Nottingham Forest FC
Football UEFA Europa League City Ground Thu 23 Oct 15:00
FC Porto
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Europa League Betting Preview: Nottingham Forest vs Porto

Premier League side Nottingham Forest, now led by new manager Sean Dyche, host Portuguese Primeira Liga outfit Porto in this Europa League clash at City Ground, with kick-off set for 15:00 on Thursday 23 October. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Porto Expected to Cover the Line

We’ll chance Porto +0.25 on the Asian Handicap and divide our stake between 0 and +0.5 when they meet Nottingham Forest. A win delivers a payout at -137 although a draw would still land a return.

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Dyche Becomes Forest’s Third Manager of the Season

Crisis club Nottingham Forest, without a win in their last ten games in all competitions, are now led by their third manager of the season, having sacked Nuno Espírito Santo earlier in the campaign and Ange Postecoglou on Saturday.

Forest were beaten 3-0 at City Ground in their last game, being turned over at home to Chelsea in the Premier League. The Tricky Trees had 49% possession and two shots on target.

Porto hosted Benfica in the O Clássico at Estadio do Dragao in their previous game, with the Primeira Liga clash ending in a 0-0 draw. Francesco Farioli's team had 51% possession and recorded two shots on goal.

In their most recent Europa League engagements, Forest lost 3-2 when hosting FC Midtjylland, with Porto getting a 2-1 win when hosting Crvena zvezda.

Europa League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
8 Porto logo Porto 5 3 1 1 7 4 3 7:4 10
16 Nott’m Forest logo Nott’m Forest 5 2 2 1 9 5 4 9:5 8
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Nottingham Forest – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

2 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, averaging 0.7 goals from 10.7 attempts and 3.7 shots on goal. Forest have had 53.2% possession, 464.0 passes and 5.2 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.7 goals from 12.2 attempts and 5.0 shots on goal, while earning 5.1 corners.

Top scorer Chris Wood has found the net 2 times, with Neco Williams, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Dan Ndoye and Nikola Milenkovic getting 1 goals each. Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White and Elliot Anderson have racked up the most assists with 1 each.

Porto – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

Porto have 9 victories and 1 draw, with an average of 5.8 shots on goal, 14.4 attempts and 2.4 goals. The Dragons average 55.6% possession, 466.5 passes, 5.4 corners awarded and 3.5 corners against, while 0.2 goals have been conceded from 9.6 attempts and 2.3 shots on goal.

Samuel Aghehowa is top of the team’s scoring charts with 6, while Francisco Moura, William Gomes, Borja Sainz and Pepe have 2. Alberto Costa has clocked up 5 assists, with Diogo Costa keeping 8 clean sheets in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Nottingham Forest confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels (GK), Neco Williams, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Elliot Anderson, Douglas Luiz, Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Igor Jesus.

Porto confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Diogo Costa (GK), Alberto Costa, Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior, Francisco Moura, Victor Froholdt, Alan Varela, Pablo Rosario, Pepe, Samuel Aghehowa, Borja Sainz.

Nottingham Forest vs Porto Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Nottingham Forest vs Porto betting tips provide expert coverage of all major angles, including our main match prediction, top player prop picks, correct score recommendation, corners betting angle and best bet builder insights.

Match Prediction

Porto +0.25 on the Asian Handicap looks like a sensible play at a price of -137. The Portuguese side should be able to swerve a loss in this Europa League game and we’re confident that the away team can land a victory.

Team news can have a significant impact on the betting odds, and we factor this in alongside recent form and the latest Europa League stats when making our football predictions.

Key Nottingham Forest vs Porto Europa League & league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Porto in 13 consecutive games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Porto in 17 of their last 20 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Forest in 9 consecutive games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Forest in 15 of their last 20 games.
Porto +0.25 Probability

The top betting apps make it a 57.8% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 60-65%. This is why we can recommend this bet.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: William Santos Gomes Over 0.5 Shots On Target +117 BetMGM logo

William Santos Gomes (Porto) has averaged 0.71 shots on goal in his past seven games. We anticipate that these numbers will prove telling and that he will cover the Shots on Target line at odds of +117.

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Corners Prediction

Forest Over 4.5 Corners -149 BetMGM logo

The 4.5 corners line has been covered by Nottingham Forest in six consecutive home matches. The number of Forest corners might be larger than the line implies and that means a bet at odds of -149.

Europa League & League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Forest Logo Forest
Total
10.10 5.10 5.00
Home
11.10 5.50 5.60
Away
9.00 3.40 5.60
Porto Logo Porto
Total
9.30 6.10 3.20
Home
8.90 4.80 4.10
Away
9.30 6.10 3.20
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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Porto +0.25 -137
Both Team To Score Yes -156
Team Corners Forest Over 4.5 -149

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Nottingham Forest vs Porto Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Full-Time Result Odds Suggest a Close Contest

The available 1x2 betting prices reveal that Nottingham Forest are +165 for a Europa League win, with Porto being +175. The draw is on offer at +210 if you expect the game to finish level.

You can take advantage of the Draw No Bet market if you want a less-risky option. Going down this route means you can back Forest at -122 or instead go for Porto at -111.

Under 2.5 Goals is available as the favourite and a bet on this pick means that you don’t want more than two goals to be netted. Both Teams to Score wagering is popular and you are able to land -116 when it comes to the BTTS Yes and BTTS No picks.

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Chris Wood Favourite to Find the Net First

Chris Wood is available at +140 when it comes to Anytime Goalscorer, with the favourite priced at odds of +350 to find the net first.

Player Goals
Chris Wood (Forest)
First
+140
Anytime
+350
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Samu Omorodion (Porto)
First
+175
Anytime
+370
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Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz (Forest)
First
+245
Anytime
+500
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Luuk de Jong (Porto)
First
+290
Anytime
+575
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Player Shots On Target
Samu Omorodion (Porto)
Over 0.5
-238
Under 0.5
+148
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Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz (Forest)
Over 0.5
-167
Under 0.5
+105
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Luuk de Jong (Porto)
Over 0.5
-139
Under 0.5
-112
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Taiwo Awoniyi (Forest)
Over 0.5
-111
Under 0.5
-141
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Player Shots
Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz (Forest)
Over 3.5
+125
Under 3.5
-
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Samu Omorodion (Porto)
Over 2.5
-179
Under 2.5
-
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Luuk de Jong (Porto)
Over 2.5
+115
Under 2.5
-
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Borja Sainz (Porto)
Over 2.5
+108
Under 2.5
-
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Team Stats

Latest Europa League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Nottingham Forest logo Nottingham Forest Stats
Porto logo Porto Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 6 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 9 wins and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 8 wins and 2 defeats in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

Nottingham Forest vs Porto Lineups & Team News

Be prepared — check the Forest vs Porto team news before wagering. We’ll have the predicted and confirmed Europa League lineups for you plus all the latest on player injuries.

Nottingham Forest Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Porto Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Nottingham Forest Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

26 Matz Sels
3 Neco Williams 31 Nikola Milenkovic 5 Murillo 35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
8 Elliot Anderson 12 Douglas Luiz
14 Dan Ndoye 10 Morgan Gibbs-White 7 Callum Hudson-Odoi
19 Igor Jesus
99 Diogo Costa
20 Alberto Costa 5 Jan Bednarek 4 Jakub Kiwior 74 Francisco Moura
8 Victor Froholdt 22 Alan Varela 13 Pablo Rosario
11 Pepe 9 Samuel Aghehowa 17 Borja Sainz

Porto Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Nottingham Forest Substitutes

  • 4Morato
  • 6Ibrahim Sangare
  • 13John Victor
  • 15A. Kalimuendo-Muinga
  • 16Nicolas Dominguez
  • 22Ryan Yates
  • 24James McAtee
  • 30Willy Boly
  • 37Nicolo Savona
  • 44Zach Abbott
  • 67Keehan Willows
  • 77Zyan Blake

Porto Substitutes

  • 6Stephen Eustaquio
  • 7William Gomes
  • 10Gabriel Veiga
  • 12Zaidu Sanusi
  • 14Claudio Ramos
  • 21Dominik Prpic
  • 24Andorinha
  • 27Deniz Guel
  • 47Angel Alarcon
  • 52Martim Fernandes
  • 73Gabriel Bras
  • 86Rodrigo Mora

Previous Nottingham Forest Lineups

18 Oct Premier League
Nott’m Forest 0-3 Chelsea
05 Oct Premier League
Newcastle 2-0 Nott’m Forest
02 Oct Europa League
Nott’m Forest 2-3 FC Midtjylland
27 Sep Premier League
Nott’m Forest 0-1 Sunderland
24 Sep Europa League
Real Betis 2-2 Nott’m Forest
20 Sep Premier League
Burnley 1-1 Nott’m Forest

Previous Porto Lineups

05 Oct Primeira Liga
Porto 0-0 Benfica
02 Oct Europa League
Porto 2-1 Crvena Zvezda
29 Sep Primeira Liga
Arouca 0-4 Porto
25 Sep Europa League
RB Salzburg 0-1 Porto
19 Sep Primeira Liga
Rio Ave 0-3 Porto
13 Sep Primeira Liga
Porto 1-0 Nacional

Injuries & Suspensions

Nottingham Forest Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Porto Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Team Squads

Nottingham Forest Player Stats & Squad

Manager:

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Matz Sels 26 G 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Elliot Anderson 8 M 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Neco Williams 3 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Morgan Gibbs-White 10 M 2 180 2 0 0 2 2 0
Morato 4 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 1 0

Porto Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Francesco Farioli

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Diogo Costa 99 G 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Pablo Rosario 13 M 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Zaidu Sanusi 12 D 2 142 2 0 0 0 0 0
Victor Froholdt 8 M 2 135 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jan Bednarek 5 D 2 135 2 0 0 0 0 0
UEFA FlagEuropa League Table
Europa League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lyon 5 4 0 1 11:2 12
2 FC Midtjylland 5 4 0 1 12:5 12
3 Aston Villa 5 4 0 1 8:3 12
4 Freiburg 5 3 2 0 8:3 11
5 Real Betis 5 3 2 0 8:3 11
6 Ferencvaros 5 3 2 0 9:5 11
7 Braga 5 3 1 1 9:5 10
8 Porto 5 3 1 1 7:4 10
9 Genk 5 3 1 1 7:5 10
10 Celta Vigo 5 3 0 2 11:7 9
11 Lille 5 3 0 2 10:6 9
12 Stuttgart 5 3 0 2 8:4 9
13 Viktoria Plzeň 5 2 3 0 6:2 9
14 Panathinaikos 5 3 0 2 9:7 9
15 Roma 5 3 0 2 7:5 9
16 Nott’m Forest 5 2 2 1 9:5 8
17 PAOK 5 2 2 1 10:7 8
18 Bologna 5 2 2 1 7:4 8
19 Brann 5 2 2 1 6:3 8
20 Fenerbahce 5 2 2 1 5:5 8
21 Celtic 5 2 1 2 7:8 7
22 Crvena Zvezda 5 2 1 2 4:5 7
23 Dinamo Zagreb 5 2 1 2 7:10 7
24 Basel 5 2 0 3 7:7 6
25 Ludogorets 5 2 0 3 8:11 6
26 Young Boys 5 2 0 3 7:12 6
27 Go Ahead E. 5 2 0 3 4:9 6
28 Sturm Graz 5 1 1 3 4:7 4
29 RB Salzburg 5 1 0 4 5:10 3
30 Feyenoord 5 1 0 4 4:9 3
31 FCSB 5 1 0 4 3:8 3
32 Utrecht 5 0 1 4 2:7 1
33 Rangers 5 0 1 4 2:9 1
34 Malmo FF 5 0 1 4 2:10 1
35 Maccabi Tel Aviv 5 0 1 4 1:14 1
36 Nice 5 0 0 5 4:12 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Aston Villa 3 3 0 0 5:1 9
2 Real Betis 3 2 1 0 6:3 7
3 Fenerbahce 3 2 1 0 4:2 7
4 Crvena Zvezda 3 2 1 0 3:1 7
5 Lille 3 2 0 1 9:5 6
6 Nott’m Forest 3 2 0 1 7:3 6
7 FC Midtjylland 2 2 0 0 5:1 6
8 Porto 2 2 0 0 5:1 6
9 Basel 2 2 0 0 5:1 6
10 Lyon 2 2 0 0 4:0 6
11 Brann 2 2 0 0 4:0 6
12 Celta Vigo 2 2 0 0 5:2 6
13 Freiburg 2 2 0 0 4:1 6
14 Stuttgart 2 2 0 0 4:1 6
15 Braga 3 2 0 1 6:4 6
16 PAOK 3 1 2 0 5:1 5
17 Bologna 3 1 2 0 5:2 5
18 Viktoria Plzeň 3 1 2 0 3:0 5
19 Ferencvaros 2 1 1 0 4:2 4
20 Sturm Graz 2 1 1 0 2:1 4
21 Genk 3 1 1 1 2:2 4
22 RB Salzburg 3 1 0 2 4:4 3
23 Panathinaikos 2 1 0 1 3:3 3
24 Roma 3 1 0 2 3:4 3
25 Dinamo Zagreb 2 1 0 1 3:4 3
26 Ludogorets 2 1 0 1 3:4 3
27 Celtic 2 1 0 1 2:3 3
28 Young Boys 2 1 0 1 4:6 3
29 Feyenoord 3 1 0 2 4:6 3
30 Go Ahead E. 3 1 0 2 2:6 3
31 Utrecht 2 0 1 1 1:2 1
32 Malmo FF 3 0 1 2 2:4 1
33 Rangers 3 0 1 2 1:4 1
34 Nice 2 0 0 2 2:5 0
35 FCSB 2 0 0 2 1:4 0
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3 0 0 3 1:12 0
England FlagPremier League Table
Premier League 2025/2026
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Arsenal 14 10 3 1 27:7 33
2 Man City 14 9 1 4 32:16 28
3 Aston Villa 14 8 3 3 20:14 27
4 Chelsea 14 7 3 4 25:15 24
5 Crystal Palace 14 6 5 3 18:11 23
6 Sunderland 14 6 5 3 18:14 23
7 Brighton 14 6 4 4 24:20 22
8 Man United 14 6 4 4 22:21 22
9 Liverpool 14 7 1 6 21:21 22
10 Everton 14 6 3 5 15:17 21
11 Tottenham 14 5 4 5 23:18 19
12 Newcastle 14 5 4 5 19:18 19
13 Brentford 14 6 1 7 21:22 19
14 Bournemouth 14 5 4 5 21:24 19
15 Fulham 14 5 2 7 19:22 17
16 Nott’m Forest 14 4 3 7 14:22 15
17 Leeds 14 4 2 8 16:26 14
18 West Ham 14 3 3 8 16:28 12
19 Burnley 14 3 1 10 15:28 10
20 Wolverhampton 14 0 2 12 7:29 2
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Arsenal 7 6 1 0 18:2 19
2 Man City 7 6 0 1 19:6 18
3 Brentford 7 5 1 1 15:8 16
4 Aston Villa 7 5 1 1 11:5 16
5 Sunderland 7 4 3 0 14:7 15
6 Brighton 7 4 2 1 15:10 14
7 Bournemouth 7 4 2 1 10:5 14
8 Fulham 7 4 1 2 13:8 13
9 Man United 7 4 1 2 12:8 13
10 Newcastle 7 4 1 2 12:9 13
11 Liverpool 7 4 1 2 11:9 13
12 Chelsea 7 3 2 2 10:7 11
13 Leeds 7 3 2 2 10:8 11
14 Everton 7 3 2 2 8:9 11
15 Crystal Palace 7 2 4 1 9:7 10
16 Burnley 7 2 1 4 5:7 7
17 Nott’m Forest 7 2 1 4 8:13 7
18 West Ham 7 2 0 5 8:17 6
19 Tottenham 7 1 2 4 8:9 5
20 Wolverhampton 7 0 1 6 6:17 1
Portugal FlagPrimeira Liga Table
Primeira Liga 2025/2026
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Porto 12 11 1 0 25:3 34
2 Sporting 13 10 2 1 32:7 32
3 Benfica 13 8 5 0 26:8 29
4 Gil Vicente 12 7 2 3 16:6 23
5 Famalicão 12 5 5 2 13:7 20
6 Braga 12 5 4 3 23:11 19
7 Moreirense 12 6 1 5 18:17 19
8 Vitória 12 5 2 5 14:17 17
9 Alverca 12 4 2 6 14:19 14
10 Estoril 12 3 4 5 19:18 13
11 Rio Ave 12 2 7 3 15:20 13
12 Santa Clara 12 3 3 6 10:14 12
13 Nacional 12 3 3 6 12:17 12
14 Estrela 12 2 5 5 13:18 11
15 Casa Pia 12 2 3 7 13:26 9
16 Tondela 12 2 3 7 7:20 9
17 Arouca 12 2 3 7 13:34 9
18 AVS 12 0 3 9 8:29 3
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Porto 6 5 1 0 11:1 16
2 Sporting 6 4 1 1 17:3 13
3 Benfica 7 3 4 0 15:6 13
4 Moreirense 6 4 1 1 12:7 13
5 Gil Vicente 6 4 0 2 7:3 12
6 Vitória 6 3 2 1 11:8 11
7 Braga 6 3 1 2 11:5 10
8 Famalicão 6 2 2 2 6:3 8
9 Estoril 6 2 2 2 9:8 8
10 Santa Clara 6 2 1 3 6:6 7
11 Alverca 6 2 1 3 5:10 7
12 Rio Ave 6 1 3 2 7:11 6
13 Estrela 6 1 2 3 7:8 5
14 Arouca 7 1 2 4 7:17 5
15 Nacional 6 1 0 5 6:13 3
16 Tondela 5 0 2 3 2:7 2
17 Casa Pia 6 0 2 4 6:14 2
18 AVS 6 0 2 4 4:12 2