Utrecht vs Nottingham Prediction & Betting Tips (11 December)

With only one point scraped during the first 5 days, Utrecht shows its limits at the high European level this season. The Batavians have in fact lost 4 times since the start of the competition against Lyon 0-1, Brann 1-0, Friborg 2-0 and finally against Bétis 2-1 15 days ago. It was therefore only against FC Porto 1-1 that the Dutch were able to avoid defeat and they only find themselves in 32nd place in the ranking, 5 lengths from 24th place. Furthermore, in the championship, Utrecht players have been undefeated since the end of October. Hanging on to Go Ahead Eagles 2-2, they will host Twente next weekend to try to get closer to the top 4. In difficulty at the start of the season, Nottingham Forest have recovered well even if the road will still be long to validate their stay in the Premier League.

The English will have to play 2 very important matches against Wolverhampton and Everton to try to increase their lead in the red zone. In the Europa League, the Reds are in the soft underbelly of the standings with a record of 8 points taken. Hooked by Bétis 2-2, they were then beaten by Midtjylland 2-3 before achieving their first success against Porto 2-0. Forest then shared the points again with Sturm Graz 0-0 and had a big advantage against Malmö 3-0 to come within 2 points of the top 8.

Utrecht will approach this poster without replacement defender Vesterlund and without interesting striker Jensen. Replacement midfielder van den Berg is also on the floor, as is the very important full-back El Karouani (2 goals, 8 assists). On the other hand, the starting goalkeeper Barkas will make his return unlike the young attackers Demircan and Ohio who are not registered on the list to play in this Europa League. Up front, we could find David Min (3 goals in the Eredivisie) unless Haller is preferred. Winger Michel Rodriguez (3 goals in the Eredivisie, 1 goal in C3) and midfielder Zechiël will also be present.

Nottingham Forest will travel to the Netherlands without the important full-backs Aina and Zinchenko, the interesting midfielder Douglas Luiz, the former Strasbourg player Bakwa and the replacement goalkeeper Gunn who form a big absence list. Affected in recent days, the attackers Wood and Awoniyi as well as the captain of Murillo's defense is not guaranteed to be able to play. England international Anderson and playmaker Gibbs-White (3 goals in PL) are very important in this team while Igor Jesus is doing well in this competition with 3 goals. 

• Summary: FC Utrecht is going head to head with Nottingham Forest starting on 11 Dec 2025 at 17:45 UTC at Stadion Galgenwaard stadium, Utrecht city, Netherlands. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League .
• Referee: Irfan Peljto
• Utrecht Feedinco Rating: 6.74
• Nottingham Feedinco Rating: 6.96