Nottingham Forest will take on Malmo in the Europa League this week, with the hosts looking to climb into the top 24 with a victory.
Following their brilliant victory at Anfield at the weekend, the Reds will want to build on their momentum on Thursday night.
As part of this week's round of Europa League betting tips, check out our Nottingham Forest vs Malmo prediction below.
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Nottingham Forest vs Malmo prediction: A big win ahead for the hosts
Key Stats
- Nottingham Forest have won consecutive football matches for the first time this season.
- Malmo have only picked up one point in the Europa League this season.
- Nottingham Forest have kept a clean sheet in both of their Europa League matches under Sean Dyche.
Correct score prediction: Nottingham Forest 3-0 Malmo
Nottingham Forest are in their best form of the season, and Malmo are at least a couple of levels below the Reds. The Swedish side are yet to win a game in the Europa League this season and that won't change here.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Forest are big favourites
- HOME: 1/5 (1.20) – 83.3%
- DRAW: 6/1 (7.00) – 14.3%
- DRAW: 11/1 (12.00) – 8.3%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
The Nottingham Forest vs Malmo odds are weighted heavily in favour of the English side. Ladbrokes have given Nottingham Forest an 83.3% chance of winning the match, while Malmo have been given just an 8.3% chance of victory.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: A repeat of the 1979 European Cup final
Nottingham Forest of a certain age will have extremely fond memories of playing Malmo, as it was against the Swedes that the club won the European Cup back in 1979. The two sides have met on two occasions since that night, with both of those games occurring in the UEFA Cup in 1995.
Nottingham Forest preview: Rotation expected
Sean Dyche is expected to make a couple of changes to the team that beat Liverpool, due to the fact that getting away from the relegation zone in the Premier League remains the club's priority. In terms of injuries, Forest are without Ola Aina, Douglas Luiz, Chris Wood, Angus Gunn, Dilane Bakwa and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Predicted lineup: Victor (GK), Savona, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams, Sangare, Yates, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo
Last five results
- Liverpool 0-3 Nottingham Forest
- Nottingham Forest 3-1 Leeds
- Sturm Graz 0-0 Nottingham Forest
- Nottingham Forest 2-2 Man Utd
- Bournemouth 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Malmo preview: Gudjohnsen returns
Malmo are boosted by the return of Daniel Gudjohnsen this week after the young forward completed his suspension in the club's last European fixture. Arnor Sigurdsson, Erik Botheim and Gentian Lajqi are all ruled out through injuries.
Predicted lineup: Ellborg (GK), Larsen, Jansson, Duric, Busanello, Rosengren, Lewicki, Skogmar, Ekong, Haksabanovic, Gudjohnsen
Last five results
- Malmo 2-1 GAIS
- Malmo 0-1 Panathinaikos
- Hacken 1-1 Malmo
- Malmo 1-3 Hammarby
- Malmo 1-1 Dinamo Zagreb
Player to watch: Morgan Gibbs-White
Morgan Gibbs-White has returned to his best form in recent weeks, and Sean Dyche deserves credit for getting the best out of the former Wolves man. Gibbs-White has now scored in three consecutive matches and will fancy his chances of making it four on Thursday.