UEFA Europa League Matchday 5 Thu, Nov 27 2025 · 20:00 The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Nottingham Forest
3–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 2.06 – 0.06
Malmo FF
  • R. Yates 27’
  • A. Kalimuendo 44’
  • N. Milenković 59’
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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 Malmo FF

Nottingham Forest entered as clear favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Yates, Kalimuendo and Milenković. Nottingham Forest finished with the higher xG (2.06 vs 0.06).

Nottingham Forest ✓69%
Draw19%
Malmo FF12%

Model vs reality

Nottingham Forest goals
3
Model 2.25 · xG 2.06
Malmo FF goals
0
Model 0.83 · xG 0.06
Total goals
3
Model 3.08 · xG 2.12
Score 3–0
9%
Most likely 2–0 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 59%
Both scored
No
Model 51%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchN. MilenkovićNottingham Forest · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeHarm Osmers
  • Coaches— · H. Rydström
  • VenueThe City Ground
  • Table before kick-offNottingham Forest 25th · Malmo FF 33rd

Timeline

  1. R. Yates 1–0
    27’
  2. P. JanssonYellow card · Roughing
    33’
  3. A. Kalimuendo 2–0
    44’
  4. Half time · 2–0
  5. ⇄ E. EkongFor A. Bolin
    52’
  6. N. Milenković 3–0
    59’
  7. ⇄ A. ChristiansenFor D. Guðjohnsen
    65’
  8. ⇄ K. BusuladžićFor L. Berg Johnsen
    65’
  9. ⇄ E. AndersonFor I. Sangaré
    66’
  10. ⇄ Igor JesusFor A. Kalimuendo
    66’
  11. ⇄ D. NdoyeFor N. Domínguez
    66’
  12. E. AndersonYellow card · Roughing
    73’
  13. ⇄ N. WilliamsFor Murillo
    74’
  14. Z. AbbottYellow card · Holding
    77’
  15. R. YatesYellow card · Tripping
    81’
  16. ⇄ Jimmy SinclairFor J. McAtee
    84’
  17. ⇄ C. LewickiFor A. Skogmar
    87’
  18. ⇄ O. BergFor S. Hakšabanović
    87’
  19. Jimmy SinclairYellow card · Roughing
    88’
  20. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Nottingham Forest21 shots · 11 in box, 10 outside
Malmo FF1 shots · 1 outside
Nottingham ForestMalmo FF
68% Possession 32%
2.06 Expected goals (xG) 0.06
2.71 Expected points (xPts) 0.16
21 Shots 1
9 Shots on target 1
6 Shots off target 0
6 Blocked shots 0
11 Shots inside the box 0
10 Shots outside the box 1
654 Passes 318
91% Pass accuracy 80%
7 Corners 0
1 Goalkeeper saves 6
14 Fouls 10
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.26 Team rating 6.50

Line-ups

Nottingham Forest 4-2-3-1

137.2 John Victor(G)
57.5 Murillo ↓74’ 47.9 Morato 318.2★ N. Milenković 446.9 Z. Abbott
67.3 I. Sangaré ↓66’ 228.0 R. Yates
77.3 C. Hudson-Odoi 247.0 J. McAtee ↓84’ 166.5 N. Domínguez ↓66’
156.6 A. Kalimuendo ↓66’
  • 13John Victor (G)7.2
  • 5Murillo↓74’7.5
  • 4Morato7.9
  • 31N. Milenković ★8.2
  • 44Z. Abbott6.9
  • 6I. Sangaré↓66’7.3
  • 22R. Yates8.0
  • 7C. Hudson-Odoi7.3
  • 24J. McAtee↓84’7.0
  • 16N. Domínguez↓66’6.5
  • 15A. Kalimuendo↓66’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 8E. Anderson↑66’6.3
  • 14D. Ndoye↑66’6.3
  • 19Igor Jesus↑66’6.3
  • 3N. Williams↑74’6.6
  • 61Jimmy Sinclair↑84’

Unused: M. Sels, Keehan Willows, W. Boly, N. Savona, Jack Thompson, Archie Whitehall

Malmo FF 3-4-2-1

336.9 M. Ellborg(G)
196.7 C. Rösler 186.6 P. Jansson 56.2 A. Đurić
256.3 Gabriel Busanello 376.2 A. Skogmar ↓87’ 236.3 L. Berg Johnsen ↓65’ 176.3 J. Stryger Larsen
297.3 S. Hakšabanović ↓87’ 386.2 A. Bolin ↓52’
326.5 D. Guðjohnsen ↓65’
  • 33M. Ellborg (G)6.9
  • 19C. Rösler6.7
  • 18P. Jansson6.6
  • 5A. Đurić6.2
  • 25Gabriel Busanello6.3
  • 37A. Skogmar↓87’6.2
  • 23L. Berg Johnsen↓65’6.3
  • 17J. Stryger Larsen6.3
  • 29S. Hakšabanović↓87’7.3
  • 38A. Bolin↓52’6.2
  • 32D. Guðjohnsen↓65’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 11E. Ekong↑52’6.2
  • 10A. Christiansen↑65’6.2
  • 40K. Busuladžić↑65’6.7
  • 6C. Lewicki↑87’
  • 16O. Berg↑87’

Unused: R. Olsen, O. Karlsson, M. Olsson, S. Soumah, Theodor Lundbergh, E. Botheim, S. Vecchia

Coach: H. Rydström

Player stats

Top rated
N. MilenkovićNottingham Forest8.2
2nd
R. YatesNottingham Forest8.0
3rd
MoratoNottingham Forest7.9

Nottingham Forest

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
John Victor G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 79% 19 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
Murillo D 74 0 0 0 (0) 3 91% 78 2 2 1/2 1/1 7.5
Morato D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 97% 91 1 1 0/0 0/1 7.9
N. Milenković D 90 1 0 2 (2) 0 94% 67 3 0 0/0 3/1 8.2
Z. Abbott D 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 85% 59 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.9
I. Sangaré M 66 0 0 1 (0) 3 89% 73 3 0 0/0 1/0 7.3
R. Yates M 90 1 0 3 (3) 2 92% 72 1 2 1/1 2/2 8.0
C. Hudson-Odoi F 90 0 0 2 (0) 3 100% 46 1 3 2/4 0/1 7.3
J. McAtee M 84 0 0 0 (0) 2 85% 46 2 1 0/1 2/1 7.0
N. Domínguez M 66 0 0 2 (1) 0 93% 40 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
A. Kalimuendo F 66 1 0 3 (2) 0 92% 12 0 0 0/1 0/2 6.6
E. Anderson M 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 30 3 0 1/1 2/0 6.3
D. Ndoye F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
Igor Jesus F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
N. Williams D 16 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 12 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Jimmy Sinclair D 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 2 0 0 0/0 1/0 —

Malmo FF

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Ellborg G 90 0 0 6 sv 0 50% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
C. Rösler D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 52 1 2 0/0 1/1 6.7
P. Jansson D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 41 3 2 0/0 2/1 6.6
A. Đurić D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 45 6 1 0/0 1/0 6.2
Gabriel Busanello D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 30 1 3 0/1 0/3 6.3
A. Skogmar M 87 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 12 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
L. Berg Johnsen M 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 11 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
J. Stryger Larsen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 74% 23 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
S. Hakšabanović F 87 0 0 1 (1) 0 83% 24 0 2 4/6 0/2 7.3
A. Bolin M 52 0 0 0 (0) 0 29% 7 1 0 0/3 2/1 6.2
D. Guðjohnsen F 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 0 0 0/1 0/3 6.5
E. Ekong F 38 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 1/3 0/0 6.2
A. Christiansen M 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 11 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.2
K. Busuladžić M 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 22 1 0 0/1 1/1 6.7
C. Lewicki M 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
O. Berg M 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 1/0 —

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.