FC Porto vs Nottingham Forest Preview

FC Porto host Nottingham Forest at the Estádio do Dragão on Thursday evening in the first leg of a Europa League quarter-final — a tie that carries extra significance given the clubs have already met in this season’s competition.

Porto head into this one having drawn their most recent outing — a 2-2 home draw with FC Famalicao in the Primeira Liga on April 4. Prior to that, they won 2-1 away at Braga on March 22 and won 2-0 at home against VfB Stuttgart in the Europa League second leg on March 19, completing a comfortable aggregate win. Earlier in this run, a 3-0 home win over Moreirense and a 2-1 win away at Stuttgart in the first leg complete a sequence of four wins and one draw — a side in confident Europa League form who have been difficult to break down at the Dragão. With 17 goals scored in the competition, a goal difference of +9 and just 8 conceded — the better defensive record between these two sides — Porto will take encouragement from their home European record this season.

Nottingham Forest arrive in excellent form, having won their last two outings. Their most recent result was a 3-0 win away at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on March 22. Prior to that, they won 2-1 away at FC Midtjylland in the Europa League second leg on March 19, advancing on aggregate despite having lost 1-0 at home in the first leg. Earlier in this run, a 0-0 home draw with Fulham, that 1-0 home defeat to Midtjylland, and a 2-2 draw away at Manchester City complete a sequence of two wins, two draws and one loss — a side showing genuine resilience in Europe and firepower in the Premier League. With 21 goals scored in the Europa League and a goal difference of +10, Forest have been the more prolific side, though they have also conceded 11 — slightly more than their hosts.

The only previous meeting between these clubs came in this season’s Europa League — when Nottingham Forest won 2-0 at home at the City Ground in October 2025. Porto will be keen to overturn that record on home soil in this first leg.

Portuguese supporters can watch on Sport TV Multiscreen and Sport TV5 from 20:00 GMT on Thursday. UK and Irish fans can stream on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max. US viewers can watch on CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV and ViX. German supporters can stream on RTL+.

FC Porto Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
D	FC Porto	2-2	FC Famalicao	Portuguese Primeira Liga	Apr 4, 2026
W	Braga	1-2	FC Porto	Portuguese Primeira Liga	Mar 22, 2026
W	FC Porto	2-0	VfB Stuttgart	Europa League	Mar 19, 2026
W	FC Porto	3-0	Moreirense	Portuguese Primeira Liga	Mar 15, 2026
W	VfB Stuttgart	1-2	FC Porto	Europa League	Mar 12, 2026

Nottingham Forest Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Tottenham Hotspur	0-3	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Mar 22, 2026
W	FC Midtjylland	1-2	Nottingham Forest	Europa League	Mar 19, 2026
D	Nottingham Forest	0-0	Fulham	English Premier League	Mar 15, 2026
L	Nottingham Forest	0-1	FC Midtjylland	Europa League	Mar 12, 2026
D	Manchester City	2-2	Nottingham Forest	English Premier League	Mar 4, 2026

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Nottingham Forest	2-0	FC Porto	Oct 23, 2025	Europa League

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	TNT Sports 1, HBO Max
Ireland	TNT Sports 1, HBO Max
United States	CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV, ViX
Portugal	Sport TV Multiscreen, Sport TV5
Germany	RTL+
France	myCANAL, Canal+ Live 5
Italy	Sky Sport 254, TV8, Sky Sport Calcio
Norway	Viaplay Norway
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport