Braga vs Nottingham Forest Preview

Braga welcome Nottingham Forest to the Estádio Municipal de Braga for their Europa League encounter on Thursday evening, with kick-off scheduled for 20:00 GMT. The Portuguese side arrive in mixed form, most recently securing a narrow 1-0 away victory at Tondela on January 18th. Prior to that, they suffered a 2-1 away defeat to Fafe in the Taça de Portugal after drawing consecutive matches—3-3 away at Estrela and 2-2 at home against Benfica. Earlier in this sequence, they claimed a comfortable 3-0 away win over FC Caldas in cup action.

Nottingham Forest’s recent run has been far more challenging, with the English side collecting just four points from their last five outings. Their most recent fixture saw them hold Arsenal to a goalless draw at home on January 17th. Before that, they lost 3-3 away at Wrexham in the FA Cup, though they did claim an impressive 2-1 away victory at West Ham United on January 6th. Earlier matches brought disappointing results, with a 3-1 away loss at Aston Villa and a damaging 2-0 home defeat to Everton at the end of December leaving them searching for consistency.

This marks the first competitive meeting between these two clubs, meaning there is no historical head-to-head record to draw upon. Both sides will be entering unfamiliar territory, with neither team able to reference previous encounters or psychological advantages from past results.

Braga will be looking to capitalize on home advantage, where they managed a 2-2 draw against Benfica in their most recent appearance at the Estádio Municipal. Their away form has shown both quality and vulnerability—victories at Tondela and FC Caldas demonstrate their ability to secure results on the road, while defeats at Fafe and the entertaining 3-3 draw at Estrela highlight defensive concerns that Forest may look to exploit.

For Nottingham Forest, finding their scoring touch will be crucial after being held scoreless against Arsenal. The win at West Ham showed they possess the quality to trouble opponents away from home, but consecutive away defeats to Wrexham and Aston Villa before that underline their struggles for consistency on their travels. Their home loss to Everton at the end of December remains a concerning result that will not have been forgotten.

Fans in the United Kingdom can watch the match on TNT Sports 1, discovery+, and the discovery+ App. Portuguese viewers can tune in via DAZN1 Portugal, while those in the United States can catch the action on Paramount+ or DAZN USA. Australian supporters can stream the game through Stan Sport.

Braga Form:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Tondela	0-1	Braga	Portuguese Primeira Liga	Jan 18, 2026
❌	Fafe	2-1	Braga	Taça de Portugal	Jan 14, 2026
🤝	Estrela	3-3	Braga	Portuguese Primeira Liga	Jan 3, 2026
🤝	Braga	2-2	Benfica	Portuguese Primeira Liga	Dec 28, 2025
✅	FC Caldas	0-3	Braga	Taça de Portugal	Dec 23, 2025

Nottingham Forest Form:

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Nottingham Forest	0-0	Arsenal	English Premier League	Jan 17, 2026
❌	Wrexham	3-3	Nottingham Forest	English FA Cup	Jan 9, 2026
✅	West Ham United	1-2	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Jan 6, 2026
❌	Aston Villa	3-1	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Jan 3, 2026
❌	Nottingham Forest	0-2	Everton	English Premier League	Dec 30, 2025

Head-to-Head Record:

No previous meetings between these two sides.

TV Listings / Streaming:

Country	Broadcaster
United Kingdom	TNT Sports 1, discovery+, discovery+ App
Ireland	TNT Sports 1, discovery+, discovery+ App
Portugal	DAZN1 Portugal
USA	Paramount+, DAZN USA
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport
Germany	RTL+
Austria	Sky Sport Austria 1, RTL+, Sky Go Austria