Nott'm Forest vs Midtjylland

2 October 2025 · Europa League · Matchday 2 · 2025/26 · Referee Willy Delajod

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

D. Ndoye 22’
C. Wood 90+3’ (pen)

O. Diao 18’
M. B. Sørensen 24’
V. Byskov 88’

Match summary

Midtjylland beat Nott'm Forest 3-2 on the road. Midtjylland led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, O. Diao put Midtjylland ahead in the 18th minute, D. Ndoye equalised in the 22nd minute, and M. B. Sørensen put Midtjylland back in front from a corner in the 24th minute. In the second half, V. Byskov made it 1-3 in the 88th minute and C. Wood pulled one back to make it 2-3 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Midtjylland created 2.77 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Nott'm Forest's 2.05 from 22.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%

22 Shots 8

9 Shots on target 5

10 Corners 8

466 Passes 287

86.3% Pass accuracy 77.7%

19 Tackles 16

14 Fouls 15

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

3 Offsides 2

Key events

Nott'm Forest Midtjylland

0’

M. TullbergManagerArgument

Kick-off

F. MoratoFoul

1’

18’

O. DiaoRight foot shot

0-1

18’

M. B. SørensenShot on target

D. NdoyeShot on target

20’

N. MilenkovićShot on target

21’

D. NdoyeRight foot shot

1-1

22’

24’

M. B. SørensenLeft foot shot

1-2

24’

M. ErlićShot on target

N. SavonaMurillo

28’

E. AndersonShot on target

36’

I. JesusShot on target

38’

Half-time1-2

Second half underway

N. WilliamsShot on target

51’

55’

K. MbabuFoul

58’

D. OsorioA. Şimşir

66’

H. LeeK. Mbabu

67’

V. ByskovG. Cho

67’

P. BravoD. Castillo

I. JesusFoul

72’

C. WoodI. Jesus

75’

M. Gibbs-WhiteFoul

76’

N. WilliamsShot on target

78’

M. Gibbs-WhiteShot on target

86’

88’

V. ByskovRight foot shot

1-3

88’

F. DjúJ. Brumado

E. AndersonVAR: No penalty

90+1’

C. WoodPenalty

2-3

90+3’

90+4’

O. DiaoTime wasting

Full-time2-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Nott'm Forest 2.05 xGMidtjylland 2.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Midtjylland attacking Nott'm Forest attacking

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


M. Sels	90′	1	3	19	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


N. Milenković	90′	–	–	–	3	2	50	1	–	–	–
F. Morato	90′	5	–	–	9	3	68	1	–	–	–
Murillo Taken off	28′	1	–	–	3	–	11	2	–	–	–
N. Savona Came on as a substitute	62′	–	–	–	–	–	31	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


D. Ndoye	90′	1	–	21	2	–	3	–	6	2	–	–
E. Anderson	90′	–	–	63	6	–	1	–	12	4	8	–
I. Sangaré	90′	–	–	64	2	–	2	1	5	2	–	–
N. Williams	90′	–	–	52	1	–	3	1	5	–	1	–

Forwards4 players


M. Gibbs-White	90′	–	1	2	1	0.17	–	2	3	–	38	–
I. Jesus Taken off	75′	–	–	4	1	0.17	–	–	5	2	15	–
C. Hudson-Odoi	90′	–	–	3		0.10	–	–				–
C. Wood Came on as a substitute	15′	1	–	1	1	0.79	–	–	1	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


E. Ólafsson	90′	7	2	35	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


O. Diao	90′	2	–	–	3	1	35	1	1	–	–
M. Erlić	90′	1	2	–	3	2	31	1	–	–	–
M. B. Sørensen	90′	1	–	–	1	–	29	1	1	1	–
H. Lee Came on as a substitute	24′	1	–	–	1	–	11	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


K. Mbabu Taken off	66′	–	–	11	–	–	–	2	3	1	–	–
D. Castillo Taken off	67′	–	–	21	–	–	2	–	4	2	2	–
P. Billing	90′	–	–	23	1	–	4	1	8	2	2	–
V. B. Jensen	90′	–	–	18	–	–	2	–	3	–	1	–
P. Bravo Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	13	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
V. Byskov Came on as a substitute	23′	1	–	8	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards5 players


J. Brumado Taken off	88′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	4	15	–
G. Cho Taken off	67′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	4	–
A. Şimşir Taken off	58′	–	–	1	–	0.04	–	4	1	1	22	–
D. Osorio Came on as a substitute	32′	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	3	1	10	–
F. Djú Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Nott'm Forest D

Midtjylland W D L L W

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