Nottingham Forest will pause their Premier League survival scrap to visit FC Midtjylland in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League Round of 16 tie.

FC Midtjylland finished third in the League Phase table, winning all but two of their matches in that stage of the tournament.

They arrive back in Denmark with a 1-0 lead in the tie, following last weekend’s first leg clash at the City Ground.

The hosts relinquished their unbeaten record in their latest Superliga match. It was their first loss in a competitive match since December.

Forest return to European action knowing that they would have to end their winless run of six matches if they are to qualify for the next stage of the competition

They are currently 17th in the Premier League table, level on points with 18th, are without a win in seven league matches and have sacked three managers already this season.

Manager Vitor Pereira’s only win as Forest boss came in their latest European away match, versus Fenerbahce, last month.

What are the best bets for FC Midtjylland vs Nottingham Forest?

FC Midtjylland to win, Under 2.5 goals

Forest are hopeless. And whilst they may sound harsh, their domestic form has put them under serious threat of relegation.

They have won only one of their last 10 matches, and though that win did come in their last Europa League away match, they just can’t be trusted to get the job done here.

The difficulty of the task at hand is clear for everyone to see. FC Midtjylland is one of the surprise packages of the competition this season.

I am backing the Danes to get the win in this match and compound the misery on what has been a disastrous season for Nottingham Forest.

Neither side have been prolific goal scorers lately, so I’ll add a little more value by backing under 2.5 goals in this clash.

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Where can I watch FC Midtjylland vs Nottingham Forest?

Paramount+, TUDN USA, UniMás, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN App, and ViX are the places to see this match live in the United States. Kick-off is at 13:45 on Thursday, March 19.

Supporters in the United Kingdom will be able to watch this match live on TNT Sports. Kick-off is at 17:45 GMT.

What is FC Midtjylland’s current form?

W-D-D-W-L

What is Nottingham Forest’s current form?

L-L-D-L-D

What were the results of the latest head-to-head matches between FC Midtjylland and Nottingham Forest?

12/03/36 – Nottingham Forest 0-1 FC Midtjylland (UEL – L16: first leg)

02/10/25 – Nottingham Forest 2-3 FC Midtjylland (UEL – League Phase)

What is FC Midtjylland’s predicted team?

Olaffson – Erlic, Bech, Diao – Mbabu, Billing, Castillo, Bak – Simsir, Brumado, Cho

Injured: None

Doubt: Paulinho, Djabi, Brynhildsen, Franculino, Gogorza

What is Nottingham Forest’s predicted team?

Sels – Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams – Sangare, Anderson – Dominguez, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi – Jesus

Injured: Boly, Savona, Victor, Wood, Cunha, Ortega

Doubt: None

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