Europa League | League Stage
Dec 11, 2025 at 5.45pm UK
1-2
The Match
Match Report
Igor Jesus comes up with a last-gasp winner as Nottingham Forest beat FC Utrecht 2-1 in Thursday night's Europa League league stage fixture.
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news ahead of Thursday’s Europa League clash between Utrecht and Nottingham Forest.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between FC Utrecht and Nottingham Forest, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Nottingham Forest could line up for Thursday’s Europa League clash with Utrecht.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: NAC Breda 1-1 Utrecht
Sunday, December 14 at 3.45pm in Eredivisie
Sunday, December 14 at 3.45pm in Eredivisie
Next Game: Oss vs. Utrecht
Wednesday, December 17 at 7pm in KNVB Beker
Wednesday, December 17 at 7pm in KNVB Beker
Last Game: Nott'm Forest 3-0 Spurs
Sunday, December 14 at 2pm in Premier League
Sunday, December 14 at 2pm in Premier League
Next Game: Fulham vs. Nott'm Forest
Monday, December 22 at 8pm in Premier League
Monday, December 22 at 8pm in Premier League
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Utrecht win with a probability of 41.2%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 33.87% and a draw had a probability of 24.93%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.71%) and 2-0 (6.56%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 1-2 (7.87%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| FC Utrecht | Draw | Nottingham Forest |
| 41.2% | 24.93% | 33.87% |
| Both teams to score 57.54% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |


