An in-form Nottingham Forest take on Malmo at the City Ground. It’s been a slightly underwhelming start to the Europa League campaign for Forest; they currently sit just inside the qualification places after picking up five points from four games. However, a notable win against Porto in the last matchday was a sure sign that they are capable of competing against some of the best teams in the competition.

It looks like an uphill task for Malmo on Thursday evening. It’s been a poor start to their Europa League, languishing in 33rd out of 36 teams, with just one point from four games. The visitors will be desperate to pick up something on Thursday; otherwise, the qualification places may begin to look out of reach.

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📈 Nottingham Forest v Malmo Form & Stats

Sean Dyche has quickly reignited Nottingham Forest’s campaign after a woeful start to the season. After Nuno Espirito Santo was shown the exit door, Ange Postecoglou lasted just 39 days in the job. Forest occupy 16th position in the Premier League, picking up 12 points from 12 games.

Despite losing to Bournemouth and drawing against Man Utd, Dyche picked up his first Forest wins against Leeds and Liverpool, the 3-0 scalp at Anfield a particularly notable one, and a confidence boost ahead of Thursday evening.

With a slow start to the Europa League campaign for Forest, a win looks paramount here. Sean Dyche has already improved their trajectory after securing that 2-0 win over Porto in his first game as Forest manager.

It’s been a very mediocre campaign for Malmo domestically this season. With just two games of the season remaining, they occupy 6th spot in the league, three points and three places behind the European qualification spots.

With the prospect of qualification for Europe looking unlikely, the Europa League is possibly their last chance saloon, and with just one point after four games, it’s going to be a big ask. The underlying metrics look ominous for the visitors; opposition teams have been creating far more chances than they have. The only promising display was their 1-0 defeat at home to Panathinaikos.

📔 Nottingham Forest v Malmo Formation & Team News

Sean Dyche has generally adopted a 4-2-3-1 formation during his brief time at Nottingham Forest. Dyche is a pragmatic manager, favouring a strong defensive shape and high work rate, while looking to utilise the counter attack at speed. Wide midfielders tuck inside to compress the centre of the pitch and force the opposition out wide. There’s a varied approach to their method of attack, with longer passes often favoured against higher pressing opposition.

Taiwo Awoniyi and Omari Hutchinson are not part of the European squad, so they won’t feature. Forest have injuries at full-back to Ola Aina and Oleksandr Zinchenko, while Douglas Luiz and Dilane Bawka are the other injury absentees. Chris Wood remains an injury question mark after missing the last six games injured.

Malmo are currently managed by Anes Mravac, who took over as head coach in September 2025. Malmo haven’t been playing with a fixed formation, sometimes utilising a 4-4-2, 4-2-3-1, or 4-3-3. However, the visitors have utilised a 4-3-3 formation in their last three matches. A key creative and goalscoring threat is Hugo Bolin, who has provided six goals and four assists in the league campaign this season. Pontus Jansson is a name familiar to British football fans; he’s an instrumentally important part of their defence.

Malmo currently have Erik Botheim, Anders Christiansen, Gentian Lajqi, and Arnor Sigurdsson out injured.

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