UEFA Europa League Matchday 5 Thu, Nov 27 · 20:00 The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Our take

Nottingham Forest were clear favourites.

Nottingham Forest were the stronger side on L90 Strength (66 vs 28). Absences weigh more on Malmo FF. Nottingham Forest had 5.2 days of rest, Malmo FF 21.1 and had to travel 963 km.

Away travel963 kmRest days5.2 · 21.1Matches / 14d1 · 0
Nottingham Forest69%
Draw19%
Malmo FF12%
Expected goals 2.25 – 0.83
Nottingham Forest68%
Draw20%
Malmo FF13%
Expected goals 2.16 – 0.83
Nottingham Forest68%
Draw20%
Malmo FF12%
Expected goals 2.19 – 0.83
Nottingham Forest62%
Draw22%
Malmo FF16%
Expected goals 2.01 – 0.93
Nottingham Forest69%
Draw19%
Malmo FF12%
Expected goals 2.23 – 0.82
Over 2.5 59% Both score 51% Likeliest score 2–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire)

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Referee · GermanyHarm Osmers
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.30
  • Matches 91

Team strength

Nottingham ForestMalmo FF
66 L90 StrengthIn forecast 28
70 Current StrengthIn forecast 25
68 AttackIn forecast 24
74 DefenceIn forecast 20
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Nottingham Forest

Attack—
Defense risk—

Malmo FF

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Nottingham ForestMalmo FF
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
1.25 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.75
2.15 xGVia Att/Def 0.69
0.79 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.98
-0.65 Goals minus xGContext -0.19
75% Scored inContext 50%
50% Clean sheetsContext 0%
13.75 ShotsContext 9.00
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.75
36% On target shareContext 31%
9.50 Shots in the boxContext 5.50
70% Box shareContext 63%
11% ConversionContext 6%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.67
7.00 Shots allowedContext 16.25
3.25 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.25
3.00 BlocksContext 4.25
1.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.50
46% Save rateContext 72%
53% PossessionIn forecast 46%
456 PassesContext 422
391 Accurate passesContext 347
86% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.68
14.00 FoulsContext 9.75
15.75 Fouls sufferedContext 12.75
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.25
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.25
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.61 xGVia Att/Def 0.69
1.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.98
-0.41 Goals minus xGContext +0.51
50% Scored inContext 60%
30% Clean sheetsContext 40%
13.20 ShotsContext 8.88
4.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.57
35% On target shareContext 35%
8.50 Shots in the boxContext 5.00
65% Box shareContext 64%
9% ConversionContext 10%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.43
12.70 Shots allowedContext 13.50
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.75
4.44 BlocksContext 4.00
2.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.25
61% Save rateContext 68%
49% PossessionIn forecast 47%
421 PassesContext 444
348 Accurate passesContext 369
83% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.65
12.10 FoulsContext 10.13
13.78 Fouls sufferedContext 13.88
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Nottingham Forest
Rest5.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km264 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Malmo FF
Rest21.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel963 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Nottingham Forest Malmo FF
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.2Premier League 2025-2026, 22 Nov21.1UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 6 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km963 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways264 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 40 / 0 / 1
Next matchdays after this one2.814

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Nottingham Forest Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13John Victor(G)
5Murillo 4Morato 31N. Milenković 44Z. Abbott
6I. Sangaré 22R. Yates
7C. Hudson-Odoi 24J. McAtee 16N. Domínguez
15A. Kalimuendo
+9 more reported missing outside this XI
Malmo FF Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
33M. Ellborg(G)
19C. Rösler 18P. Jansson 5A. Đurić
25Gabriel Busanello 37A. Skogmar 23L. Berg Johnsen 17J. Stryger Larsen
29S. Hakšabanović 38A. Bolin
32D. Guðjohnsen
+5 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Nottingham Forest Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Malmo FF Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.09 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Nottingham Forest+1.2 pp
  • Draw-0.7 pp
  • Malmo FF-0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Nottingham Forest · Home 1.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.50
Malmo FF · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
3.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Harm Osmers Germany · 91 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.01league 4.06
Red cards0.19league 0.16
Cards 5+42%league 41%
Fouls22.3league 24.7
Penalties0.30league 0.40
Home wins53%league 49%
Nottingham Forest

No previous matches with this referee.

Malmo FF

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Nottingham Forest4 games · scored 6 · conceded 5
1 0-15
4 2 16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
2 2 76-90
Malmo FF4 games · scored 2 · conceded 7
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 46-60
61-75
1 2 76-90
Nottingham Forest10 games · scored 12 · conceded 14
1 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
1 3 31-45
3 3 46-60
1 61-75
4 4 76-90
Malmo FF10 games · scored 12 · conceded 13
2 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 5 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
4 2 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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