Nottingham Forest FC
Football UEFA Europa League City Ground Thu 27 Nov 15:00
Malmo FF
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Europa League Betting Preview: Nottingham Forest vs Malmo FF

Premier League outfit Nottingham Forest host Swedish Allsvenskan side Malmo FF at City Ground, with kick-off set for 15:00 on Thursday 27 November.

Goals the Pick in Tricky Trees vs MFF

Nottingham Forest and Malmo look likely to play out a high-scoring encounter, with Over 2.5 looking like a sound wager on the Total Goals market. You can get a price of -179 for this outcome which looks worth snapping up.

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Both Teams Won Last Time Out

Nottingham Forest won last time out by a 3-0 Premier League scoreline. It was on their travels against Liverpool at Anfield. The Midlands club had just 26% possession and recorded seven shots on target, with Murillo, Nicolo Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White scoring one goal each.

Malmo FF claimed a home win in their previous game. A 2-1 Allsvenskan victory occurred against GAIS at Eleda Stadion. The Sky Blues had six shots on goal and 52% possession, with Sead Haksabanovic and Daniel Gudjohnsen on the scoresheet.

In their last Europa League matches, Forest drew 0-0 when visiting Sturm Graz, while Malmo hosted Panathinaikos and suffered a 1-0 defeat.

Europa League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
13 Nott’m Forest logo Nott’m Forest 8 4 2 2 15 7 8 15:7 14
35 Malmo FF logo Malmo FF 8 0 1 7 4 15 -11 4:15 1
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Nottingham Forest – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

Forest have 3 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.2 goals from 4.5 shots on goal and 12.5 attempts. The Tricky Trees have averaged 48.3% possession and 5.4 corners per game, with their opponents scoring 1.4 goals from 4.5 shots on goal, 12.3 attempts and 5.3 corners.

Morgan Gibbs-White is the top goalscorer with 4, Nicolo Savona has 2, with Murillo and two other players on 1. Neco Williams, Omari Hutchinson and Ryan Yates are tied for the most assists on 1, with goalie Matz Sels managing one clean sheet.

Malmo FF – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

Malmo have won 3, lost 5 and drawn 2, with an average of 1.2 goals from 9.3 attempts and 4.7 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 48.6% possession, 4.5 corners in their favour and 4.2 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.9 goals from 9.8 attempts and 4.7 shots on goal.

The leading scorers have been Hugo Bolin and Emmanuel Ekong with 2, while Sead Haksabanovic has 1. Adrian Skogmar and Sead Haksabanovic have both managed 2 assists in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Nottingham Forest confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): John Victor (GK), Zach Abbott, Nikola Milenkovic, Morato, Murillo, Ryan Yates, Ibrahim Sangare, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Nicolas Dominguez, James McAtee, Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga.

Malmo FF confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Melker Ellborg (GK), Andrej Djuric, Pontus Jansson, Colin Roesler, Jens Stryger Larsen, Lasse Berg Johnsen, Adrian Skogmar, Busanello, Hugo Bolin, Sead Haksabanovic, Daniel Gudjohnsen.

Nottingham Forest vs Malmo FF Prediction & Betting Tips

We cover the essential Nottingham Forest vs Malmo FF betting angles, featuring our main match prediction, a corners value pick, correct score guidance, top player prop plays and a carefully crafted bet builder.

Match Prediction

It’s hard to pass up the opportunity to bet Over 2.5 Goals, with this Europa League clash anticipated to feature at least three goals. Secure odds of -179 that this outcome lands which would mean a nice return.

Our football betting picks come from having access to off-the-press team news along with going through the Europa League form guide. It’s also important to identify the key stats.

Key Nottingham Forest vs Malmo FF Europa League & league stats:

  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Forest games at home.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Forest games at home.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in the last 2 Forest games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Malmo games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Malmo games on the road.
Over 2.5 Probability

According to the top bookies, our pick has a 64.1% chance of landing a return. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and estimate the probability to be closer to 70%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Forest Forest logo 3 - 0 Malmo logo Malmo

We’re going for Forest at +575 to secure a 3-0 win. It’s exciting to bet on the correct score and this wager will hopefully be able to land a nice return.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Morgan Gibbs-White Over 2.5 Shots -152 BetMGM logo

Morgan Gibbs-White (Forest) has fired over 2.5 shots in five of his past ten home games. Out of all the prop bets available, we’re going to take the -152 when it comes to this Player Shots wager.

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Nicolás Domínguez To Score +480 BetMGM logo

Nicolás Domínguez (Forest) can be backed at +480 to score. He looks like a value bet to find the net and we recommend backing this Anytime Goalscorer pick.

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Corners Prediction

Malmo Over 2.5 Corners -115 BetMGM logo

We’ve seen an average of 5.10 corners for Malmo FF in their past ten away matches, while Nottingham Forest have let the opposition average 5.40 corners in the previous five home games. The number of Malmo corners might be larger than the line implies and that means a bet at odds of -115.

Europa League & League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Forest Logo Forest
Total
10.70 5.40 5.30
Home
11.50 6.40 5.10
Away
9.30 4.00 5.30
Malmo Logo Malmo
Total
8.70 4.50 4.20
Home
9.80 5.80 4.00
Away
10.00 5.10 4.90
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Total Goals Over 2.5 -179
Asian Handicap Forest -1.75 -127
Anytime Goalscorer Morgan Gibbs-White +175

We’re happy to go with a same-game multi that has three or more goals to be registered, Nottingham Forest with an Asian Handicap of -1.75 as well as Morgan Gibbs-White (Forest) to score at any time.

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Nottingham Forest vs Malmo FF Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Forest Big Favourites to Win

The bookmakers take few chances with their latest odds of -417 for Nottingham Forest winning which suggests that they have a 81% chance in this Europa League encounter. Malmo FF are the outsiders at +1050 which suggests a low likelihood of winning.

Forest -1.75 on the Asian Handicap at -109 would mean a full payout if they are able to beat Malmo by 3+ goals. A two-goal victory means half your stake wins and the other half is refunded.

Over 2.5 Goals is available at shorter odds than Under 2.5 Goals as things stand. Both Teams to Score betting is always popular and the No option on the BTTS market is available at -164.

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Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz Favourite to Score the First Goal

You will find Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz at +290 to be First Goalscorer which makes him the favourite. There’s the chance to get -105 that he finds the net at anytime.

Player Goals
Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz (Forest)
First
-105
Anytime
+290
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Arnaud Kalimuendo (Forest)
First
+150
Anytime
+410
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Morgan Gibbs-White (Forest)
First
+170
Anytime
+510
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Callum Hudson-Odoi (Forest)
First
+210
Anytime
+600
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Player Shots On Target
Arnaud Kalimuendo (Forest)
Over 0.5
-227
Under 0.5
+125
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Morgan Gibbs-White (Forest)
Over 0.5
-189
Under 0.5
+108
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Callum Hudson-Odoi (Forest)
Over 0.5
-164
Under 0.5
-114
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Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz (Forest)
Over 1.5
-105
Under 1.5
-167
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Player Shots
Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz (Forest)
Over 4.5
+117
Under 4.5
-
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Arnaud Kalimuendo (Forest)
Over 2.5
-161
Under 2.5
-
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Morgan Gibbs-White (Forest)
Over 2.5
-137
Under 2.5
-
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Callum Hudson-Odoi (Forest)
Over 1.5
-200
Under 1.5
-
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Team Stats

Latest Europa League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Nottingham Forest logo Nottingham Forest Stats
Malmo FF logo Malmo FF Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

Nottingham Forest vs Malmo FF Lineups & Team News

Make sure to look over the Forest vs Malmo team news before betting. We’ll offer the predicted and confirmed Europa League lineups along with the latest injury developments.

Nottingham Forest Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Malmo FF Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Nottingham Forest Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

13 John Victor
44 Zach Abbott 31 Nikola Milenkovic 4 Morato 5 Murillo
22 Ryan Yates 6 Ibrahim Sangare
7 Callum Hudson-Odoi 16 Nicolas Dominguez 24 James McAtee
15 A. Kalimuendo-Muinga
33 Melker Ellborg
5 Andrej Djuric 18 Pontus Jansson 19 Colin Roesler 17 Jens Stryger Larsen
23 Lasse Berg Johnsen 37 Adrian Skogmar 25 Busanello 38 Hugo Bolin
29 Sead Haksabanovic 32 Daniel Gudjohnsen

Malmo FF Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Nottingham Forest Substitutes

  • 3Neco Williams
  • 8Elliot Anderson
  • 14Dan Ndoye
  • 19Igor Jesus
  • 26Matz Sels
  • 30Willy Boly
  • 37Nicolo Savona
  • 51Archie Whitehall
  • 58Jack Thompson
  • 61Jimmy Sinclair
  • 67Keehan Willows

Malmo FF Substitutes

  • 2Johan Karlsson
  • 6Oscar Lewicki
  • 10Anders Christiansen
  • 11Emmanuel Ekong
  • 13Martin Olsson
  • 15Salifou Soumah
  • 16Oliver Berg
  • 20Erik Botheim
  • 21S. Holmquist Vecchia
  • 30Robin Olsen
  • 40Kenan Busuladzic
  • 48Theodor Lundbergh

Previous Nottingham Forest Lineups

22 Nov Premier League
Liverpool 0-3 Nott’m Forest
09 Nov Premier League
Nott’m Forest 3-1 Leeds
06 Nov Europa League
Sturm Graz 0-0 Nott’m Forest
01 Nov Premier League
Nott’m Forest 2-2 Man United
26 Oct Premier League
Bournemouth 2-0 Nott’m Forest
23 Oct Europa League
Nott’m Forest 2-0 Porto

Previous Malmo FF Lineups

09 Nov Allsvenskan
Malmo FF 2-1 GAIS
06 Nov Europa League
Malmo FF 0-1 Panathinaikos
01 Nov Allsvenskan
Hacken 1-1 Malmo FF
27 Oct Allsvenskan
Malmo FF 1-3 Hammarby
23 Oct Europa League
Malmo FF 1-1 Dinamo Zagreb
18 Oct Allsvenskan
IFK Norrkoping 0-2 Malmo FF

Injuries & Suspensions

Nottingham Forest Injury Table
Type Name Info
John Victor Knee
Chris Wood Knock
Malmo FF Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Team Squads

Nottingham Forest Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Sean Dyche

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Neco Williams 3 D 4 360 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nikola Milenkovic 31 D 4 359 4 0 0 0 0 0
Morgan Gibbs-White 10 M 4 346 4 0 1 2 2 0
Morato 4 D 3 270 3 1 0 0 1 0
Matz Sels 26 G 3 270 3 1 0 0 0 0

Malmo FF Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Anes Mravac

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Busanello 25 D 4 360 4 0 0 0 1 0
Jens Stryger Larsen 17 D 4 351 4 0 0 0 0 0
Hugo Bolin 38 M 4 351 4 0 0 0 0 0
Otto Rosengren 7 M 4 345 4 0 0 1 1 0
Pontus Jansson 5 D 4 285 4 0 0 0 0 0
UEFA FlagEuropa League Table
Europa League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lyon 8 7 0 1 18:5 21
2 Aston Villa 8 7 0 1 14:6 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 6 1 1 18:8 19
4 Real Betis 8 5 2 1 13:7 17
5 Porto 8 5 2 1 13:7 17
6 Braga 8 5 2 1 11:5 17
7 Freiburg 8 5 2 1 10:4 17
8 Roma 8 5 1 2 13:6 16
9 Genk 8 5 1 2 11:7 16
10 Bologna 8 4 3 1 14:7 15
11 Stuttgart 8 5 0 3 15:9 15
12 Ferencvaros 8 4 3 1 12:11 15
13 Nott’m Forest 8 4 2 2 15:7 14
14 Viktoria Plzeň 8 3 5 0 8:3 14
15 Crvena Zvezda 8 4 2 2 7:6 14
16 Celta Vigo 8 4 1 3 15:11 13
17 PAOK 8 3 3 2 17:14 12
18 Lille 8 4 0 4 12:9 12
19 Fenerbahce 8 3 3 2 10:7 12
20 Panathinaikos 8 3 3 2 11:9 12
21 Celtic 8 3 2 3 13:15 11
22 Ludogorets 8 3 1 4 12:15 10
23 Dinamo Zagreb 8 3 1 4 12:16 10
24 Brann 8 2 3 3 9:11 9
25 Young Boys 8 3 0 5 10:16 9
26 Sturm Graz 8 2 1 5 5:11 7
27 FCSB 8 2 1 5 9:16 7
28 Go Ahead E. 8 2 1 5 6:14 7
29 Feyenoord 8 2 0 6 11:15 6
30 Basel 8 2 0 6 9:13 6
31 RB Salzburg 8 2 0 6 10:15 6
32 Rangers 8 1 1 6 5:14 4
33 Nice 8 1 0 7 7:15 3
34 Utrecht 8 0 1 7 5:15 1
35 Malmo FF 8 0 1 7 4:15 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv 8 0 1 7 2:22 1
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Stuttgart 4 4 0 0 11:4 12
2 Lyon 4 4 0 0 10:3 12
3 Porto 4 4 0 0 10:3 12
4 FC Midtjylland 4 4 0 0 8:1 12
5 Aston Villa 4 4 0 0 8:3 12
6 Freiburg 4 4 0 0 6:1 12
7 Real Betis 4 3 1 0 8:4 10
8 Nott’m Forest 4 3 0 1 11:3 9
9 Lille 4 3 0 1 10:5 9
10 Celta Vigo 4 3 0 1 8:5 9
11 Braga 4 3 0 1 7:4 9
12 PAOK 4 2 2 0 7:1 8
13 Ferencvaros 4 2 2 0 7:4 8
14 Crvena Zvezda 4 2 2 0 4:2 8
15 Genk 4 2 1 1 4:3 7
16 Fenerbahce 4 2 1 1 4:3 7
17 Sturm Graz 4 2 1 1 3:2 7
18 Ludogorets 4 2 1 1 7:7 7
19 Brann 4 2 1 1 7:7 7
20 Bologna 4 1 3 0 7:4 6
21 Viktoria Plzeň 4 1 3 0 4:1 6
22 RB Salzburg 4 2 0 2 7:5 6
23 Basel 4 2 0 2 6:4 6
24 Feyenoord 4 2 0 2 7:6 6
25 Roma 4 2 0 2 5:4 6
26 Dinamo Zagreb 4 2 0 2 8:8 6
27 Celtic 4 2 0 2 6:8 6
28 Young Boys 4 2 0 2 5:7 6
29 Panathinaikos 4 1 2 1 4:4 5
30 FCSB 4 1 1 2 6:8 4
31 Rangers 4 1 1 2 2:4 4
32 Go Ahead E. 4 1 1 2 2:6 4
33 Nice 4 1 0 3 5:7 3
34 Malmo FF 4 0 1 3 2:5 1
35 Utrecht 4 0 1 3 2:6 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 0 0 4 1:15 0
England FlagPremier League Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Arsenal 23 15 5 3 42:17 50
2 Man City 23 14 4 5 47:21 46
3 Aston Villa 23 14 4 5 35:25 46
4 Man United 23 10 8 5 41:34 38
5 Chelsea 23 10 7 6 39:25 37
6 Liverpool 23 10 6 7 35:32 36
7 Fulham 23 10 4 9 32:32 34
8 Brentford 23 10 3 10 35:32 33
9 Newcastle 23 9 6 8 32:29 33
10 Everton 23 9 6 8 25:26 33
11 Sunderland 23 8 9 6 24:26 33
12 Brighton 23 7 9 7 33:31 30
13 Bournemouth 23 7 9 7 38:43 30
14 Tottenham 23 7 7 9 33:31 28
15 Crystal Palace 23 7 7 9 24:28 28
16 Leeds 23 6 8 9 31:38 26
17 Nott’m Forest 23 7 4 12 23:34 25
18 West Ham 23 5 5 13 27:45 20
19 Burnley 23 3 6 14 25:44 15
20 Wolverhampton 23 1 5 17 15:43 8
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Man City 12 9 2 1 29:8 29
2 Arsenal 12 9 2 1 28:8 29
3 Aston Villa 11 8 1 2 18:9 25
4 Brentford 12 7 3 2 23:12 24
5 Sunderland 11 6 5 0 18:9 23
6 Fulham 12 7 2 3 21:14 23
7 Newcastle 12 7 2 3 22:17 23
8 Bournemouth 12 6 4 2 19:13 22
9 Man United 11 6 3 2 20:13 21
10 Liverpool 11 6 3 2 16:11 21
11 Brighton 11 5 5 1 19:12 20
12 Leeds 11 5 4 2 19:13 19
13 Chelsea 11 5 3 3 17:11 18
14 Everton 12 4 4 4 15:16 16
15 Crystal Palace 12 2 6 4 11:15 12
16 Nott’m Forest 11 3 2 6 12:17 11
17 Burnley 12 2 4 6 12:17 10
18 West Ham 12 3 1 8 16:26 10
19 Tottenham 11 2 3 6 13:14 9
20 Wolverhampton 11 1 2 8 10:23 5
Sweden FlagAllsvenskan Table
2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 AIK 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Brommapojkarna 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Degerfors 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Djurgarden 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Elfsborg 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 GAIS 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Hacken 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 Halmstad 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Hammarby 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 IFK Goteborg 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Kalmar FF 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Malmo FF 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 Mjallby 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Oergryte FF 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Sirius 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Vasteras 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 AIK 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Brommapojkarna 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Degerfors 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Djurgarden 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Elfsborg 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 GAIS 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Hacken 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 Halmstad 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Hammarby 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 IFK Goteborg 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Kalmar FF 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Malmo FF 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 Mjallby 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Oergryte FF 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Sirius 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Vasteras 0 0 0 0 0:0 0