Utrecht vs Nottingham Forest — UEFA Europa League
1-2
Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
Going into the match, Utrecht had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.3 goals a game; Nottingham Forest had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.4.
Match report
Home form going in: Utrecht
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (D D L D W). 1.3 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs Twente · 7 Dec 2025
- D 2-2 at GO Ahead Eagles · 30 Nov 2025
- L 2-1 at Real Betis · 27 Nov 2025
- D 1-1 at Telstar · 23 Nov 2025
- W 2-1 vs Ajax · 9 Nov 2025
- D 1-1 vs FC Porto · 6 Nov 2025
Away form going in: Nottingham Forest
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (L W L W W). 1.4 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- L 3-0 at Everton · 6 Dec 2025
- W 0-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers · 3 Dec 2025
- L 0-2 vs Brighton · 30 Nov 2025
- W 3-0 vs Malmo FF · 27 Nov 2025
- W 0-3 at Liverpool · 22 Nov 2025
- W 3-1 vs Leeds · 9 Nov 2025
How it unfolded
- 52' Normal Goal — A. Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest)
- 73' Normal Goal — M. van der Hoorn (Utrecht)
- 88' Normal Goal — Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest)
Match statistics
| Utrecht | Metric | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 43 | Ball possession | 57 |
| 0.73 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.65 |
| 10 | Total shots | 19 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 11 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 6 | Attempts inside box | 11 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 8 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 361 | Total passes | 488 |
| 304 | Accurate passes | 421 |
| 84 | Pass accuracy | 86 |
| 7 | Key passes | 11 |
| 96 | Duels | 96 |
UEFA Europa League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Union St. Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ferencvarosi TC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | OFI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Torreense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Rennes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Jagiellonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Lillestrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 26 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 27 | Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 28 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 29 | Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 33 | Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 34 | Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 35 | Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 36 | NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |