UEFA Europa League Matchday 8 Thu, Jan 29 2026 · 20:00 The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Nottingham Forest
4–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 1.78 – 0.67
Ferencvarosi TC
  • B. Ötvös 17’ (OG)
  • Igor Jesus 21’, 55’
  • J. McAtee 90’ (P)
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Nottingham Forest cruise past Ferencvarosi TC

Nottingham Forest entered as favourites and won 4–0 through goals from Jesus, McAtee and an own goal. Nottingham Forest finished with the higher xG (1.78 vs 0.67).

Nottingham Forest ✓59%
Draw23%
Ferencvarosi TC19%

Model vs reality

Nottingham Forest goals
4
Model 1.98 · xG 1.78
Ferencvarosi TC goals
0
Model 1.04 · xG 0.67
Total goals
4
Model 3.02 · xG 2.45
Score 4–0
3%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 58%
Both scored
No
Model 56%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJ. McAteeNottingham Forest · 1 goal
9.3
  • RefereeSebastian Gishamer
  • Coaches— · R. Keane
  • VenueThe City Ground
  • Table before kick-offNottingham Forest 16th · Ferencvarosi TC 7th

Timeline

  1. B. Ötvös (own goal) 1–0Assist R. Yates
    17’
  2. Igor Jesus 2–0Assist R. Yates
    21’
  3. Half time · 2–0
  4. ⇄ L. JosephFor J. Levi
    46’
  5. Igor Jesus 3–0Assist I. Sangaré
    55’
  6. ⇄ T. AinaFor N. Williams
    66’
  7. ⇄ C. Hudson-OdoiFor Igor Jesus
    66’
  8. ⇄ M. Gibbs-WhiteFor I. Sangaré
    66’
  9. ⇄ Z. GruberFor B. Yusuf
    73’
  10. ⇄ N. KeïtaFor G. Kanichowsky
    73’
  11. N. DomínguezYellow card · Holding
    76’
  12. ⇄ MurilloFor N. Milenković
    78’
  13. ⇄ A. MadaraszFor K. Zachariassen
    84’
  14. ⇄ D. BakwaFor N. Domínguez
    84’
  15. B. ÖtvösYellow card · Holding
    89’
  16. J. McAtee (pen) 4–0
    90’
  17. ⇄ Benjámin GólikFor Júlio Romão
    90’
  18. Full time · 4–0

Team stats

Nottingham Forest20 shots · 17 in box, 3 outside
Ferencvarosi TC9 shots · 6 in box, 3 outside
Nottingham ForestFerencvarosi TC
56% Possession 44%
1.78 Expected goals (xG) 0.67
2.15 Expected points (xPts) 0.63
20 Shots 9
10 Shots on target 3
6 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 2
17 Shots inside the box 6
3 Shots outside the box 3
527 Passes 421
83% Pass accuracy 81%
6 Corners 4
2 Goalkeeper saves 7
10 Fouls 13
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.55 Team rating 6.38

Line-ups

Nottingham Forest 4-2-3-1

267.5 M. Sels(G)
37.0 N. Williams ↓66’ 47.2 Morato 317.9 N. Milenković ↓78’ 446.6 Z. Abbott
68.3 I. Sangaré A↓66’ 227.2 R. Yates AA
148.3 D. Ndoye 166.5 N. Domínguez ↓84’ 249.3★ J. McAtee
198.5 Igor Jesus ↓66’
  • 26M. Sels (G)7.5
  • 3N. Williams↓66’7.0
  • 4Morato7.2
  • 31N. Milenković↓78’7.9
  • 44Z. Abbott6.6
  • 6I. SangaréA↓66’8.3
  • 22R. YatesA×27.2
  • 14D. Ndoye8.3
  • 16N. Domínguez↓84’6.5
  • 24J. McAtee ★9.3
  • 19Igor Jesus↓66’8.5

Substitutes used

  • 34T. Aina↑66’6.7
  • 7C. Hudson-Odoi↑66’6.5
  • 10M. Gibbs-White↑66’6.3
  • 5Murillo↑78’6.7
  • 29D. Bakwa↑84’

Unused: Keehan Willows, A. Gunn, Jack Thompson, Ben Hammond, Jimmy Sinclair, Archie Whitehall

Ferencvarosi TC 3-5-2

998.6 D. Gróf(G)
226.0 G. Szalai 275.9 I. Cissé 234.3 B. Ötvös
206.2 Cadu 106.3 J. Levi ↓46’ 366.2 G. Kanichowsky ↓73’ 666.5 Júlio Romão ↓90’ 256.9 Č. Makreckis
166.3 K. Zachariassen ↓84’ 116.9 B. Yusuf ↓73’
  • 99D. Gróf (G)8.6
  • 22G. Szalai6.0
  • 27I. Cissé5.9
  • 23B. Ötvös4.3
  • 20Cadu6.2
  • 10J. Levi↓46’6.3
  • 36G. Kanichowsky↓73’6.2
  • 66Júlio Romão↓90’6.5
  • 25Č. Makreckis6.9
  • 16K. Zachariassen↓84’6.3
  • 11B. Yusuf↓73’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 75L. Joseph↑46’6.5
  • 5N. Keïta↑73’6.7
  • 62Benjámin Gólik↑90’
  • 30Z. Gruber↑73’6.2

Unused: Á. Varga, Zalán Tóth, Á. Madarász, Csongor Lakatos, B. Nagy

Coach: R. Keane

Player stats

Top rated
J. McAteeNottingham Forest9.3
2nd
D. GrófFerencvarosi TC8.6
3rd
Igor JesusNottingham Forest8.5

Nottingham Forest

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Sels G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 58% 19 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
N. Williams D 66 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 43 1 0 0/0 1/0 7.0
Morato D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 59 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.2
N. Milenković D 78 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 41 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
Z. Abbott D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 70% 43 1 0 1/3 2/0 6.6
I. Sangaré M 66 0 1 0 (0) 2 88% 56 2 2 0/0 0/3 8.3
R. Yates M 90 0 2 1 (1) 2 85% 60 1 1 4/4 2/2 7.2
D. Ndoye F 90 0 0 3 (2) 2 75% 28 1 1 4/7 1/2 8.3
N. Domínguez M 84 0 0 1 (1) 3 77% 57 1 0 0/0 2/3 6.5
J. McAtee M 90 1 0 4 (3) 4 88% 49 3 0 3/5 0/0 9.3
Igor Jesus F 66 2 0 5 (2) 0 78% 18 0 0 0/1 1/0 8.5
T. Aina D 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 16 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
C. Hudson-Odoi F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
M. Gibbs-White M 24 0 0 2 (1) 0 89% 18 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.3
Murillo D 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.7
D. Bakwa F 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 0 0 0/1 0/0 —

Ferencvarosi TC

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Gróf G 90 0 0 7 sv 0 55% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.6
G. Szalai D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 54 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.0
I. Cissé D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 54 1 0 1/1 0/0 5.9
B. Ötvös M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 59 4 3 0/0 2/1 4.3
Cadu M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 91% 32 3 2 0/0 0/1 6.2
J. Levi M 46 0 0 0 (0) 2 73% 15 0 1 0/2 0/0 6.3
G. Kanichowsky M 73 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 49 1 1 0/0 1/2 6.2
Júlio Romão M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 81% 43 4 2 1/2 6/1 6.5
Č. Makreckis M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 41 1 0 1/1 1/1 6.9
K. Zachariassen M 84 0 0 3 (2) 0 56% 16 1 1 0/1 2/0 6.3
B. Yusuf F 73 0 0 3 (1) 1 82% 11 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.9
L. Joseph F 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 43% 7 2 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
N. Keïta M 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
Benjámin Gólik 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Z. Gruber F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.2

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