§ Europa League · 2025-26 · League Stage 3

Nottingham Forest 2–0 Porto

  • Gibbs-White 19' (pen.)
  • Jesus 77' (pen.)

23 October 2025

The match in data

Nottingham Forest got the better of Porto, 2–0, on 23 October 2025, in the 2025-26 Europa League (League Stage 3).

Player of the match: Jan Bednarek (Porto), rated 68, thanks above all to 5 aerials won and 82 passes. Bednarek produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.

For Nottingham Forest, the highest-rated player was Matz Sels, with 58.

68
Player of the match

Jan Bednarek

Porto · 90'

Produced 1.08× and cost 0.25× their position's average

Added
  • 5 aerials won 3.0×
  • 82 passes 1.7×
  • 5 final-third passes 0.9×
Took away
  • 7 misplaced passes 1.0×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Nottingham Forest
PlayerPositionMinRating
Matz Sels Goalkeeper 90 58
Nikola Milenković Defender 90 57
Nicolò Savona Defender 45 55
Elliot Anderson Midfielder 90 49
Douglas Luiz Midfielder 85 48
Callum Hudson-Odoi Forward 90 41
Dan Ndoye Forward 90 40
Murillo Defender 90 37
Igor Jesus Forward 90 35
Oleksandr Zinchenko Defender 45 34
Neco Williams Defender 90 33
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder 90 32
Ryan Yates Midfielder 5 no rating
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder 1 no rating
Porto
PlayerPositionMinRating
Jan Bednarek ★ Defender 90 68
Martim Fernandes Defender 32 64
Alan Varela Midfielder 58 58
Jakub Kiwior Defender 90 55
Pepê Forward 84 52
Victor Froholdt Midfielder 90 41
Diogo Costa Goalkeeper 90 40
Francisco Moura Defender 58 39
Pablo Rosario Midfielder 90 38
Alberto Costa Defender 76 37
Borja Sainz Forward 58 33
Gabri Veiga Midfielder 32 31
William Gomes Forward 32 29
Samu Aghehowa Forward 90 26
Zaidu Sanusi Defender 14 no rating
Rodrigo Mora Midfielder 6 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Nottingham Forest player made the most tackles?

Neco Williams, with 5 tackles. Next: Elliot Anderson 3, Murillo 2.

In Nottingham Forest's victory, Neco Williams set the defensive tone with 5 tackles. Elliot Anderson contributed 3 and Murillo made 2.

Which Porto player won the most aerial duels?

Jan Bednarek, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Jakub Kiwior 1, Alan Varela 1.

Despite the defeat, Jan Bednarek dominated the aerial game for Porto by winning 5 duels. Jakub Kiwior and Alan Varela recorded just 1 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Nottingham Forest 2–0 Porto, Europa League 2025-26. Player of the match: Jan Bednarek, 68
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.