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

New boss Vitor Pereira is still in search of his first home win in charge of Forest, despite overcoming Fenerbahce in their play-off tie.

Forest did all the work away from home and could afford to lose the second leg 3-2, which was enough to see them qualify for this stage of the competition, amidst an awful domestic campaign.

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

Forest now welcome FC Midtjylland in a repeat of their League Phase match, which saw the Danish side win 3-2 at the City Ground.

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

They are currently unbeaten in 11 competitive matches, all of which came domestically, but they have failed to win either of their last two European away matches.

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

Nottingham Forest to win, Over 3.5 goals, Igor Jesus to score

I expect that this match will be very open. But with Nottingham Forest showing – albeit limited – signs of life under Pereira, I’ll back them to get the job done.

Narrow losses to Liverpool and Brighton can be excused. Meanwhile, a point away to Manchester City is a fantastic result given the wider context.

There were five goals scored when these two sides met earlier this season. I expect more of the same in this match.

I am backing Nottingham Forest to win and over 3.5 goals. I’ll also pick Igor Jesus to score, as he is the Europa League’s top goalscorer this season.

Where can I watch Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland?

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 16:00 on Thursday, March 12.

Supporters in the United Kingdom will be able to watch this match live on TNT Sports. Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.

What is Nottingham Forest’s current form?

W-L-L-L-D

What is FC Midtjylland’s current form?

W-W-W-D-D

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

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

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

Doubt: Ortega

What is FC Midtjylland’s predicted team?

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

Injured: Gogorza

Doubt: Paulinho, Djabi, Brynhildsen, Franculino

Suspended: Osorio

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