Thursday , 2 July 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 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 7.6 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 Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 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 Fenerbahce 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to City Ground, Nottingham that hosts another battle between Nottingham Forest FC and FC Porto.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Porto is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 8' The referee calls foul for Jan Bednarek. He receives a card.
  • 12' Morgan Gibbs-White puts Nottingham Forest FC on the lead.
  • 16' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 16 minute. Chris Wood leaves to be changed by Igor Jesus.
  • 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dan Ndoye made 442 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 32' The referee shows FC Porto player a card on 32.
  • 36' The referee calls foul for Alberto Baio. He receives a card.
  • 40' Omari Hutchinson was booked on 40.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Terem Moffi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Omari Hutchinson departs to be replaced by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • 51' It’s high time Vítor Pereira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' The whistle greets Dan Ndoye as he departs to be replaced by Nikola Milenkovic.
  • 66' Deniz Gul is replacing Terem Moffi for the FC Porto side.
  • 71' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Murillo by Morato on 72 minute.
  • 77' The travelling FC Porto supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 82' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 87' 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.
  • 90' William da Silva is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Nottingham Forest FC and FC Porto (для сухой ничьи).

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.