Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs FC Porto, Europe 2025-26 QUARTER FINALS

UEFA Europa League · 2025-26
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Porto
Thu 16 Apr 2026 · 19:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 29,560 HT 45' · FT 45'
Morgan Gibbs-White 12' 1–0
R 8' Jan Bednarek
Y 32' Terem Moffi
Y 36' Alberto Baio
Omari Hutchinson 40' Y
Y 90' William da Silva

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs FC Porto — Europe at City Ground, Nottingham.

Match Details

  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Assistant 1 Hessel Steegstra
  • Assistant 2 Jan de Vries
18 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
1
Nottingham Forest FC 3 games · Avg 1.7 goals FC Porto
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-16 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 FC Porto 2026-04-09 FC Porto 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-10-23 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 FC Porto

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr FC Porto H 1–0 W
12 Apr Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D
09 Apr FC Porto A 1–1 D
22 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC A 3–0 W
19 Mar FC Midtjylland A 5–1 W
15 Mar Fulham FC H 0–0 D
FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L
12 Apr GD Estoril Praia A 3–1 W
09 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
04 Apr FC Famalicão H 2–2 D
22 Mar Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–1 W
19 Mar VfB Stuttgart H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC FC Porto
#13 Position #5
14 Points 17
8 Played 8
4 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 1
15 Scored 13
7 Conceded 7
+8 GD +6
1.75 PPG 2.13
50% Win % 63%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
44% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season

Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (14 pts). FC Porto are 5th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Porto
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
Igor Jesus 7 G 1 A
Morgan Gibbs-White 3 G 3 A
FC Porto
William da Silva 4 G
Rodrigo Mora 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Nottingham Forest FC have kicked off against FC Porto. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Nottingham Forest FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Porto backline.
  • 8' Jan Bednarek is having his name booked by the referee on 8.
  • 12' What a moment for Morgan Gibbs-White! That strike on 12 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 16' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Igor Jesus on, Chris Wood off on 16 minutes.
  • 21' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and FC Porto are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 31' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 32' That looks like a foul for a card for Terem Moffi.
  • 36' It’s gonna be a card for Alberto Baio.
  • 40' Nottingham Forest FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 40.
  • 45' Ola Aina has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Omari Hutchinson is withdrawn and Callum Hudson-Odoi gets his opportunity.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Nottingham Forest FC winning 66.67% of all matches.
  • 56' FC Porto started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Dan Ndoye is withdrawn and Nikola Milenkovic gets his opportunity.
  • 66' Another change for FC Porto made on 66 minute. Terem Moffi leaves to be changed by Deniz Gul.
  • 71' FC Porto come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Murillo is replaced by Morato on 72 minute.
  • 77' A quiet spell here at City Ground, Nottingham. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 82' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 87' FC Porto fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' William da Silva picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vítor Pereira

FC Porto Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francesco Farioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
William da Silva 1
Morgan Gibbs-White 1

Head to Head

2026-04-16 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 FC Porto 2026-04-09 FC Porto 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-10-23 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 FC Porto

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2026-04-16 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 FC Porto W 2026-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2026-04-09 FC Porto 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2026-03-22 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-03-19 FC Midtjylland 1–5 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-03-15 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Fulham FC D

FC Porto Form

2026-04-16 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 FC Porto L 2026-04-12 GD Estoril Praia 1–3 FC Porto W 2026-04-09 FC Porto 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2026-04-04 FC Porto 2–2 FC Famalicão D 2026-03-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 FC Porto W 2026-03-19 FC Porto 2–0 VfB Stuttgart W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 FC Porto xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC48% Draw29% FC Porto23%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
77%
Draw or FC Porto
52%
Nottingham Forest FC or FC Porto
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC30% Draw53% FC Porto17%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.1%
1 – 1
14%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push FC Porto covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.