Nottingham Forest FC vs FC Porto, Europe 2025-26 QUARTER FINALS
-
Match Preview
Nottingham Forest FC vs FC Porto — Europe at City Ground, Nottingham.
- Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · 14 pts (2025/26)
- FC Porto 8 games · 17 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Danny Makkelie
- Assistant 1 Hessel Steegstra
- Assistant 2 Jan de Vries
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 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Famalicao 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 history47% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season25% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this seasonNottingham Forest FC are 13th (14 pts). FC Porto are 5th (17 pts).
-
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nottingham Forest FC is hosting FC Porto for another epic battle.
- 5' Nottingham Forest FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 8' It’s gonna be a card for Jan Bednarek.
- 12' Morgan Gibbs-White puts Nottingham Forest FC on the lead.
- 16' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Chris Wood is replaced by Igor Jesus.
- 21' FC Porto is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Neco Williams, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground, Nottingham with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 31' 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 Jakub Kiwior suffering a number of foals already.
- 32' That looks like a foul for a card for Terem Moffi.
- 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alberto Baio on 36.
- 40' Omari Hutchinson was booked on 40.
- 45' 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.
- 46' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Omari Hutchinson is replaced by Callum Hudson-Odoi on 46 minute.
- 51' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Ola Aina has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
- 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 65' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Dan Ndoye by Nikola Milenkovic on 65 minute.
- 66' Deniz Gul has so much to prove this time. He replaces Terem Moffi on 66 minute.
- 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
- 72' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Murillo is replaced by Morato on 72 minute.
- 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Seko Fofana made 443 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 82' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Porto that had 480 games and scored 600 goals.
- 87' 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.
- 90' William da Silva is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Another three points for Nottingham Forest FC.
-
Nottingham Forest FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI-
11
Chris Wood ↓ Igor Jesus 16'
- 10
- 6
- 27
- 34
- 16
- 3
-
14
Dan Ndoye ↓ Nikola Milenkovic 65'
- 21
- 5
- 23
Bench- 20
-
7
Callum Hudson-Odoi ↑ 46'
- 22
- 26
-
31
Nikola Milenkovic ↑ 65'
-
4
Morato ↑ 72'
- 29
- 24
- 44
-
19
Igor Jesus ↑ 16'
- 67
- 61
Coach Vítor PereiraFC Porto
4-3-3Starting XI- 13
- 5
- 3
- 42
-
29
Terem Moffi ↓ Deniz Gul 66'
- 99
-
12
Zaidu Sanusi ↓ Moura 46'
-
17
Borja Sainz ↓ Alan Varela 46'
-
10
Gabriel Veiga ↓ Jakub Kiwior 46'
- 7
-
20
Alberto Baio ↓ Victor Froholdt 46'
Bench- 24
- 11
- 14
-
74
Moura ↑ 46'
-
22
Alan Varela ↑ 46'
-
4
Jakub Kiwior ↑ 46'
-
27
Deniz Gul ↑ 66'
-
8
Victor Froholdt ↑ 46'
- 73
- 86
- 21
- 58
Coach Francesco Farioli -
11
-
Head to Head
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