Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland

UEFA Europa League » 2025-10-02

2025-10-02 19:00

Willy Delajod, France

City Ground - Nottingham

Insights / Post Match

Ange Postecoglou has become the first permanent Nottingham Forest manager for 100 years to fail to win any of his first six games in charge of the club (D2 L4), since John Baynes failed to win any of his first seven games in August and September 1925.

FC Midtjylland have won their last seven European games (inc. qualifiers), while tonight was their second win in five away games in England (D1 L2), along with their 1-0 win at Man City in UEFA Cup qualifying in August 2008.

Since Ange Postecoglou took charge of Nottingham Forest for the first time on 13 September, Forest have conceded the most goals of any Premier League side in all competitions (13), while they’ve shipped seven set piece goals – three more than any other side.

Insights / Pre Match

This will be Nottingham Forest’s first European meeting with both FC Midtjylland and any Danish side in general.

FC Midtjylland have played English opposition just four times prior in major European competition, winning just one of those outings in the process (D1 L2) – a 2-1 success vs Manchester United in February 2016.

Nottingham Forest will play their first home game in major European competition since March 1996, when they were defeated 5-1 by Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup.

FC Midtjylland have won each of their last six games in European competition (incl. qualifiers), their longest ever European winning streak.

After his brace at Real Betis on MD1, Igor Jesus could become only the second player to score in both of his first two appearances in major European competition for Nottingham Forest, after Joe Baker in October 1967 in the Fairs Cup.

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