafsson, Ousmane Diao, Martin Erlic, Mads Bech, Kevin Mbabu, Philip Billing, Pedro Bravo, Victor Bak, Denil Castillo, Aral Simsir, Júnior Brumado
Key events
- 9' · Substitution · Nikola Milenkovic for Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest)
- 33' · Yellow card · Morato (Nottingham Forest)
- 46' · Substitution · Valdemar Byskov for Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland)
- 46' · Substitution · Neco Williams for Morato (Nottingham Forest)
- 57' · Substitution · Mikael Uhre for Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland)
- 57' · Substitution · Gue-Sung Cho for Júnior Brumado (FC Midtjylland)
- 59' · Substitution · Han-Beom Lee for Kevin Mbabu (FC Midtjylland)
- 69' · Substitution · Ibrahim Sangaré for Nicolás Dominguez (Nottingham Forest)
- 69' · Substitution · Lorenzo Lucca for Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest)
- 80' · Goal · Gue-Sung Cho (FC Midtjylland)
- 82' · Substitution · Dilane Bakwa for Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest)
- 90'+5 · Yellow card · Mike Tullberg (FC Midtjylland)
All-time head-to-head
Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland: full head-to-head record
Questions
Who won Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland?
FC Midtjylland won, 0-1 (Europa League) on Thu, 12 Mar 2026.
When and where is Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland?
Thu, 12 Mar 2026, 20:00 UTC at The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Europa League.