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Nottingham Forest vs FC Porto

Nottingham Forest
2 - 0
FC Porto
🕒 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Radu Marian Petrescu 🔁 League Stage - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
League Stage - 3
League Stage Table
Nottingham Forest 13 · FC Porto 4
Referee Stats
Radu Marian Petrescu
4 matches · 4.25 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.25
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 1.25
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 25%
Draws 25%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-10).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

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
75%
O2.5
0%
25%
BTTS
50%
50%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank13th
FC Porto rank4th
Nottingham Forest points14
FC Porto points17
Nottingham Forest: #13 · 14 pts · GD +8
7 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
FC Porto: #4 · 17 pts · GD +6
4 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

W W W L
Points9/12
Weighted index90
Goals11-3
Record3-0-1
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

D D L W
Points5/12
Weighted index33
Goals3-4
Record1-2-1
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 2.575%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 25%

FC Porto trend breakdown

Over 2.50%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.50%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home100%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home75%
FC Porto score away75%
FC Porto clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first50%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first100%
FC Porto score first0%
FC Porto win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 50% · FC Porto 75%
Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 23.0' · FC Porto —

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.75 vs 1.52
Nottingham Forest concede at home0.75 vs 1.16
FC Porto score away0.83 vs 1.16
FC Porto concede away1.00 vs 1.52
Nottingham Forest score 15% 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 34% 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: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 2
31-45 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

FC Porto goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
2
Total Shots
8
10
Shots off Goal
2
2
Blocked Shots
3
6
Shots Inside Box
5
6
Shots Outside Box
3
4
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
3
8
Fouls
13
15
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
457
436
Passes Accurate
390
365
Passes %
85%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
19' ⚽
⚽
19' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
M. Gibbs-White
Penalty
25'
25' Francisco Moura
35'
35' Igor Jesus
45+1' ↑↓
↑↓
45+1' ⇄ O. Zinchenko
1st substitution · For: N. Savona
53' ⚽
⚽
53' ⚽ VAR
J. Bednarek
Goal cancelled
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ Borja Sainz
1st substitution · For: William
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ A. Varela
2nd substitution · For: Gabri Veiga
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ Alberto Baio
3rd substitution · For: Z. Sanusi
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ Francisco Moura
4th substitution · For: Martim Fernandes
75' ⚽
⚽
75' ⚽ VAR
N. Savona
Penalty confirmed
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ Pepê Aquino
5th substitution · For: Rodrigo Mora
77' ⚽
⚽
77' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
Igor Jesus
Penalty
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ Douglas Luiz
2nd substitution · For: R. Yates
89'
89' Gabri Veiga
90'
90' Murillo
90+3' ↑↓
↑↓
90+3' ⇄ E. Anderson
3rd substitution · For: I. Sangaré

Nottingham Forest vs FC Porto 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nottingham Forest beat FC Porto 2-0 on Thursday, 23 October 2025 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Radu Marian Petrescu. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: Nottingham Forest took the lead at 19' when M. Gibbs-White scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Francisco Moura received a yellow card for FC Porto at 25'. Igor Jesus received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 35'. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 45+1', with O. Zinchenko replacing N. Savona.

Second half: VAR intervened at 53' for FC Porto (Goal cancelled). FC Porto made their 1st substitution at 58', with Borja Sainz replacing William. FC Porto made their 2nd substitution at 58', with A. Varela replacing Gabri Veiga. FC Porto made their 3rd substitution at 58', with Alberto Baio replacing Z. Sanusi. FC Porto made their 4th substitution at 58', with Francisco Moura replacing Martim Fernandes. VAR intervened at 75' for Nottingham Forest (Penalty confirmed). FC Porto made their 5th substitution at 77', with Pepê Aquino replacing Rodrigo Mora. Nottingham Forest took the lead at 77' when Igor Jesus scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 85', with Douglas Luiz replacing R. Yates. Gabri Veiga received a yellow card for FC Porto at 89'. Murillo received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 90'. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with E. Anderson replacing I. Sangaré.

Nottingham Forest used 3 substitutions while FC Porto used 5 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 2 yellow cards, while FC Porto got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (8-10).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

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