Sporting Lisbon vs Nottingham Forest Prediction & Betting Tips - Clubs Friendlies
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by Sridhar Bhamidi | in Football Predictions
Oliver Glasner will continue fine-tuning his new team, Nottingham Forest, with a friendly against Portuguese powerhouses Sporting Lisbon on Friday. This match at Estadio Algarve between the 'Lions' and the 'Tricky Trees' is likely to be a tight affair, but our prediction favors the home side on the win count.
Sporting finished second in the Portuguese Primeira Liga last season, and this will be their last preparatory game before league action starts in August. Forest narrowly avoided relegation from the English Premier League (EPL) last season and have appointed Oliver Glasner as the head coach for this campaign.
Sporting won all the three preparatory friends they played in the off-season. They scored 13 goals in those three games and have kept clean sheets in both their recent matches. The 'Lions' are getting ready for their first league game of the new season in August, so they are likely to be competitive.
Forest drew 1-1 with Vitoria Guimaraes in their last friendly, which halted a run of consecutive wins against Blackburn and Notts Co. before that. The 'Tricky Trees' still have a few friends lined up, including against Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen, as they prepare for the upcoming EPL campaign. Glasner's side are yet to hit their stride though, and this will be the first big test of their credentials in the off-season.
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Sporting Lisbon v Nottingham Forest Best Betting Odds
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1.90 | 3.80 | 3.25 |
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1.86 | 4.03 | 3.52 |
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1.86 | 4.03 | 3.52 |
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1.86 | 4.03 | 3.52 |
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1.86 | 4.03 | 3.52 |
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Sporting Lisbon vs Nottingham Forest Form
Sporting Lisbon and Nottingham Forest Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
25 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
20 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
14 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
24 May 2026 - Taca de Portugal
16 May 2026 - Liga Portugal
11 May 2026 - Liga Portugal
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
25 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
20 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
14 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
24 May 2026 - Taca de Portugal
16 May 2026 - Liga Portugal
4 May 2026 - Liga Portugal
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
11 May 2026 - Liga Portugal
26 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal
22 Apr 2026 - Taca de Portugal
15 Apr 2026 - Champions League
11 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal
22 Mar 2026 - Liga Portugal
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
26 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
22 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
18 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
24 May 2026 - Premier League
17 May 2026 - Premier League
10 May 2026 - Premier League
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
26 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
22 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
24 May 2026 - Premier League
10 May 2026 - Premier League
30 Apr 2026 - Europa League
19 Apr 2026 - Premier League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
18 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
17 May 2026 - Premier League
7 May 2026 - Europa League
4 May 2026 - Premier League
24 Apr 2026 - Premier League
9 Apr 2026 - Europa League
Sporting Lisbon vs Nottingham Forest last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Substitutes
K. Pereira
DefenderI. Ba
I. Fresneda
MidfielderS. Blopa
R. Zalazar
P. Barros
J. Derry
Luis Guilherme
J. Simoes
ForwardN. Irankunda
R. Nel
F. Goncalves
J. Victor
DefenderO. Diomande
L. Netz
D. Munoz
MidfielderR. Yates
I. Sangare
ForwardA. Kalimuendo
C. Hudson-Odoi
C. Wood
Sporting Lisbon - Nottingham Forest Key Points
- Sporting won six of their last seven games within 90 minutes, including all three off-season friendlies.
- Sporting ended last season with three wins in a row played in Portugal.
- Nottingham could win just two of their last seven games (D3, L2).
- Forest lost their last two away matches last season.
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Our Sporting Lisbon vs Nottingham Forest Prediction
Sporting had an impressive run in the friends, winning all three games, and with something to spare. They kept clean sheets in the two latest games in that sequence, while scoring 13 goals in total. Forest have had two wins out of their three friends and while it's difficult to read too much into pre-season games, the Portuguese may have a slight edge.
This is the first time these sides are playing since 2009 when Nottingham won 1-0. This time around the result could be different and our Sporting Lisbon vs Nottingham Forest prediction is Sporting Lisbon wins.
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