This season for Nottingham Forest marks their first participation in European competitions in 30 years. The legendary club, which reached the heights of European football in the last century, is far from dominating the English Premier League for several decades. Due to such sporting hunger after a long absence from the continental arena, bookmakers had previously pegged the Forest as the second most likely contenders to win the Europa League after Aston Villa. At least, only the squad value of Nottingham Forest is in the top 20 of world club football. However, the realization of the Foresters' potential is currently in serious doubt. Earlier in the season, the team's mood was derailed by the club leadership, which sacked Nuno Espírito Santo — the architect of last year's successes of the Foresters. Subsequently, the replacement for the Portuguese coach was also dismissed. As of January this year, Nottingham Forest are under the leadership of Sean Dyche, fighting for Premier League survival and sitting mid-table in the Europa League group stage. In the last round of the European tournament, the Foresters lost to Braga of Portugal, due to events in the 53rd–54th minute of the match, when they missed a penalty and immediately conceded an own goal, the only goal of the game. Ahead of the final group-stage match, Nottingham Forest have no real tournament goals to chase, with no risk of dropping out of the top 24 and prospects of finishing in the top 8. A much more important task for Dyche is to keep the team in shape for the match against Crystal Palace, scheduled just two full days after the meeting with Ferencváros. The Hungarian club, on the contrary, is full of tournament motivation. Robbie Keane's charges occupy seventh place, just one point behind Porto, who are ninth. Under certain circumstances, Ferencváros may suffice with one point to finish in the Top 8. Most likely, this will be their minimum plan that the guests will try to implement. Undoubtedly, even the Forest substitutes who will get playing time on Thursday are far more qualified and talented than Ferencváros' starting players. As a result, the guests will devote maximum attention to defense, even if at some point they are behind on the score. We will bet on a low-scoring match.