Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland Preview

Nottingham Forest host FC Midtjylland at The City Ground on Thursday 12th March 2026 in the first leg of this Europa League knockout tie, with kick-off at 20:00 GMT. It is a tie that carries a sting in the tail for Forest before it has even begun. The only previous competitive meeting between these two sides ended in a 3-2 win for Midtjylland away at The City Ground back in October 2025, meaning the Danish side already know they can win here, and Forest carry the burden of that result into tonight’s first leg. On current form, the narrative cuts even deeper. Nottingham Forest have won just one of their last five across all competitions, and their Europa League form — specifically the 2-1 home defeat to Fenerbahce on February 26th — underlines a side that has struggled to protect their own ground in European football this season. Midtjylland, by contrast, arrive having won four of their last five, with a goal difference of +10 in this season’s Europa League and just 8 goals conceded.

Nottingham Forest’s form heading into this first leg has been concerning. Their most recent result was a 2-2 draw away at Manchester City in the Premier League on March 4th — a creditable point on the road, though not one that can paper over the cracks of the wider run. In their previous match, they lost 2-1 away at Brighton & Hove Albion on March 1st. Their most relevant European form came on February 26th, when they lost 2-1 at home to Fenerbahce in the Europa League — a defeat on this very ground that raised real questions about their ability to perform in front of their own supporters at this level. Before that, they lost 1-0 at home to Liverpool in the Premier League on February 22nd. Their one positive in this sequence was a 3-0 win away at Fenerbahce in the Europa League on February 19th — a genuinely excellent away performance that showed what Forest are capable of when they get it right on the road. The Europa League statistics show 19 goals scored, a goal difference of +10, 9 assists and 9 conceded — a respectable campaign overall, but the home form in Europe is the issue tonight. Forest will need to be significantly more dominant at The City Ground than they have been in recent weeks.

FC Midtjylland travel to Nottingham in excellent shape and arrive as a side who have already demonstrated they can win at this ground. Their most recent result was a 0-0 draw at home to Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga on March 1st — a share of the spoils domestically that represents their only blemish in five. In their previous match, they won 4-0 away at Silkeborg IF in the Superliga on February 22nd — a dominant away performance. Earlier, they won 4-1 away at Odense Boldklub on February 15th, won 2-1 at home to F.C. København on February 8th — a significant domestic scalp — and won 2-0 at home to Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League on January 29th. Four wins and a draw, with 18 goals scored, 12 assists and a goal difference of +10 in this season’s Europa League — Midtjylland are not here to make up the numbers. They are a side capable of hurting any team in the competition, and the fact they already have a win at The City Ground in their recent history will only add to Forest’s discomfort.

The only head-to-head meeting between these clubs came in this same competition earlier this season, with Midtjylland winning 3-2 away at Nottingham Forest on October 2, 2025. That result speaks for itself and establishes a psychological edge for the Danish visitors heading into tonight’s tie.

UK fans can watch live on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and discovery+ with a 20:00 GMT kick-off on Thursday. Viewers in the USA can stream on Paramount+, TUDN USA, UniMás and ViX. German supporters can watch on RTL+, while fans in France can tune in on Canal+ Foot and myCANAL.

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Nottingham Forest Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
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
L	Nottingham Forest	0-1	Liverpool	English Premier League	Feb 22, 2026
W	Fenerbahce	0-3	Nottingham Forest	Europa League	Feb 19, 2026

FC Midtjylland Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
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
W	FC Midtjylland	2-1	F.C. København	Danish Superliga	Feb 8, 2026
W	FC Midtjylland	2-0	Dinamo Zagreb	Europa League	Jan 29, 2026

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Head To Head Record

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Nottingham Forest	2-3	FC Midtjylland	Europa League	Oct 2, 2025

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
Great Britain	TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, discovery+, discovery+ App
Ireland Republic	TNT Sports 1, discovery+, discovery+ App
USA	Paramount+, TUDN USA, UniMás, ViX
Germany	RTL+
France	Canal+ Foot, myCANAL
Italy	Sky Sport 253, Sky Sport Max, SKY Go Italia, NOW TV
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport
Portugal	DAZN2 Portugal, DAZN Portugal
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport 3