Nottingham Forest vs Porto Prediction – 23.10.2025
Nottingham Forest hosts Porto at the City Ground in Nottingham in a clash from the third round of the Europa League’s league phase. The English side approach this fixture with a new manager at the helm, while Porto are perfect so far in the competition – two wins from two games played.
Nottingham Forest vs Porto Tips
- X2;
- Under 2.5 Goals;
Nottingham Forest Preview and News
Sean Dyche is Nottingham Forest’s third manager since the start of the season. After the sacking of Nuno Santo and Ange Postecoglou, Dyche will try to stabilise the team. Forest are without a win since their 3-1 win against Brentford in the first round of the Premier League.
Dyche surely has the experience to leave his mark at Nottingham, although it’s never easy with such an eccentric owner. In the Europa League, the English side has just one point from the first two games. In their last match, they faced Midtjylland at home, but surprisingly conceded a 2-3 defeat.
It’s a mystery what kind of line-up Sean Dyche will choose for the game against Porto. In their last match, Forest faced Chelsea at home, but conceded a 0-3 defeat. It’s quite different what happened on the pitch, though – Nottingham finished the game with an xG of 2.35 – higher than Chelsea’s.
Porto Preview and News
Porto is a team in excellent form this season. The Dragons are unbeaten since the start of the campaign. Their last defeat came against Inter Miami during the Club World Cup in the summer. Since then Porto won of their games, except for one – the derby against Jose Mourinho’s Benfica.
During the weekend, the Dragons paid a visit to Celoricense in the Portuguese Primeira Liga and had an excellent game, 4-0. The Spanish international Samu became the hero for Porto as he scored three times for the win. And he did it by coming from the bench!
Porto are excellent in midfield, where players such as Varela, Froholdt and Veiga bring a lot of quality to the squad. This is what Nottingham Forest will have to deal with on Thursday.
Head-to-Head Matches
This is going to be a historic first game between Nottingham Forest and Porto – two former European champions. It’s going to be interesting to see how this first match will go.
Nottingham Forest vs Porto Betting Preview
Nottingham Forest will feel the fresh energy boost of a new manager being appointed, but Porto remains the favourite to secure the three points. At this point, the Portuguese side possesses greater quality and has more confidence. But let’s see how Forest will do with Sean Dyche on board.