Nottingham Forest 0–1 FC Midtjylland
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12 March 2026
The match in data
FC Midtjylland beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 on 12 March 2026, in the 2025-26 Europa League (Round of 16).
Player of the match: Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland), rated 62, thanks above all to 0.86 goals prevented (5 shots on target worth 0.93; conceded 0) and 2 crosses claimed. Ólafsson produced 2.7 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.
For Nottingham Forest, the highest-rated player was Ibrahim Sangaré, with 68.
Elías Ólafsson
FC Midtjylland · 90'
Produced 2.70× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 0.86 goals prevented (5 shots on target worth 0.93; conceded 0) 3.1×
- 2 crosses claimed 1.8×
- 17 recoveries 2.2×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Sangaré | Midfielder | 21 | 68 |
| Neco Williams | Defender | 44 | 56 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | Forward | 90 | 53 |
| Elliot Anderson | Midfielder | 90 | 52 |
| Murillo | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Nikola Milenković | Defender | 81 | 49 |
| Ola Aina | Defender | 82 | 45 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | Midfielder | 69 | 41 |
| Igor Jesus | Forward | 69 | 38 |
| Omari Hutchinson | Midfielder | 90 | 36 |
| Matz Sels | Goalkeeper | 90 | 34 |
| Lorenzo Lucca | Forward | 21 | 29 |
| Morato | Defender | 46 | 16 |
| Jair Cunha | Defender | 9 | no rating |
| Dilane Bakwa | Forward | 8 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elías Ólafsson ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 62 |
| Gue-sung Cho | Forward | 33 | 62 |
| Philip Billing | Midfielder | 90 | 58 |
| Ousmane Diao | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Denil Castillo | Midfielder | 46 | 46 |
| Valdemar Byskov | Midfielder | 44 | 46 |
| Han-beom Lee | Defender | 30 | 44 |
| Mads Bech Sørensen | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Martin Erlić | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Mikael Uhre | Forward | 33 | 34 |
| Pedro Bravo | Midfielder | 90 | 32 |
| Kevin Mbabu | Midfielder | 60 | 32 |
| Júnior Brumado | Forward | 57 | 31 |
| Victor Bak | Midfielder | 90 | 25 |
| Aral Şimşir | Forward | 57 | 23 |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
A 2025-26 Europa League match. With these numbers, how did it end?
Nottingham Forest 0–1 FC Midtjylland. The side that created more danger did not win.
Nottingham Forest fired 22 attempts and compiled 1.83 xG at home. FC Midtjylland created just 0.49 xG from two shots on target, enough to snatch a 0–1 win.
Which Nottingham Forest player won the most duels?
Igor Jesus, with 7 duels won. Next: Callum Hudson-Odoi 6, Elliot Anderson 6.
Igor Jesus led Nottingham Forest's physical fight by winning 7 duels. Callum Hudson-Odoi and Elliot Anderson trailed closely with 6 each in a narrow home defeat.
Which FC Midtjylland player completed the most dribbles?
Philip Billing, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Kevin Mbabu 1, Júnior Brumado 1.
Philip Billing led FC Midtjylland with 3 successful dribbles in the 1–0 away win over Nottingham Forest. Kevin Mbabu and Júnior Brumado completed just one each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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