FC Midtjylland vs Nottingham Forest Preview

FC Midtjylland host Nottingham Forest at the MCH Arena on Thursday evening in the second leg of their Europa League knockout tie, with kick-off at 17:45 GMT. Midtjylland lead 1-0 on aggregate following their win away at the City Ground in the first leg on March 12, and will be looking to protect that advantage on home soil and progress to the next round.

Midtjylland head into this second leg having suffered an unexpected home defeat in their most recent outing — a 1-0 loss at home to FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga on March 15. Prior to that came the 1-0 win away at Nottingham Forest in the first leg. Earlier in this run, a 0-0 home draw with Brøndby IF, a 4-0 win away at Silkeborg IF, and a 4-1 win away at Odense Boldklub in the Superliga complete a sequence that underlines their domestic strength even if the Nordsjælland defeat is a minor concern heading into European business. In the Europa League this season, Midtjylland have scored 19 goals with a goal difference of +11 and just 8 conceded — a highly impressive defensive record in the competition, backed by 13 assists. They have shown they can be ruthless in European ties and will be well aware of the danger Forest can pose.

Nottingham Forest travel to Denmark in poor form and facing the difficult task of scoring at least once to stay in the tie. Their most recent result was a 0-0 home draw with Fulham in the Premier League on March 15. Prior to that came the 1-0 home defeat to Midtjylland in the first leg on March 12. Earlier in this run, a 2-2 draw away at Manchester City, a 2-1 defeat away at Brighton & Hove Albion, and a 2-1 home defeat to Fenerbahce in the Europa League make for a run of three losses and two draws from the last five — a deeply unconvincing sequence for a side that needs to score away from home to have any hope of progressing. Forest’s Europa League numbers offer some encouragement — 19 goals scored, a goal difference of +9 and 10 conceded — but their attacking output has dried up at precisely the wrong moment.

The head-to-head record between these sides is short but entirely one-sided, with Midtjylland winning both previous meetings without conceding. Most recently, they won 1-0 away at Forest in the first leg of this tie on March 12. In the earlier Europa League encounter in October 2025, Midtjylland also won 3-2 away at Nottingham Forest.

UK and Irish fans can watch on TNT Sports 2 and discovery+ from 17:45 GMT on Thursday. Supporters in the United States can tune in on CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV and ViX. German fans can stream on RTL+, while Australian supporters have coverage via Stan Sport.

FC Midtjylland Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	FC Midtjylland	0-1	FC Nordsjælland	Danish Superliga	Mar 15, 2026
W	Nottingham Forest	0-1	FC Midtjylland	Europa League	Mar 12, 2026
D	FC Midtjylland	0-0	Brøndby IF	Danish Superliga	Mar 1, 2026
W	Silkeborg IF	0-4	FC Midtjylland	Danish Superliga	Feb 22, 2026
W	Odense Boldklub	1-4	FC Midtjylland	Danish Superliga	Feb 15, 2026

Nottingham Forest Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
D	Nottingham Forest	0-0	Fulham	English Premier League	Mar 15, 2026
L	Nottingham Forest	0-1	FC Midtjylland	Europa League	Mar 12, 2026
D	Manchester City	2-2	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Mar 4, 2026
L	Brighton & Hove Albion	2-1	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Mar 1, 2026
L	Nottingham Forest	1-2	Fenerbahce	Europa League	Feb 26, 2026

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Nottingham Forest	0-1	FC Midtjylland	Mar 12, 2026	Europa League
Nottingham Forest	2-3	FC Midtjylland	Oct 2, 2025	Europa League

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	TNT Sports 2, discovery+, discovery+ App
Ireland	TNT Sports 2, discovery+, discovery+ App
United States	CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV, ViX
Germany	RTL+
Australia	Stan Sport
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport 5
Norway	Viaplay Norway
Portugal	DAZN1 Portugal, DAZN Portugal
Spain	Movistar Liga de Campeones 5
Italy	Sky Sport 257