A quarter‑final night under the lights at Estádio do Dragão awaits on Thursday 9 April (20:00 UK time) as FC Porto host Nottingham Forest in the UEFA Europa League.
The Portuguese champions have not lost at home in Europe this season and arrive full of belief after easing past VfB Stuttgart in the last‑16. Forest, meanwhile, are enjoying their first European campaign in three decades, having edged Midtjylland on penalties to reach the quarter‑finals.
When these sides met in the league phase last October the English club triumphed 2‑0 thanks to penalties from Morgan Gibbs‑White and Igor Jesus.
FC Porto vs Nottingham – Betting Odds
The figures presented below come from 7bet bookmakers and are accurate at the time of writing, but prices change rapidly. As always, make sure to re-check the most updated FC Porto vs Nottingham Forest betting odds before placing your bets.
1X2 Betting Odds
The 1×2 market is the simplest way to bet on FC Porto vs Forest odds. “1” represents the home side, “X” the draw and “2” the away side. The bet is settled on the full time score, including stoppage time but excluding extra time or a penalty shoot‑out.
Because there are three possible outcomes, this is often called a three‑way market. Punters typically use 1X2 when they have a strong sense of which team will win or if they expect a draw.
| FC Porto win (1) | Draw (X) | Nottingham win (2) |
| 21/20 | 9/4 | 12/5 |
Bookmakers see the hosts as marginal favourites, justified by Porto’s formidable home record this season.
Double Chance Odds
The double chance market reduces risk by covering two of the three possible outcomes. You can back the home team or the draw (1X), either side to win (12) or the away team or the draw (X2).
And because you are covering two results, the odds are shorter than in the standard 1X2 market. It’s the type of bet you choose when you have a clear idea of how the match will go but still want a safety net just in case.
| 1X – FC Porto or draw | 12 – FC Porto or Nottingham | X2 – Draw or Nottingham |
| 3/11 | 4/13 | 7/11 |
For this first‑leg tie, backing Porto or draw (1X) pays 3/11, which means bookmakers are confident that the home side will avoid a defeat. Porto has shown to be reliable at home, but we’ve also seen Forest’s ability to nick a result back in October.
Handicap Betting Odds
The purpose of handicap markets is to level the playing field by giving the favourite a virtual goal deficit or the underdog a head start.
In European handicap betting, you can choose whole‑goal or fractional lines such as ±0.5 or ±1.5. Asian handicap markets instead use quarter‑goal increments (like ±0.25), eliminating the draw and returning stakes on half of your bet if the game ends with a draw.
| FC Porto -0.25 | Nottingham +0.25 |
| 3/4 | 12/13 |
| FC Porto -0.5 | Nottingham +0.5 |
| 1/1 | 9/13 |
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Both Teams to Score (BTTS) Odds
The BTTS market is a straightforward yes/no kind of bet: “Yes” pays out if both sides score at least one goal, while “No” pays out if either team fails to find the net. This covers results such as 1‑0, 2‑0, 0‑0 or 3‑0.
It doesn’t matter how many goals are scored or who wins, all that matters is whether each team gets at least one goal.
| Yes | No |
| 4/5 | 13/15 |
Goal Total (Over/Under) Odds
Goal total markets ask you to bet on whether the match will see a certain number of goals.
The most common line is 2.5 goals. If you back Over 2.5, you need at least three goals in total. Under 2.5 wins if the match produces two or fewer goals. The half‑goal eliminates the possibility of a push, so your bet either wins or loses.
For this kind of bet it doesn’t matter which team scores the goals: every single goal adds up to the total.
Bookmakers also offer alternative goal lines like 1.5 or 3.5, but 2.5 is standard because it usually splits the action evenly.
| Over 2.5 goals | Under 2.5 goals |
| 21/20 | 7/10 |
Correct Score Odds
Correct score markets are a real challenge, as they ask you to predict the exact final score after 90 minutes. As you can imagine there are many potential outcomes, so these tend to pay out nicely if you guess right. Of course this also means much higher risks – a single goal either way can make or break your bet.
Correct score bets are best suited to punters who have a very clear view of how the match might unfold based on team form, defensive solidity and attacking power.
We’ve listed a few possible results in this table, but you’re free to back any score you prefer.
| 0–0 | FC Porto 1–0 | 1–1 | FC Porto 2–1 |
| 15/2 | 17/3 | 14/3 | 15/2 |
Head‑to‑head history doesn’t help here: October’s 2‑0 win was their first competitive meeting. What we know is that Porto has a strong home record, so they’ll definitely play on the front foot.
That said, Forest has reliable defenders and tend to be clinical when it comes to penalties, so they may frustrate their opponents and capitalise on mistakes.
Please note that the odds provided here are accurate at the time of publication but may change before kick‑off. Check the latest prices on 7bet before placing your bet.
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