Sporting Braga Nottingham Forest betting prediction

The away team plays its first friendly match of the year, after having played 7 friendlies last year, with the following final scores in the last 5: Nottingham Forest (3‑3) Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest (1‑1) Swansea City, Doncaster Rovers (1‑1) Nottingham Forest, Stevenage (0‑3) Nottingham Forest and FC Helsingør (2‑1) Nottingham Forest. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 13 conceded; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 13 goals scored and 18 conceded. In their last match, for the Championship, they got an away win against Milton Keynes Dons by (1‑2). In the last 10 away matches Nottingham Forest has won 4, tied 2 and lost 4.

Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 11 of the last 25 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 19 out of 25 have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 20 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 8 of their 18 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Nottingham Forest won their previous league match, 2-1 against Milton Keynes Dons. They usually play in a 4-3-3 formation, prioritising counter attacks, but as this is a friendly match, they should try to use different formations. A couple of different players could appear, as this is a match to prepare for next season.