Europa League: FC Midtjylland vs Nottingham Forest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round of 16 match between FC Midtjylland and Nottingham Forest and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Nottingham Forest come to MCH Arena for the Europa League match on Thursday, FC Midtjylland will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Team form: FC Midtjylland vs Nottingham Forest

FC Midtjylland Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for FC Midtjylland recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with AGF. This was followed by a 0-1 win against Nottingham Forest, before they lost 0-1 against FC Nordsjaelland. FC Midtjylland won four of their previous six Europa League games at the MCH Arena. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded five and scored 11 goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Manchester City, they got a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against FC Midtjylland, who ran out 0-1 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 0-0 game with Fulham. In their last six away matches in the Europa League, Nottingham Forest won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying four goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting facts for FC Midtjylland and Nottingham Forest

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between FC Midtjylland and Nottingham Forest. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: FC Midtjylland vs Nottingham Forest

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Igor Jesus has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Thursday, it is because Nottingham Forest bank on him to build on these numbers against FC Midtjylland. The latter relies on Martin Erlic, who found the target three times in six games.

Betting markets: FC Midtjylland vs Nottingham Forest

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at MCH Arena across all tournaments FC Midtjylland won six times, drew three and lost one times. Nottingham Forest claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

FC Midtjylland scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Nottingham Forest only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Nottingham Forest managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, FC Midtjylland were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of FC Midtjylland’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Nottingham Forest’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.