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The Nottingham vs Ferencvaros prediction starts with a simple truth: this is Matchday 8 in the Europa League league phase, and both teams still have something real to play for at the City Ground (kick-off 20:00 GMT, 2026-01-29). Ferencváros arrive 7th on 15 points, Nottingham sit 16th on 11, and the table pressure tends to turn even pretty football into practical football.
This is the first competitive head to head between Nottingham Forest and Ferencváros, and Forest’s first ever meeting with Hungarian opposition. It also comes with two storylines that usually decide European nights: home control versus away stubbornness, and who can live without the missing pieces.
Sean Dyche is expected to stick with a 4-2.3-1 built on shape and second balls. The big absence is Elliot Anderson, suspended after a red card in the previous European match. Forest also have a list that matters for both tactics and betting tips: John Victor is out for the season, Chris Wood remains sidelined, and Nicolo Savona is unlikely. On top of that, Omari Hutchinson, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Jair Cunha are not registered for the Europa League.
They also showed their “no one’s scoring today” side recently with a 0:0 draw vs Arsenal on 2026-01-17, despite Arsenal being priced around 1.675. Dyche called for more “killer instinct” after the Braga loss, but with this squad list, he may have to settle for “killer organization”.
Robbie Keane’s Ferencváros have been one of the few unbeaten sides in the league phase (W4, D3), and they tend to treat away legs like a long chess game. They are without defender Tom Raemaekers (suspension) and Stefan Gartenmann (injury). Up front, they’re also adjusting after selling Barnabas Varga (to AEK Athens) and Toth (to Bournemouth). Krisztian Lisztes is back fit, but likely starts on the bench.
Still, they’ve shown they can travel: that 1:1 at Fenerbahçe (odds around 6.9) was the sort of result that keeps an unbeaten run alive and annoys home fans in equal measure.
The market leans heavily to Forest: home win 1.67, draw 3.85, away win 6.1. But the numbers behind this game point toward control without chaos, which is often where unders live.
That shape fits our expected story: Forest push and probe, Ferencváros stay narrow, and the game spends long spells around the Hungarian box without turning into a goal-fest.
NerdyTips’ AI likes Under 3.5 goals at 1.33 (trust score 4.2/10). Our model agrees: Under 3.5 goals is the strongest under/over pick (confidence 4.3, odds 1.33). With Forest’s European clean-sheet habit at home and Ferencváros’ “survive first, sprint later” approach, three goals already feels like a busy night.
The 1x2 model prediction is X2 at 2.49, but with a modest confidence (2.0). That’s basically the stats whispering: “Forest should dominate… but finishing is optional.” Our AI correct score call is 1:1, with 0:0 at half-time. For anyone building betting tips around match flow, that suggests late tension rather than early fireworks.
Final word for the Nottingham vs Ferencvaros prediction: expect Forest to have the ball, Ferencváros to keep their heads, and the scoreboard to stay on a sensible diet. The loudest thing in Nottingham may be the crowd, not the goal music.
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U3.5 -303
No more than 3 goals will be scored in the match with odds of -303X2 127
Ferencvaros to win or drawUnder 3.5 -303
No more than 3 goals will be scored in the matchYes 104
Both teams are expected to scoreX2&U4.5 162
Away win/draw and under 4.5 goals
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Midtjylland
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| 15 Mar | D |
Nottingham
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Fulham
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| 12 Mar | L |
Nottingham
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Midtjylland
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| 04 Mar | D |
Man. City
| 2 |
Nottingham
| 2 |
| 01 Mar | L |
Brighton
| 2 |
Nottingham
| 1 |
| 26 Feb | L |
Nottingham
| 1 |
Fenerbahce
| 2 |
| 22 Feb | L |
Nottingham
| 0 |
Liverpool
| 1 |
| 19 Feb | W |
Fenerbahce
| 0 |
Nottingham
| 3 |
| 11 Feb | D |
Nottingham
| 0 |
Wolves
| 0 |
| 06 Feb | L |
Leeds
| 3 |
Nottingham
| 1 |
Recent Matches of Ferencvaros
| 12 Mar | W |  Ferencvaros |
2 |  Braga |
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| 08 Mar | W |  Nyiregyhaza |
1 | Ferencvaros |
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| 04 Mar | W |  Kazincbar |
0 | Ferencvaros |
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| 01 Mar | W | Ferencvaros |
2 | Kazincbar |
1 |
| 26 Feb | W | Ferencvaros |
2 |  Ludogorets |
0 |
| 23 Feb | W |  MTK Budapest |
1 | Ferencvaros |
3 |
| 19 Feb | L | Ludogorets |
2 | Ferencvaros |
1 |
| 14 Feb | L |  Zalaegerszegi |
3 | Ferencvaros |
1 |
| 11 Feb | W | Ferencvaros |
4 |  Csakvari |
0 |
| 07 Feb | W | Ferencvaros |
3 |  Ujpest |
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World - UEFA Europa League| Team | Matches | Goals | Points | |
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| 1 |
Lyon | 8 | 18-5 | 21 |
| 2 |
Aston Villa | 8 | 14-6 | 21 |
| 3 |
FC Midtjylland | 8 | 18-8 | 19 |
| 4 |
Real Betis | 8 | 13-7 | 17 |
| 5 |
FC Porto | 8 | 13-7 | 17 |
| 6 |
SC Braga | 8 | 11-5 | 17 |
| 7 |
SC Freiburg | 8 | 10-4 | 17 |
| 8 |
AS Roma | 8 | 13-6 | 16 |
| 9 |
Genk | 8 | 11-7 | 16 |
| 10 |
Bologna | 8 | 14-7 | 15 |
| 11 |
VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 15-9 | 15 |
| 12 |
Ferencvarosi | 8 | 12-11 | 15 |
| 13 |
Nottingham | 8 | 15-7 | 14 |
| 14 |
Plzen | 8 | 8-3 | 14 |
| 15 |
FK Crvena | 8 | 7-6 | 14 |
| 16 |
Celta Vigo | 8 | 15-11 | 13 |
| 17 |
PAOK | 8 | 17-14 | 12 |
| 18 |
Lille | 8 | 12-9 | 12 |
| 19 |
Fenerbahçe | 8 | 10-7 | 12 |
| 20 |
Panathinaikos | 8 | 11-9 | 12 |
| 21 |
Celtic | 8 | 13-15 | 11 |
| 22 |
Ludogorets | 8 | 12-15 | 10 |
| 23 |
Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 12-16 | 10 |
| 24 |
Brann | 8 | 9-11 | 9 |
| 25 |
BSC Young Boys | 8 | 10-16 | 9 |
| 26 |
Sturm Graz | 8 | 5-11 | 7 |
| 27 |
FCSB | 8 | 9-16 | 7 |
| 28 |
GO Ahead | 8 | 6-14 | 7 |
| 29 |
Feyenoord | 8 | 11-15 | 6 |
| 30 |
FC Basel 1893 | 8 | 9-13 | 6 |
| 31 |
Red Bull | 8 | 10-15 | 6 |
| 32 |
Rangers | 8 | 5-14 | 4 |
| 33 |
Nice | 8 | 7-15 | 3 |
| 34 |
Utrecht | 8 | 5-15 | 1 |
| 35 |
Malmo FF | 8 | 4-15 | 1 |
| 36 |
Maccabi Tel | 8 | 2-22 | 1 |
