Nottingham Forest And Porto Meet Again In The Europa League
Estadio Do Dragao | Europa League QF 1st Leg | Thursday April 9 | 8pm
With a place in the Europa League semi-final up for grabs, BetVictor News brings you the Porto vs Nottingham Forest preview, prediction, H2H, latest team news, odds, betting tips and more ahead of Thursday’s showdown in Portugal.
Porto Vs Nottingham Forest Preview
Taking a welcome break from their Premier League struggles, Nottingham Forest will be aiming to complete an unlikely double over Porto on Thursday night. The two met at the City Ground in October on MD3 of the Europa League league phase.
Goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Igor Jesus gave Forest a somewhat surprising 2-0 win. Both goals came from the spot and helped the Tricky Trees to an eventual play-off berth. Fenerbahce were comfortably dismissed before Midtyjlland were outed in the R16.
Despite their successes in Europe’s secondary club competition, the Porto vs Nottingham Forest odds suggest a home victory is the likely outcome. And with the Portuguese giants on course for their 31st domestic title and a potential spot in the Taca de Portugal final, Forest know they’ll have their work cut out.
The Dragons have only lost three times across all competitions this campaign. A feat which has helped see them installed as the 9/2 second favourites in BetVictor’s Europa League outright winner betting market.
Francesco Farioli’s side reached the last eight having beaten Bundesliga side Stuttgart in the R16. Porto picked up a 2-1 win in Germany before winning 2-0 at the Estadio Do Dragao.
Porto Vs Nottingham Forest H2H Record
Porto and Nottingham Forest have only ever played each other once before. And of course, that was the 2-0 win for Forest earlier this season. To repeat that feat in Portugal will be a tall order. Especially as the Dragons haven’t lost at home all season in any competition – which is something for punters to bear in mind when it comes to Porto vs Nottingham Forest betting.
- Porto wins – 0
- Draws – 0
- Nottingham Forest win – 1
Porto Vs Nottingham Forest Team News
The quartet of Rodrigo Mora, Nahuen Perez, Samu Aghehowa and Luuk de Jong are all set to miss out for Porto. Mora and Perez are actually rated doubtful but are unlikely to be risked. Terem Moffi will therefore start as the central striker.
As for Nottingham Forest, England international and star midfielder Elliot Anderson misses the trip due to suspension. Omari Hutchinson, Jair Cunha, Willy Bolly, Nicolo Savona, John Victor, Chris Wood and Ola Aina are all on the crocked list.
Porto’s last six in all comps:
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Nottingham Forest’s last six in all comps:
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Porto Vs Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineups
Porto predicted lineup:
D Costa; A Costa, Bednarek, Kiwior, Sanusi; Froholdt, Varela, Fofana; Gomes, Moffi, Sainz
Nottingham Forest predicted lineup:
Sels; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Netz; Sangare, Dominguez; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Jesus
Porto Vs Nottingham Forest Betting Angles
Key Match Stats
- Nottingham Forest won the only previous H2H earlier this season
- Porto are unbeaten at home in all comps this season
- Porto have only won twice in their last 14 attempts against English opponents (D4, L8)
Top Betting Angles for Porto Vs Nottingham Forest
Cards markets: Porto have received 29 bookings in the Europa League this season, the joint-most of teams still in the competition. Over 3.5 is currently 3/5.
Goals markets: Nottingham Forest have scored eight times between the 16th and 30th minute. Over 1.5 by the 30th minute is on-site at 19/4.
Shots on target: Nottingham Forest have registered 77 shots on target this term. Bettered only by Bologna (79). Forest 5+ SoT is available at 13/8.
Porto Vs Nottingham Forest Prediction
Although our Bologna vs Aston Villa preview is backing a score draw, there’s no denying that Nottingham Forest face their toughest Europa League assignment to date this season. Porto are ruthless on home soil and we expect that trend to continue on Thursday night. Unlike Villa, we expect the Tricky Trees to leave the Estadio Do Dragao empty-handed.
Prediction: Porto 2-1 Nottingham Forest
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