• The first leg at the Dragao finished 1-1, but it was Porto who dominated proceedings.

• These sides also met in the league phase back in October, and Forest secured a 2-0 win at the City Ground.

• Forest are just three points above the relegation zone in the Premier League, and staying in the top flight will be their priority as we approach the end of the campaign.

📈 Nottingham Forest v Porto Form & Tactics

Neco Williams’ strike in the 38th minute earned Forest a big point at the City Ground last weekend, extending their streak to four league matches unbeaten. Forest are now three points above the relegation zone, and they will hope to stay there.

The priority for Vitor Pereira will be to keep Forest in the Premier League, and he opted for a heavily rotated eleven in the second leg against Midtjylland in the previous Europa League round. However, his side battled hard in Denmark, and they managed to pull through after a penalty shootout. Forest weren’t at their most convincing, and this promises to be a much tougher matchup for them.

Porto come into this second leg at the top of the Portuguese top flight with a five-point lead over Sporting, and they have only lost one of their 28 league matches all season. They have also suffered only one defeat in their 11 Europa League matches, although that was handed to them by Forest, so Farioli will be eager for revenge.

Porto’s defensive structure has been excellent this season - excluding that strange own goal in the first leg, they limited Forest to very few chances. Porto have only conceded 13 goals from 28 league matches this season, and they have the experience on the European stage to cause problems for Forest here.

📔 Nottingham Forest v Porto Formation & Team News

Porto were able to make a few changes in their previous match against Estoril, but they still came away with a 3-1 win. Terem Moffi and Sainz should return to the forward line here, with Seko Fofana and Pablo Rosario in midfield. Francisco Moura could be in contention to come in for Zaidu Sanusu, while Martim Fernandes is unlikely to feature here - he suffered an ankle injury shortly after his horror own goal in the first leg.

Forest went for their strongest eleven at the weekend, so there could be some changes on Thursday night. Nicolas Dominguez is in contention to play in midfield, most likely to partner Elliot Anderson. Chris Wood could also start, with Dan Ndoye hoping to provide for him from out wide.

Vitor Pereira opted for a back three in the first leg, but he could go for something a bit more attack-minded here with Forest playing at the City Ground.

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