UEFA Europa League 25/26, Round of 16 · 19 Mar 2026

FC Midtjylland 1–2 Nottingham Forest

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made FC Midtjylland favourites at 41%.

Nottingham Forest won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Dilane Bakwa, 73.8 in 75′.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score
Martin Erlić Defender	120	1	0.09	57.7
Adam Gabriel Defender	30	0	0.01	56.8
Elías Ólafsson Goalkeeper	120	0	–	55.9
Aral Şimşir Forward	75	0	–	48.3
Valdemar Byskov Midfielder	45	0	–	47.4
Júnior Brumado Forward	56	0	–	46.4
Denil Castillo Midfielder	120	0	0.36	45.6
Mads Bech Sørensen Defender	120	0	0.02	44.7
Darío Osorio Midfielder	103	0	0.07	43.5
Gue-sung Cho Forward	64	0	0.12	43.3
Philip Billing Midfielder	45	0	–	42.2
Pedro Bravo Midfielder	120	0	0.04	41.1
Ousmane Diao Defender	90	0	–	41.0
Han-Beom Lee Defender	75	0	–	39.9
Victor Bak Jensen Midfielder	120	0	–	39.7
Edward Chilufya Forward	17	0	–	36.3

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Dilane Bakwa Midfielder	75	0	0	0.08	73.8
Omari Hutchinson Midfielder	61	0	0	0.12	59.8
James McAtee Midfielder	75	0	1	0.07	58.6
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder	90	1	0	0.23	58.3
Nikola Milenković Defender	61	0	1	–	55.3
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder	59	0	0	0.31	52.1
Dan Ndoye Midfielder	61	0	0	–	51.4
Elliot Anderson Midfielder	45	0	0	–	47.6
Ryan Yates Midfielder	120	1	0	0.63	47.3
Morato Defender	120	0	0	–	47.3
Zach Abbott Defender	120	0	0	–	47.1
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder	30	0	0	–	47.1
Stefan Ortega Goalkeeper	120	0	0	–	46.8
Lorenzo Lucca Forward	120	0	0	0.48	46.5
Murillo Defender	59	0	0	–	40.7
Ola Aina Defender	45	0	0	0.16	38.8
Neco Williams Defender	59	0	0	–	35.0