Nottingham vs Malmo FF prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-26 20:00.
[p]After an indifferent UEFA Europa League (UEL) campaign so far, Nottingham Forest could scarcely have wished for a better opponent on matchday five than a winless Malmö.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Nottingham Forest successfully managed to climb out of the drop zone in the Premier League over the weekend, with their 3-0 win against Liverpool one of the season’s biggest surprises so far. Their UEL campaign now needs the same attention (W1, D2, L1), with Forest languishing in the second-last qualification spot pre-round, but back-to-back victories while scoring three times should have Sean Dyche’s men feeling they can take on anyone right now. That will almost certainly be the case at the City Ground, where the Reds are still unbeaten under Dyche (W2, D1), including an impressive 2-0 victory over Porto here on matchday three.[/p]
[p]Malmö find themselves in an unusual position now, as the UEL is the only competitive action they have lined up for the next two months. The Allsvenskan season has already drawn to a close, with Malmö finishing a disappointing sixth which means their only route back into Europe next season is by winning this competition. It will take a minor miracle for a side winless after four rounds (D1, L3) to go all the way in this competition, and considering they’ve lost 16 of their last 20 matches in the UEL main draw (W1, D3), things seem unlikely to improve here. That sole win coming on the road offers a small glimmer of hope, but that’s one of just three historical away victories they’ve ever managed in this competition proper (D3, L13).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This will be the fourth H2H clash, with the most famous prior meeting being in the 1979 European Cup final when Forest triumphed. Malmö have lost eight of their nine major European matches against English opponents, although the sole exception was against Forest in September 1995. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Only three of Forest’s last ten matches saw both teams score. [/p]
[p]There hasn’t been a single goal scored between the 31st and 75th minutes in Forest’s UEL games this term.[/p]
[p]Malmö have conceded 2+ goals in five of their last six UEL main-draw away games.[/p]
[p]Malmö have attempted the fewest shots (36) of any side in this season’s UEL.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Forest’s Igor Jesus has seen his last nine goals at club level come in cup competitions, with seven of them arriving before half-time. A Sead Hakšabanović goal could be a great omen for Malmö given he’s won on his last 15 scoring appearances at club level. [/p]
[p]Chris Wood headlines a lengthy Forest injury list, while the visitors look set to be without Anders Christiansen and ArnĂłr SigurĂ°sson.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With momentum firmly on their side, we can’t look beyond a Forest win here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]