FC Porto vs Nottingham Forest FC, Europe 2025-26 QUARTER FINALS
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Match Preview
FC Porto vs Nottingham Forest FC — Europe at Estadio Do Dragao.
- FC Porto 8 games · 17 pts (2025/26)
- Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · 14 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Marco Guida
- Assistant 1 Giorgio Peretti
- Assistant 2
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D 04 Apr FC Famalicao H 2–2 D 22 Mar Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–1 W 19 Mar VfB Stuttgart H 2–0 W 15 Mar Moreirense FC H 3–0 W 12 Mar VfB Stuttgart A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 12 Mar FC Midtjylland H 0–1 L 04 Mar Manchester City FC A 2–2 D Season Stats
FC Porto Nottingham Forest FC #5 Position #13 17 Points 14 8 Played 8 5 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 2 13 Scored 15 7 Conceded 7 +6 GD +8 2.13 PPG 1.75 63% Win % 50% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season47% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this seasonFC Porto are 5th (17 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (14 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: FC Porto gets underway.
- 5' 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 James McAtee suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' 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.
- 11' William da Silva puts FC Porto on the lead.
- 13' What a strike from Martim Fernandes! The score is 2-0.
- 15' Gabriel Veiga is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
- 19' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Martim Fernandes departs to be replaced by Alberto Baio.
- 24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 29' 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.
- 34' Nottingham Forest FC is showing some good football. However, Nottingham Forest FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 39' Nikola Milenkovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Zaidu Sanusi, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Do Dragao with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
- 46' The whistle greets Murillo as he departs to be replaced by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 59' It is a substitution in FC Porto team. Terem Moffi is replaced by Deniz Gul on 59 minute.
- 60' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Morgan Gibbs-White by Omari Hutchinson on 60 minute.
- 61' Neco Williams has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dilane Bakwa on 61 minute.
- 66' Nottingham Forest FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker Morgan Gibbs-White scoring 1 goals.
- 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
- 74' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Seko Fofana departs to be replaced by Alan Varela.
- 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Porto needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 84' FC Porto started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
- 89' FC Porto is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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FC Porto
4-3-3Starting XI- 13
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Seko Fofana ↓ Alan Varela 74'
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Terem Moffi ↓ Deniz Gul 59'
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Borja Sainz ↓ Pepe 59'
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Gabriel Veiga ↓ Victor Froholdt 59'
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Martim Fernandes ↓ Alberto Baio 19'
Bench- 24
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Pepe ↑ 59'
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Alan Varela ↑ 74'
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Alberto Baio ↑ 19'
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Deniz Gul ↑ 59'
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Victor Froholdt ↑ 59'
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Coach Francesco FarioliNottingham Forest FC
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Chris Wood ↓ Igor Jesus 46'
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Dilane Bakwa ↓ Neco Williams 61'
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James McAtee ↓ Ibrahim Sangare 74'
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Murillo ↓ Nikola Milenkovic 46'
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Bench- 20
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Ibrahim Sangare ↑ 74'
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Nikola Milenkovic ↑ 46'
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Neco Williams ↑ 61'
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Omari Hutchinson ↑ 60'
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Igor Jesus ↑ 46'
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Coach Vítor Pereira -
Head to Head
FC Porto Form
Nottingham Forest FC Form
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 2026-03-12 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 FC Midtjylland L 2026-03-04 Manchester City FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D