Nottingham Forest resume their Europa League campaign this week as they lock horns with Midtjylland of Denmark.
- Date: 02/10/2025
- Kick-off: 8:00pm
- Location: City Ground, Nottingham
Forest's start to the season has been dishevelled. The Tricky Trees parted ways with manager Nuno Espirito Santo a few weeks back following off-the-pitch disputes between him and the higher-ups at the club, a move that saddened fans, given what he'd achieved for the club. Forest replaced Nuno with Ange Postecoglou, and since the Australian joined the club, they've drawn two and lost two of their four games.
Those results don't look great on paper, but many of the performances have been encouraging. Forest were outstanding in the first half of their 2-2 draw away at Real Betis, while they also should have beaten Sunderland in their 0-1 loss at the weekend, but shot themselves in the foot by missing chance after chance.
Midtjylland come into this game in good shape, sitting 2nd in the Danish Superliga having also won four and lost one of their last five games. Their opening game of the Europa League saw them beat Austrian side Sturm Graz 2-0. The Danish side have also been decent away from home this season, winning three and losing one of their four encounters on the road.
This could be a game that sees a number of goals, with Forest boasting notable attacking firepower while Midtjylland have conceded an average of more than a goal per game this season, without facing a side with Forest's attacking luxuries. The Premier League side have also seen BTTS occur in three of their last four games, and given the clear defensive deficiencies they've shown in Ange's early games, we expect this to be a fairly even game.
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Midtjylland
