Nottingham Forest vs FC Porto Tips & Preview - Portuguese giants to seal semi-final berth

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Nottingham Forest struggle at home, winless in 9 of last 10.
Porto unbeaten in 8 of 10 away games.
Both teams likely to score; Porto favored to advance to semi-finals.

Nottingham Forest vs FC Porto

A place in the last four is up for grabs as Nottingham Forest host FC Porto in their UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg.

The tie remains in the balance after a draw in the first meeting, and another closely fought encounter is expected. However, the hosts come into this clash with a poor home record, and the Portuguese giants will fancy their chances of claiming the upper hand.

Nottingham Forest News

A fortuitous own-goal from Martim Fernandes ensured Nottingham Forest came away with a 1-1 draw from the first leg. They followed up that result with another 1-1 draw, having been held at home by Aston Villa in an English Premier League fixture last weekend.

While Nottingham Forest will be pleased with their overall form lately, the result against Villa highlights a poor record at the City Ground. Vitor Pereira's team are winless in nine of their last 10 home matches across all competitions and have lost their last two Europa League fixtures in front of their fans.

Nottingham Forest generally have goals in them and have scored in seven of their last nine matches across all competitions. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in five of their last seven home matches.

FC Porto News

Porto will be disappointed not to have claimed the outright advantage in the first leg, having dominated the clash. They had several chances, but in the end, only William Gomes’ effort early in the first half counted.

The good news for Porto is that their overall form remains solid, having gone unbeaten in nine of their last 10 matches across all competitions. They are also unbeaten in eight of their last 10 away matches and claimed a 2-1 victory at Estoril in a Liga Portugal fixture last weekend.

Porto are usually solid going forward and have scored in nine of their last 10 away matches. However, Francesco Farioli's team have failed to keep a clean sheet in seven of those 10 fixtures.

Head to Head

Prior to last week's 1-1 draw, Nottingham Forest and Porto met during the league phase back in October. The Premier League side claimed a 2-0 home victory with Morgan Gibbs-White and Igor Jesus getting the goals.

Verdict

Nottm Forest v FC Porto

Nottingham Forest may have won at the City Ground back in October, but their recent home form has been abysmal. Meanwhile, Porto are looking sharp on their travels at the moment and can do enough to avoid defeat here.

Neither defence has been convincing, and with both teams scoring in the first leg, a repeat could be on the cards. Porto have plenty of experience at this level and can put together a performance that will see them qualify for the semi-final.

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