Prediction: Nottingham Forest to win 2-0
Best Odds: 17/4
Nottingham Forest and Malmo FF will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Europa League this week. The League Stage between the Premier League club and the Swedish Allsvenskan will be held at the City Ground and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Thursday.
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest are one of the biggest and most established clubs in the Premier League. The Tricky Trees finished seventh in the league table last season, but things are not going so well right now.
Forest have already sacked two managers this season, but the situation is getting better under Sean Dyche. Forest have won their last two Premier League matches and are 16th in the standings with 12 points from 12 matches. The Reds have picked up five points from four matches in the UEFA Europa League.
Forest will head into the UEFA Europa League game against Malmo FF on the back of a 3-0 victory over Liverpool away from home at Anfield in the Premier League. It came after a 3-1 win against Leeds United at the City Ground in the league, which came following a 0-0 draw with SK Sturm Graz on the road in the UEFA Europa League.
Team News:
Nottingham Forest are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Malmo FF. Matz Sels will be in goal for the Tricky Trees and will have Nicolo Savona, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo and Neco Williams in front of him in defence. Ibrahim Sangare and Elliot Anderson will be the two holding midfielders. Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White and Nicolas Dominguez will be deployed in attacking midfield. Igor Jesus will lead the line for Forest.
Malmo FF
Malmo FF are one of the biggest, most successful and most well-known clubs in Sweden. Di blåe have won the Swedish championship a record 27 times and the national cup as many as 16 times. They are also used to playing in top European competitions.
Anes Mravac’s side ended up as low as sixth in the Allsvenskan table last season. Malmo are as low as sixth in the standings right now with 49 points from 30 matches.
Malmo FF will head into the UEFA Europa League game against Nottingham Forest on the back of a 2-1 victory over GAIS at home in the Swedish Allsvenskan. It came after a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Panathinaikos in front of their fans in the UEFA Europa League, which followed a 1-1 draw with BK Hacken.
Team News:
Malmo FF are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation against Nottingham Forest. Robin Olsen will be in goal for the visiting team. Jens Stryger Larsen, Andrej Duric, Pontus Jansson and Busanello will be the four defenders. Oscar Lewicki, Otto Rosengren and Adrian Skogmar will be the three midfielders. Sead Haksabanovic, Daniel Gudjohnsen and Emmanuel Ekong will be the three forwards.
Key Factors to Consider
- Nottingham Forest have won 2 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- Nottingham Forest have drawn 2 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- Nottingham Forest have scored 8 goals in their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- Malmo FF have won 1 of their last 5 games in all competitions.
- Malmo FF have drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 games in all competitions.
Conclusion
Malmo FF are in bad form at the moment, while Nottingham Forest are starting to rise again. It is very likely that the Premier League club would pick up all three points from this particular UEFA Europa League game.
Prediction: Nottingham Forest to win 2-0
Best Odds: 17/4
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