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Nottingham Forest vs FC Porto

Nottingham Forest
1 - 0
FC Porto
🕒 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Danny Makkelie 🔁 Quarter-finals 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Quarter-finals
Europa League Table
Nottingham Forest 5 · FC Porto 7
Referee Stats
Danny Makkelie
2 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 1.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 50%
Draws 0%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Nottingham Forest outshot their opponent (20-10).
  • Nottingham Forest controlled possession (61%).
  • Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

8
W-D-L: 5-0-3

Goals For / Against

14 / 6
Avg: 1.75 / 0.75

Points

15
Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

1
FC Porto (Away stats)

Games / Record

6
W-D-L: 2-2-2

Goals For / Against

5 / 6
Avg: 0.83 / 1.00

Points

8
Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Europa League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.88
PPG
1.33
1.75
GF
0.83
0.75
GA
1.00
50%
O2.5
17%
25%
BTTS
50%
38%
Score 1st
17%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank5th
FC Porto rank7th
Nottingham Forest points27
FC Porto points24
Nottingham Forest: #5 · 27 pts · GD +8
12 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
FC Porto: #7 · 24 pts · GD +8
15 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

W W L L W
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals7-3
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

FC Porto last 5 away

L W D D L
Points5/15
Weighted index38
Goals4-6
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 13%

FC Porto trend breakdown

Over 2.517%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.517%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home88%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home63%
FC Porto score away67%
FC Porto clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first38%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first100%
FC Porto score first17%
FC Porto win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 25% · FC Porto 60%
Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 19.3' · FC Porto 21.0'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.75 vs 1.47
Nottingham Forest concede at home0.75 vs 1.16
FC Porto score away0.83 vs 1.16
FC Porto concede away1.00 vs 1.47
Nottingham Forest score 19% above league average, while FC Porto score 28% below league average.
Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 35% below league average at home, and FC Porto are 32% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3
Avg goals1.67
BTTS33%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

FC Porto goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
61-75 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
1
Total Shots
20
10
Shots off Goal
9
6
Blocked Shots
6
3
Shots Inside Box
11
4
Shots Outside Box
9
6
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
8
1
Fouls
16
11
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
521
334
Passes Accurate
466
258
Passes %
89%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
8'
8' J. Bednarek
12' ⚽
⚽
12' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
M. Gibbs-White
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Williams
16' ↑↓
↑↓
16' ⇄ C. Wood
1st substitution · For: Igor Jesus
32'
32' T. Moffi
36'
36' Alberto Baio
40'
40' O. Hutchinson
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Z. Sanusi
1st substitution · For: Francisco Moura
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Gabri Veiga
2nd substitution · For: J. Kiwior
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Alberto Baio
3rd substitution · For: Victor Mow Froholdt
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Borja Sainz
4th substitution · For: A. Varela
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ O. Hutchinson
2nd substitution · For: C. Hudson-Odoi
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ D. Ndoye
3rd substitution · For: N. Milenković
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ T. Moffi
5th substitution · For: D. Gül
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ Murillo
4th substitution · For: Morato
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ C. Hudson-Odoi
5th substitution · For: D. Bakwa
90'
90' William

Nottingham Forest vs FC Porto 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nottingham Forest beat FC Porto 1-0 on Thursday, 16 April 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Danny Makkelie. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: J. Bednarek received a red card for FC Porto at 8'. Nottingham Forest took the lead at 12' when M. Gibbs-White scored, with the assist credited to N. Williams, making the score 1-0. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 16', with C. Wood replacing Igor Jesus. T. Moffi received a yellow card for FC Porto at 32'. Alberto Baio received a yellow card for FC Porto at 36'. O. Hutchinson received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 40'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. FC Porto made their 1st substitution at 46', with Z. Sanusi replacing Francisco Moura. FC Porto made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Gabri Veiga replacing J. Kiwior. FC Porto made their 3rd substitution at 46', with Alberto Baio replacing Victor Mow Froholdt. FC Porto made their 4th substitution at 46', with Borja Sainz replacing A. Varela. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 46', with O. Hutchinson replacing C. Hudson-Odoi. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 65', with D. Ndoye replacing N. Milenković. FC Porto made their 5th substitution at 66', with T. Moffi replacing D. Gül. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 72', with Murillo replacing Morato. Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 72', with C. Hudson-Odoi replacing D. Bakwa. William received a yellow card for FC Porto at 90'.

Nottingham Forest used 5 substitutions while FC Porto used 5 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 1 yellow card, while FC Porto got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Nottingham Forest outshot their opponent (20-10).
  • Nottingham Forest controlled possession (61%).
  • Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Nottingham Forest vs FC Porto Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
16 Apr 2026 Nottingham Forest vs FC Porto 1 - 0 09 Apr 2026 FC Porto vs Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 23 Oct 2025 Nottingham Forest vs FC Porto 2 - 0