Nott'm Forest vs Midtjylland

12 March 2026 · Europa League · Round of 16, first leg · 2025/26 · Referee Rade Obrenovič

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

Aggregate: Nott'm Forest 2–2 Midtjylland. Nott'm Forest go through (on penalties).

G. Cho 80’

Match summary

Midtjylland won 1-0 away at Nott'm Forest after 90 minutes. It was goalless at half-time. Nott'm Forest went through 2-2 on aggregate after penalties.

G. Cho put Midtjylland ahead with a header in the 80th minute.

Nott'm Forest can feel hard done by, creating 1.73 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Midtjylland's 0.71 from 6.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

22 Shots 6

6 Shots on target 2

7 Corners 2

511 Passes 375

82.4% Pass accuracy 75.2%

16 Tackles 13

9 Fouls 13

1 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 4

Key events

Nott'm Forest Midtjylland

N. MilenkovićJair

9’

O. HutchinsonShot on target

20’

F. Morato

33’

O. AinaShot on target

36’

E. AndersonShot on target

40’

I. JesusShot on target

41’

N. WilliamsF. Morato

46’

V. ByskovD. Castillo

52’

V. ByskovShot on target

57’

M. UhreA. Şimşir

57’

G. ChoJ. Brumado

60’

H. LeeK. Mbabu

I. JesusShot on target

67’

E. AndersonShot on target

68’

L. LuccaI. Jesus

69’

I. SangaréN. Domínguez

69’

80’

G. ChoHeader

0-1

D. BakwaO. Aina

82’

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 1.73 xGMidtjylland 0.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Midtjylland attacking Nott'm Forest attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Nott'm Forest 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Midtjylland 3-5-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


M. Sels	90′						–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jair	9′	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–
Murillo	90′								–	–	–
F. Morato	45′	–	–	–	1	1	21	1	–	–
N. Milenković Came on as a substitute	81′								–	–	–
N. Williams Came on as a substitute	44′								–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


O. Aina	82′	–	–		–	–						–
E. Anderson	90′	–	–	71	1	–	2	–	6	1	–	–
N. Domínguez	69′	–	–		–	–						–
C. Hudson-Odoi	90′	–	–		–	–						–
I. Sangaré Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	21	–	–	1	1	2	–	1	–

Forwards5 players


O. Hutchinson	90′	–	–	4	1	0.21	–	4	5	1	38	–
M. Gibbs-White	90′	–	–	3		0.37	–	–				–
I. Jesus	69′	–	–	5		0.55	–	–				–
L. Lucca Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	1	–	0.09	–	–	1	1	3	–
D. Bakwa Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	7	–

Goalkeeper1 player


E. Ólafsson	90′	5	0	44	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


O. Diao	90′	2	1	–	4	2	49	3	–	1	–
M. Erlić	90′	1	2	–	3	2	27	1	–	–	–
M. B. Sørensen	90′	2	–	–	3	1	36	–	–	–	–
H. Lee Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	–	2	1	17	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


K. Mbabu	60′	–	–	15	–	–	–	2	3	1	1	–
D. Castillo	45′	–	–	3	–	–	1	–	4	–	2	–
P. Billing	90′	–	–	53	1	–	2	1	8	1	1	–
P. Bravo	90′	–	–	32	1	–	1	1	3	–	–	–
V. B. Jensen	90′	–	–	26	–	–	1	1	1	2	–	–
V. Byskov Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	36	1	–	1	1	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


J. Brumado	57′	–	–	1	–	0.48	–	–	3	1	7	–
A. Şimşir	57′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	16	–
M. Uhre Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	1	–	0.02	–	–	1	–	10	–
G. Cho Came on as a substitute	33′	1	–	1	1	0.09	–	–	3	1	4	–

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 W L W W L

Midtjylland W L W D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Nott'm Forest 2-3 Midtjylland, 02 Oct 25 Next meeting: Midtjylland 1-2 Nott'm Forest, 19 Mar 26 All Nott'm Forest vs Midtjylland meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.