Nottingham Forest — Porto : Match Preview and Prediction for October 23,2025

The club’s patience wore thin after a series of disappointing results. Following their fourth consecutive 0-3 defeat against Chelsea in the Premier League, the club’s management wasted no time in seeking a change, dismissing Ange Postecoglou, who had been at the helm for just over a month.Forest is now set to appoint their third head coach just two months into the season. This role will be filled by former Burnley and Everton boss Sean Dyche, whose football philosophy presents a stark contrast to Postecoglou’s approach. Dyche faces a challenging debut in the Europa League against Porto. The ‘Forest’ currently sit on a single point after two matchdays, struggling with a notably weak defense, having conceded five goals early in the competition – a significant tally. For the clash against the ‘Dragons’, the home side will be without Aina, Awoniyi, Cunha, Gunn, and Giraud-Hutchinson.

Porto has been revitalized this season under Francesco Farioli, who last year narrowly missed out on the Eredivisie title with Ajax, prompting his move from the Netherlands to Portugal. Following a disappointing last season where they finished 3rd with no realistic chance of improvement, the Italian coach has led his new charges to an impressive start this season, securing 10 wins in 11 matches.This includes Europa League victories away at Salzburg (1-0) and a hard-fought 2-1 home win against Crvena Zvezda. Before their journey to foggy Albion, the ‘Blue and Whites’ emphatically defeated Celoricense 4-0 in the Portuguese Cup, with Samu scoring a hat-trick. A solid warm-up before taking on Nottingham. Against Forest, the visitors will be without de Jong (Luuk is prematurely ending his career due to a severe injury) and Perez.