Nottingham vs Midtjylland prediction 02.10.2025 | Europa League
Nottingham Forest
Kick off:
Date:
Midtjylland
1
1.47
X
4.87
2
6.85
Contents
- Competition: Europa League
- Date: Thursday, 2nd October, 2025
- Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CEST
- Venue: City Ground (Nottingham)
On Thursday evening, Nottingham will welcome Midtjylland in the second round of the Europa League at City Ground in Nottingham. The English team won one point in the first round vs Real Betis, while the Danish team secured a win over Sturm Graz. Generally, these teams are coming to this match with a totally opposite momentum, considering that Forest are searching for their first win after seven games, while the Wolves are trying to extend their winning streak to five.
Nottingham team overview
Nottingham had a magnificent last season, as they barely missed out on the Champions League (one point away only). However, letting go of Nuno Espirito Santo and appointing Ange Postecoglou seemed to be a huge mistake. A team that triumphed under coach Santo has only won one of the first eight official games in all competitions. If we count the friendlies, as well, they won once in fifteen games!
Right now, the Forest are sitting in 17th place with five points in the first six rounds and have also suffered elimination from the EFL Cup by Swansea.
After a 1:0 loss vs Sunderland, coach Ange Postecoglou spoke to the media. He said it was a tough loss to take because he thinks they let another game get away from them. "We have enough chances to certainly win the game. We are in a cycle at the moment where we are getting every outcome out of the game except the win, and that is the most important thing," the coach added.
Last matches of Nottingham Forest
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Nottingham Forest
0 : 1
Sunderland
Premier League
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Real Betis
2 : 2
Nottingham Forest
Europa League
-
Burnley
1 : 1
Nottingham Forest
Premier League
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Swansea City
3 : 2
Nottingham Forest
Carabao Cup
-
Arsenal
3 : 0
Nottingham Forest
Premier League
Nottingham Forest lineup
Goalkeeper
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26
Matz Sels
Defenders
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3
Neco Williams
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31
Nikola Milenković
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4
Morato
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35
Oleksandr Zinchenko
Midfielders
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8
Elliot Anderson
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24
James McAtee
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16
Nicolás Domínguez
Forwards
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29
Dilane Bakwa
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11
Chris Wood
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14
Dan Ndoye
Midtjylland team overview
After winning the title in the 2023/24 season, Midtjylland fell short of repeating as FC Copenhagen won it by only one point difference. This year, the popular Wolves once again opened the season well, as they are sitting in second place in Superliga with 21 points in the first ten rounds. They impressed in the Europa League, not only winning their opening match but also knocking out Hibernian, Fredrikstad, and KuPS during the Qualifiers.
After a 2:1 win over Randers, coach Mike Tullberg spoke to the media. He said it was frustrating that they allowed a goal, but praised the team for eventually securing a win. The coach also said that the two goals that came from the set-pieces were not a coincidence because they were spending a lot of time training on them.
Last matches of Midtjylland
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Midtjylland
2 : 1
Randers
Superliga
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Midtjylland
2 : 0
SK Sturm Graz
Europa League
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Midtjylland
2 : 0
Viborg
Superliga
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AaB Aalborg
0 : 3
Midtjylland
Landspokal Cup
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Nordsjaelland
1 : 0
Midtjylland
Superliga
Midtjylland lineup
Goalkeeper
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16
Elías Ólafsson
Defenders
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3
Han-beom Lee
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4
Ousmane Diao
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22
Mads Bech Sorensen
Midfielders
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13
Adam Gabriel
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8
Philip Billing
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21
Denil Castillo
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19
Pedro Bravo
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29
Paulinho
Forwards
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7
Franculino
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58
Aral Simsir
Prediction
Nottingham are absolutely terrible under coach Postecoglu. Many football pundits suggest that he is playing too high with his defensive line and that he doesn't have the personnel for that. This year, the Forest won just the season opener vs Brentford and then went on a seven-game winless streak. And now, because of their tough PL start, there is a big question whether they will play with their best squad in the EL.
On the other hand, Midtjylland have been amazing. They won four in a row with only one allowed goal. During the season, they lost just once (vs Nordsjaelland 1:0) in 18 games.
Considering all the above, we expect a close match, much closer than the odds represent, and we believe the visitors will cover the +1 AH spread.
3 Reasons why Midtjylland should cover the +1 AH spread
- Nottingham won once in the first eight games
- Midtjylland won four in a row
- Midtjylland lost once in 18 games this season across the competitions
Main prediction Nottingham Forest - Midtjylland
AH2 (+1)
Best Odds:
20Bet
2.15
Nottingham Forest vs Midtjylland standings in Europa League
| League Stage | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 - 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Roma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 5 | Ludogorets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | LOSC Lille | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 8 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 9 | Genk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 10 | FCSB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 11 | Porto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 13 | Sporting Braga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Real Betis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Viktoria Plzeň | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Crvena Zvezda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Ferencvárosi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | PAOK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Basel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Celta de Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | Brann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 26 | Malmö FF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 27 | Nice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 28 | Go Ahead Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 29 | Feyenoord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 30 | Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 31 | FC Utrecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 32 | Salzburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 33 | Bologna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 34 | Fenerbahçe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 35 | Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 36 | Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 4 | -3 | 0 |