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Nottingham Forest vs Porto Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–01 – 0

Morgan Gibbs-White 12′13th

5th

Player of the matchNeco WilliamsNFO · 1 assist · 102′ played · 9 duels won · 4 key passes · 8 recoveries

8.3
Possession
61%39%
Shots · on target in brackets
20 (5)10 (1)
Corners
81
Table · 17 v 17 pts
13th → 4th5th → 8th

Europa LeagueThe City GroundRef H. Steegstra

Events

NFO 1–0 POR · 1–3 yellow · 0–1 red
  1. Full time 1–0
  2. William GomesYellow card
  3. +Moratofor Murillo · injury
  4. +Dilane Bakwafor Callum Hudson-Odoi · injury
  5. Deniz Gülfor Terem Moffi
  6. Nikola Milenkovićfor Dan Ndoye
  7. Alan Varelafor Borja Sainz
  8. Callum Hudson-Odoifor Omari Hutchinson
  9. Francisco Mourafor Zaidu Sanusi
  10. Jakub Kiwiorfor Gabri Veiga
  11. Victor Froholdtfor Alberto Costa
  12. Half-time 1–0
  13. Omari HutchinsonYellow card
  14. Alberto CostaYellow card
  15. Terem MoffiYellow card
  16. +Igor Jesusfor Chris Wood · injury
  17. Morgan Gibbs-White1–0Goal · right foot · assist Neco Williams
  18. Jan BednarekRed card

Team stats

44 figures
Nottingham Forestfull timePorto
  1. 61%Possession39%
  2. 20Shots10
  3. 5Shots on target1
  4. 3Big chances3
  5. 8Corners1
  6. 522Passes334
  7. 16Fouls11
  8. 1Yellow cards3
All 44 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 6Accurate crosses3
  3. 105Attacks78
  4. 3Big chances missed3
  5. 19Crosses13
  6. 70Dangerous attacks32
  7. 14Dribble attempts13
  8. 1Hit woodwork2
  9. 2Offsides0
  10. 25%Shot accuracy10%
  11. 6Shots blocked3
  12. 11Shots inside box4
  13. 9Shots off target6
  14. 9Shots outside box6
  15. 5Successful dribbles6
  16. Passing
  17. 29Accurate long passes29
  18. 466Accurate passes259
  19. 83%Forward passes %80%
  20. 16Key passes6
  21. 69%Long pass accuracy46%
  22. 42Long passes63
  23. 89%Pass accuracy78%
  24. 42Passes in final third55
  25. Defence
  26. 55Ball recoveries40
  27. 82Ball safe97
  28. 45Duels won51
  29. 6Goal kicks10
  30. 12Headers won10
  31. 9Interceptions5
  32. 1Saves4
  33. 17Tackles22
  34. Discipline
  35. 11Free kicks18
  36. 0Red cards1
  37. Other
  38. 4Injuries0
  39. 109Possession lost130
  40. 5Substitutions5
  41. 9Throw-ins17

Top ratings

XI avg 7.06 v 6.49
  1. Neco WilliamsNFO8.3
  2. Diogo CostaPOR7.7
  3. Morgan Gibbs-WhiteNFO7.5
  4. Seko FofanaPOR7.4
  5. Ibrahim SangaréNFO7.2

Player leaders

this match

Big chances created

  1. Morgan Gibbs-WhiteNFO1
  2. Seko FofanaPOR1
  3. Dilane BakwaNFO1

Progressive passes

  1. Ibrahim SangaréNFO68 (91%)
  2. Nicolás DomínguezNFO59 (89%)
  3. Neco WilliamsNFO51 (82%)

Final-third passes

  1. Diogo CostaPOR12
  2. Ibrahim SangaréNFO9
  3. Thiago SilvaPOR9

Duels won

  1. Neco WilliamsNFO9/15
  2. Ibrahim SangaréNFO7/12
  3. Ola AinaNFO7/11

Dribbles

  1. Neco WilliamsNFO3/5
  2. Seko FofanaPOR3/4
  3. Jakub KiwiorPOR2/2

Clearances

  1. MurilloNFO6
  2. Ola AinaNFO4
  3. MoratoNFO3

What stands out

  • 4thfrom 13th

    Nottingham Forest moved from 13th to 4th in the Europa League table with this result.14 → 17 points after 9 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 8thfrom 5th

    Porto moved from 5th to 8th in the Europa League table with this result.17 → 17 points after 9 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Table after full time

Europa League 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Olympique Lyonnais87-0-118:5+13211st
2Aston Villa87-0-114:6+8212nd
3FC Midtjylland86-1-118:8+10193rd
4Nottingham Forest95-2-216:7+91713th ▲9
5Real Betis85-2-113:7+6174th ▼1
6Sporting Braga85-2-111:5+6176th
7SC Freiburg85-2-110:4+6177th
8Porto95-2-213:8+5175th ▼3
9Roma85-1-213:6+7168th ▼1
10Genk85-1-211:7+4169th ▼1
36Maccabi Tel Aviv80-1-72:22-20136th
Nottingham Forest
13th → 4th14 → 17 pts
Porto
5th → 8th17 → 17 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Head-to-head

2 meetings on record since 2025

1-1-0Nottingham Forest W-D-L · goals 3:1

1 NFO1 draws0 POR
Goals per meeting
2
  1. Porto1–1Nottingham ForestEuropa League
  2. Nottingham Forest2–0PortoEuropa League

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Nottingham Forest4d restequal rest · old → new4d restPorto
  1. 0-1L22 Feb
  2. 1-2L26 Feb
  3. 1-2L1 Mar
  4. 2-2D4 Mar
  5. 0-1L12 Mar
  6. 0-0D15 Mar
  7. 2-1W19 Mar
  8. 3-0W22 Mar
  9. 1-1D9 Apr
  10. 1-1D12 Apr

2-4-4goals 11:111.00pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 3-1W27 Feb
  2. 0-1L3 Mar
  3. 2-2D8 Mar
  4. 2-1W12 Mar
  5. 3-0W15 Mar
  6. 2-0W19 Mar
  7. 2-1W22 Mar
  8. 2-2D4 Apr
  9. 1-1D9 Apr
  10. 3-1W12 Apr

6-3-1goals 20:102.10pts/game

  1. HAston Villa1–1
  2. APorto1–1
  3. ATottenham Hotspur3–0
  4. AFC Midtjylland2–1
  5. HFulham0–0

latest 5

  1. AEstoril3–1
  2. HNottingham Forest1–1
  3. HFamalicão2–2
  4. ASporting Braga2–1
  5. HVfB Stuttgart2–0
Show older matches
  1. HFC Midtjylland0–1
  2. AManchester City2–2
  3. ABrighton & Hove Albion1–2
  4. HFenerbahçe1–2
  5. HLiverpool0–1

older

  1. HMoreirense3–0
  2. AVfB Stuttgart2–1
  3. ABenfica2–2
  4. ASporting CP0–1
  5. HArouca3–1

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

43%Model · draw 26%31%

Projected goals
1.44 – 1.19total 2.63 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 12.3%1–0 10.4%2–1 8.9%
OutcomeModelHappened
Nottingham Forest win43%Yes
Draw26%No
Porto win31%No
Over 1.5 goals74%No
Over 2.5 goals49%No
Over 3.5 goals27%No
Both teams to score53%No
Nottingham Forest clean sheet30%Yes
Porto clean sheet24%No
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
Europa League
Season
2025/2026
Kick-off
Venue
The City Ground, Nottingham
Capacity
30,445 · grass
Weather
13 °C · broken clouds · humidity 52%
Referee
H. Steegstra
POR coach
Francesco Farioli (1.95 PPG)

Match summary

Nottingham Forest beat Porto 1-0 in the Europa League.

Across 2 previous meetings on record, Nottingham Forest won 1 and Porto won 0, with 1 draw (2 goals per game).

Morgan Gibbs-White (12') scored for Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest — live results and schedulePorto — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-17.06 avg rating 6.494-3-3Porto
  1. 276.9Stefan Ortega102′
  1. 347.1Ola Aina102′
  2. 237.0Jair Cunha102′
  3. 57.0Murillo↓72′+
  4. 38.3Neco WilliamsA 102′
  1. 67.2Ibrahim Sangaré102′
  2. 167.0Nicolás Domínguez102′
  1. 216.7Omari HutchinsonYC ↓46′
  2. 107.5Morgan Gibbs-WhiteG 102′
  3. 146.4Dan Ndoye↓65′
  1. 116.4Chris Wood↓16′+
  1. 997.7Diogo Costa102′
  1. 126.5Zaidu Sanusi↓46′
  2. 54.9Jan BednarekRC
  3. 37.0Thiago Silva102′
  4. 206.3Alberto CostaYC ↓46′
  1. 106.6Gabri Veiga↓46′
  2. 136.4Pablo Rosario102′
  3. 427.4Seko Fofana102′
  1. 176.2Borja Sainz↓46′
  2. 296.1Terem MoffiYC ↓66′
  3. 76.3William GomesYC 102′
  1. 4MoratoDF · ↑72′6.5
  2. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiFW · ↓72′+ ↑46′7.2
  3. 19Igor JesusFW · ↑16′7.0
  4. 29Dilane BakwaFW · ↑72′6.9
  5. 31Nikola MilenkovićDF · ↑65′6.5
  6. 20Lorenzo LuccaFW
  7. 22Ryan YatesMF
  8. 24James McAteeMF
  9. 26Matz SelsGK
  10. 44Zach AbbottDF
  11. 61Jimmy SinclairMF
  12. 67Keehan WillowsGK

SubstitutesCoaches: Vítor de Oliveira Lopes Pereira (1.80 PPG) · Francesco Farioli (1.95 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 4Jakub KiwiorDF · ↑46′7.2
  2. 8Victor FroholdtMF · ↑46′6.6
  3. 22Alan VarelaMF · ↑46′7.1
  4. 27Deniz GülFW · ↑66′6.7
  5. 74Francisco MouraDF · ↑46′6.7
  6. 11PepêFW
  7. 14Cláudio RamosGK
  8. 21Dominik PrpicDF
  9. 24João CostaGK
  10. 58Tiago SilvaMF
  11. 73Gabriel BrásDF
  12. 86Rodrigo MoraMF

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Nottingham Forestall competitionsPorto
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.33Goals per game (both sides)2.73
  3. 73%Over 1.580%
  4. 53%Over 2.560%
  5. 20%Over 3.533%
  6. 53%Both teams scored67%
  7. 33%Clean sheets27%
  8. 27%Failed to score7%
  9. Nottingham Forest at home v Porto away
  10. 8Played7
  11. 1Won4
  12. 4Drawn1
  13. 3Lost2
  14. 7-6Goals (for-against)11-8
  15. 0.88Points per game1.86
  16. 25%Over 2.571%
  17. 38%Clean sheets14%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 10-91st-half goals (for-against)16-5
  20. 10-62nd-half goals (for-against)11-9
  21. 50%Goals after half-time41%
  22. 73%Goal before half-time73%
  23. 4-7-4Half-time W-D-L9-5-1
How we calculate this

Updated