Nottingham Forest 0-1 FC Midtjylland — Europa League, 12 Mar 2026
FC Midtjylland beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the Europa League Round of 16 on 12 March 2026 at City Ground, Nottingham. Cho Gue-Sung scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 1 meeting, Nottingham Forest have won 0 and FC Midtjylland 1.
· kickoff·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 9'
- 33'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 46'out: Neco Williams
- 46'
- 57'
- 57'out: Mikael Uhre
- 59'out: Lee Han-Beom
- 69'
- 69'out: L. Lucca
- 0-180'assist: O. Diao
- 82'
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 7.7Omari HutchinsonF
- 7.2Callum Hudson-OdoiM
- 7.2Elliot AndersonM
- 7.0Igor JesusF
- 6.9Ibrahim SangaréM
- 6.9Nikola MilenkovićD
- 6.9Nicolás DomínguezM
- 6.9Neco WilliamsD
- 6.7Ola AinaM
- 6.7MurilloD
- 6.7JairD
- 6.5MoratoD
- 6.3Lorenzo LuccaF
- 6.3Dilane BakwaF
- 6.3Morgan Gibbs-WhiteF
- 6.2Matz SelsG
FC Midtjylland
- 8.5Philip BillingM
- 7.9Elías ÓlafssonG
- 7.7Mads BechD
- 7.7Gue-sung ChoF
- 7.2Martin ErlićD
- 7.2Ousmane DiaoD
- 6.9Denil CastilloM
- 6.9Han-Beom LeeD
- 6.7Pedro BravoM
- 6.6Valdemar ByskovM
- 6.5Kevin MbabuM
- 6.3Victor Bak JensenM
- 6.3Aral ŞimşirF
- 6.3Júnior BrumadoF
- 6.2Mikael UhreF
Line-ups
FC Midtjylland3-5-2
Nottingham Forest3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestVitor Pereira
Substitutes
- 31Nikola Milenković9'D6.9
- 18Angus GunnG
- 22R. YatesM
- 6Ibrahim Sangaré69'M6.9
- 29D. Bakwa82'F6.3
- 3Neco Williams46'D6.9
- 24J. McAteeM
- 20L. Lucca69'F6.3
- 44Z. AbbottD
- 67K. WillowsG
FC MidtjyllandMike Tullberg
Substitutes
- 1J. LosslG
- 17Mikael Uhre57'F6.2
- 10Cho Gue-Sung80'57'F7.7
- 14Edward ChilufyaF
- 3Lee Han-Beom59'D6.9
- 13Adam GabrielD
- 20Valdemar Byskov46'M6.6
- 60M. UgbohG
- 39Junior ZeM
Team statistics
58%Possession42%
1.72Expected goals (xG)0.69
22Total shots6
6Shots on target2
9Shots off target2
7Blocked shots2
7Corners2
2Offsides4
9Fouls13
1Yellow cards0
1Goalkeeper saves5
0.84Goals prevented0.84
511Total passes375
421Accurate passes282
82%Pass accuracy75%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omari Hutchinson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Elliot Anderson | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Igor Jesus | 69 | – | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Nikola Milenković | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Neco Williams | 45 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ola Aina | 82 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Murillo | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jair | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Morato | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Lorenzo Lucca | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Dilane Bakwa | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Matz Sels | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
FC Midtjylland
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Billing | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8.5 |
| Elías Ólafsson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Mads Bech | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Gue-sung Cho | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Martin Erlić | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Ousmane Diao | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Denil Castillo | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Han-Beom Lee | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Pedro Bravo | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Valdemar Byskov | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Kevin Mbabu | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Victor Bak Jensen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Aral Şimşir | 57 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Júnior Brumado | 57 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Mikael Uhre | 33 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
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