FC Midtjylland vs Nottingham Forest match stats & report

1–2 After penalties

UEFA Europa League · Round of 16 · MCH Arena, Herning · Ref Felix Zwayer, Germany

FC Midtjylland stats & fixtures · Nottingham Forest stats & fixtures

FC Midtjylland lost to Nottingham Forest 1–2 in the UEFA Europa League (Round of 16) on 19 March 2026. Expected goals finished 0.70–2.07. FC Midtjylland had 52% of the ball.

FC Midtjylland vs Nottingham Forest match statistics

FC MidtjyllandNottingham Forest

52% Ball possession 48%
0.70 Expected goals (xG) 2.07
12 Total shots 20
3 Shots on target 8
6 Shots off target 9
3 Blocked shots 3
7 Shots inside the box 13
4 Corners 11
22 Fouls 16
1 Offsides 5
4 Yellow cards 2
496 Passes 468
75% Pass accuracy 75%
7 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

40' Goal N. Domínguez (assist N. Milenkovic) Nottingham Forest
51' Yellow card Junior Brumado FC Midtjylland
52' Goal R. Yates (assist J. McAtee) Nottingham Forest
69' Goal M. Erlic FC Midtjylland
71' Yellow card D. Osorio FC Midtjylland
88' Yellow card Pedro Bravo FC Midtjylland
94' Yellow card Murillo Nottingham Forest
102' Yellow card M. Erlic FC Midtjylland
114' Yellow card E. Anderson Nottingham Forest

Penalty shoot-out: 0–3

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

FC Midtjylland

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Mike Tullberg

16 E. Olafsson

55 V. Bak 22 M. B. Sorensen 6 M. Erlic 4 O. Diao

19 Pedro Bravo 8 Philip Billing

11 D. Osorio 20 V. Byskov 21 Denil Castillo

74 Junior Brumado

Bench Jonas Lössl , Mark Ugboh , E. Chilufya , Gue-sung Cho , Lee Han-Beom , Mikael Uhre , A. Gabriel , Aral Şimşir , Junior Arlet Zé , M. Gogorza , J. Emefile

Nottingham Forest

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Vitor Pereira

27 S. Ortega

4 Morato 31 N. Milenkovic 44 Z. Abbott

29 D. Bakwa 16 N. Domínguez 22 R. Yates 14 D. Ndoye

24 J. McAtee 21 O. Hutchinson

20 L. Lucca

Bench M. Sels , Keehan Willows , I. Sangare , M. Gibbs-White , N. Williams , Igor Jesus , Murillo , O. Aina , E. Anderson , J. Hanks , A. Whitehall , J. Sinclair

Form guide

FC Midtjylland at home

8–1–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nottingham Forest away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

FC Midtjylland vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
12 Mar 26	Nottingham Forest v FC Midtjylland	0–1
2 Oct 25	Nottingham Forest v FC Midtjylland	2–3

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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