Nottingham Forest VS FC Porto

Team Analysis Nottingham Forest Recent form: DDWWDL in all comps. Drew 1-1 with Aston Villa on 12/04 in the Premier League. Europe so far: Beat Porto 2-0 at City Ground in the league phase on 23 Oct 2025, then drew 1-1 away on 09 Apr 2026. Tactics & rotation: Vítor Pereira, ex-Porto boss 2011-13, has heavily rotated in Europe to prioritise Premier League survival. Nine changes made for the 1st leg, with Chris Wood getting his first start since October. Switched to a back three in Porto. Key players: Morgan Gibbs-White scored from the spot in the 2-0 win and has a 11/4 boost for 2+ shots on target. Igor Jesus has 7 goals in 9 UEL games this season and scored a penalty in the 2-0 win. Stefan Ortega started in goal in Porto. Home record vs Porto: W1 from 1, 2-0 in October 2025. But Forest have lost their last 2 Europa League home games overall. Predicted XI per UEFA: Ortega; Domínguez, Abbott, Murillo, Morato; McAtee, Yates, Anderson; Bakwa, Jesus, Hudson-Odoi. FC Porto Recent form: WDDWWW. Beat Estoril 3-1 on 12/04 in Liga Portugal. Won 4 of last 5 and beat Stuttgart 4-1 agg in R16. Europe so far: Scored 2+ goals in every UEL home game this season. The 2-0 loss at Forest is their only UEL defeat. Away record in England: Poor historically - W1 D3 L20. Key players: William Gomes scored in the 1st leg. Diogo Costa in goal. Porto lined up 4-3-3 in the 1st leg: D Costa — M Fernandes, T Silva, J Bednarek, Z Sanusi — G Veiga, P Rosario, S Fofana — B Sainz, T Moffi, W Gomes. 1st leg notes: Dominated early, went 1-0 up, then conceded a 40-yard own goal from Martim Fernandes after a misplaced back-pass. Had 10 shots to Forest’s 8, but only 2 on target vs Forest’s 3. Had 8 corners to Forest’s 3.