Braga vs Nottingham Forest Tips & Preview - Portuguese side to maintain home form

By Tolu Shotade

20 Jan 2026

Tolu Shotade 20 Jan 2026

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Braga hosts Nottingham Forest in UEFA Europa League.
Braga have strong home form, unbeaten in 8 of last 10.
Nottingham Forest winless in 5 of last 6; fragile defense.

Braga vs Nottingham Forest

Braga are aiming to strengthen their push for automatic qualification when they host Nottingham Forest in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League.

The visitors are outside the top eight and come into this clash looking off colour. They should find things difficult against the hosts, who are expected to maintain their recent home form.

Braga News

It has been a solid Europa League campaign for Braga, who are seventh in the table after claiming four wins and a draw from six matches. Their last fixture in the league phase was a 1-0 victory at Nice, with Pau Victor getting the goal.

Braga also claimed a 1-0 victory at Tondela in a domestic fixture last weekend, a result that ended a two-match losing run. Carlos Vincens’ team are back in front of their fans on Thursday and are unbeaten in eight of their last 10 home matches across all competitions, winning at least one half in all eight fixtures.

Goals are not a problem for Braga, who have scored in nine of their last 10 home matches. Six of the last eight have produced over 2.5 goals while they are without a clean sheet in four of the last five fixtures on this run.

Nottingham Forest News

Nottingham Forest are just two points outside the top eight after claiming three wins and two draws from six league phase matches. Sean Dyche's team claimed a 2-1 victory at Utrecht in their previous fixture.

Things are a bit difficult for Nottingham Forest lately as they are winless in five of their last six matches, although a 0-0 home draw with Arsenal last weekend will boost their confidence. Things are also erratic on their travels, with two wins and three defeats in the last six away matches.

Nottingham Forest need to tighten up at the back, having failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six away matches. However, they have scored in five of those matches, with all five fixtures producing over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

The only previous meeting between both teams was a friendly in 2016, which ended 3-0 in favour of Nottingham Forest.

Verdict

Braga v Nottm Forest

While Nottingham Forest are looking off colour at the moment, Braga have done their best work in front of their fans lately. Having won at least one half in eight of their last 10 home matches, the Portuguese side could be set for a similar pattern.

Neither defence has looked convincing lately, and both teams could be backed to score. With six of Braga's last eight matches producing over 2.5 goals, a repeat could also be on the cards.

Yes

Both Teams to Score

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