No team scored more goals during the league phase than Midtjylland (18)
Only the Danes, Lyon and PAOK outscored Nottm Forest during the same stage
Recommended bet: Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals
Nottingham Forest are in the midst of a Premier League relegation battle and will be hoping that a big result in their Europa League campaign can start to turn things around for them domestically.
Vitor Pereira is their fourth manager of the season and already appears under pressure after losing three of his five games in charge.
They did manage a 2-2 draw with Manchester City last time out but they face a tough challenge in this round-of-16 clash as they host a Midtjylland side who beat them 3-2 at the City Ground earlier this season.
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Team news
John Victor, Chris Wood, Nicolo Savona and Willy Boly are all set to miss out through injury for Nottingham Forest, while goalkeeper Stefan Ortega faces a late fitness test after missing out against Manchester City with a calf issue.
For the visitors, their top-scorer Francolino Dju and Mikel Gogorza will both be injury absentees, joining the suspended Dario Osorio in missing out.
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The stats
Nottingham Forest have only won one of their last eight games at the City Ground.
Four of the Tricky Trees’ five games under their new manager have gone over 2.5 goals.
Seven of Midtjylland’s last eight away matches have produced three or more goals.
The visitors scored at least three goals in three of their four away games in the league phase.
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Prediction
Midtjylland have been one of the surprise packages of the Europa League this season, winning six of their eight league-phase matches to finish just behind Aston Villa and Lyon in the final table.
They beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 back in October, in a game which hastened the departure of Ange Postecoglou. Now two managers later, the Tricky Trees are hard to be enthusiastic about to win considering their recent form.
Forest have won just one of their last eight games in all competitions and quotes of odds-on look plenty short.
The safer play could be to side with goals, which have been almost a given in Midtjylland’s European adventures this season.
Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals has landed in five of the visitors’ seven Europa League away games this season, including qualifying, and looks a tempting price in what should be an entertaining affair.
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