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Nottingham Forest v FC Midtjylland Bet Builder Tips & Match Preview

Nottingham Forest v FC Midtjylland Bet Builder Tips & Match Preview

Wednesday 1 October, 20254 min read
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Nottingham Forest will be targeting what would be a morale-boosting victory when they face FC Midtjylland in the Europa League at the City Ground on Thursday night.

Ange Postecoglou’s winless run as Forest boss continued following Saturday’s 1-0 loss at home to Sunderland.

The Reds will now turn their attention back to the Europa League following last week’s 2-2 draw away at Real Betis.

As for Midtjylland, they will be looking to build on their 2-0 victory over Sturm Graz on matchday one.

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Nottingham Forest to Win

While Nottingham Forest have found wins hard to come by this season, I think this looks like the perfect opportunity for Ange Postecoglou to finally get a win under his belt. Forest produced an impressive performance in their Europa League opener away at Real Betis last week, with the underlying data suggesting that they were unfortunate not to have come away with all three points.

If Postecoglou’s side can replicate that type of performance on Thursday night, then they should prove too strong forMidtjylland. The Danish outfit needed extra-time to get past Hibernian in a Europa League second round qualifier earlier this season, and it would be fair to say that Nottingham Forest will represent a serious step up in class. It’s also worth noting that Midtjylland came away empty-handed from their most recent Danish Superliga away game at Nordsjaelland, further suggesting that they will fall short at the City Ground.

Igor Jesus to Score or Assist

Igor Jesus is a player who looks to have benefited from Ange Postecoglou’s appointment at Nottingham Forest. The Brazilian forward spearheaded the Reds’ attack to brilliant effect against Real Betis last week, helping himself to a couple of goals. What’s more, the 24-year-old also bagged a brace a week prior to that in an EFL Cup tie away at Swansea. With Jesus expected to come back into the Nottingham Forest side on Thursday night, the in-form attacker holds plenty of appeal to either score or assist against Midtjylland.

While the Danish outfit are in fine fettle, they have found clean sheets hard to come by this season. In fact, Mike Tullberg’s team have failed to silence their opponents in seven of their 10 Danish Superliga matches this season, not to mention their backline was breached in two of their three Europa League qualifiers away from home.

Over 2.5 Goals

I think all the ingredients are in place for an entertaining encounter at the City Ground on Thursday night, making over 2.5 goals an attractive option. There has been no shortage of goalmouth action in the majority of Forest’s games since appointing Postecoglou, with three of their five matches under his watch breaking the over 2.5 goal barrier, one of which was last week’s 2-2 draw away at Real Betis.

Midtjylland are not the type of team that will look to sit back and soak up pressure at the City Ground, with the Danes more likely to stick to their high-tempo, front-foot style of play. Moreover, the visitors have been involved in a number of goal-heavy games this term, with six of their 10 Danish Superliga matches delivering a minimum of three match goals. In fact, each of those six matches yielded over 3.5 strikes, so all the signs point towards a high-scoring affair at the City Ground.

Franculino Dju to have 1+ Shots on Target

FC Midtjylland will look to Franculino Dju for inspiration on Thursday night. The 21-year-old forward has made an impressive start to the season, netting 9 goals across his 17 appearances in all competitions. That goal return has coincided with the Midtjylland forward averaging north of 1 shot on target per game in this season's Danish Superliga, including 3 on-target efforts in a recent home game with Viborg. On top of that, Dju also worked the opposition goalkeeper during his side’s 2-0 win over Sturm Graz in the Europa League last week.

While Nottingham Forest will represent a superior calibre of opposition to that of what Midtjylland are accustomed to coming up against, the hosts remain a work in progress as they look to get to grips with Postecoglou’s methods. That can perhaps be attributed to the fact that Forest have failed to post a clean sheet in five attempts under Postecoglou’s watch, so there is plenty of scope for the aforementioned Dju to make his mark on Thursday night.

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📈 Nottingham Forest v FC Midtjylland Form & Tactics

As mentioned, Ange Postecoglou is still searching for his maiden victory as Nottingham Forest boss. The former Celtic and Tottenham manager has made a rough start to life in the City Ground dugout, drawing two and losing three of his opening five matches in charge. Moreover, Forest have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of those five matches, conceding multiple goals in three of those contests.

That being said, Postecoglou and his players will consider themselves unlucky not to have defeated Real Betis last week, with Forest winning the xG battle 3.27 to 0.49.

Postecoglou’s Celtic and Tottenham teams were renowned for being strong corner performers, and there are some early signs to suggest that will also be the case with Nottingham Forest. The Reds have racked up a combined total of 18 corners across their last three domestic matches.

FC Midtjylland will arrive at the City Ground in high spirits having won 10 of their last 11 matches across all competitions. Mike Tullberg’s men hit the ground running in this season’s Europa League with a 2-0 win over Sturm Graz last Thursday.

The Wolves have won six of their opening 10 Danish Superliga matches of the season, the most recent of which was a 2-1 win over Randers on Monday.

Each of Midtjylland’s seven matches in Europe this season have featured over 1.5 goals, with the Danish side hitting multiple strikes in each of their last five continental contests. What’s more, no team has scored more goals than Midtjylland (25) in this season’s Danish Superliga. It’s also worth noting that six of Midtjylland’s 10 league games this season have produced over 3.5 goals.

📔 Nottingham Forest v FC Midtjylland Formation & Team News

Nottingham Forest

Ange Postecoglou likes his team to set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with a huge emphasis on dominating possession and for his team to press high up the pitch when they are without the ball.

Injured duo Douglas Luiz and Ola Aina will miss out for Nottingham Forest on Thursday night, while it remains to be seen if defender Murillo will recover in time having not featured since being forced off at Arsenal in mid-September. Omari Hutchinson is ineligible for the hosts after being omitted from their squad for the Europa League league phase.

FC Midtjylland

It’s difficult to predict what formation FC Midtjylland will set up with on Thursday night. Mike Tullberg has only recently taken the reins and he has been experimenting with different systems, opting for a 3-5-1-1 on Monday night while he went with a 4-3-1-2 during last week’s win over Sturm Graz.

Dario Osorio, Mikel Gogorza and Ovie Ejeheri were all on the sidelines on matchday one and neither player is expected to feature on Thursday night.

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Check out this Nottingham Forest v FC Midtjylland Betting Stats for further insight.

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