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Football tipster Henry Hardwicke has studied Thursday’s continental coupon and his best bet comes from the Europa League contest between Nottingham Forest and Porto.
Thursday’s Football Bet of the Day
Porto
Nottingham Forest vs Porto
Europa League, 8pm Thursday
Nottingham Forest were a team challenging for a place in the Champions League last season but the Tricky Trees now find themselves in the relegation zone of the Premier League.
This week’s arrival of manager Sean Dyche in place of Ange Postecoglou doesn’t look a progressive appointment, and while the former Burnley boss may steer Forest to safety this term, that looks the limit of expectations at the City Ground.
It’s ten matches without a win for the Tricky Trees, who have lost four matches on the bounce and a switch to European competition wasn’t the tonic when they were beaten 3-2 at the City Ground by Midtjylland earlier this month.
Porto are leading the way in the Portuguese top flight, they have won their opening two European ties and enjoyed a comfortable 4-0 cup success over Celoricense at the weekend.
The victory over Celoricense serves as nice preparation for the trip to the City Ground, while Forest were involved in a taxing 3-0 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday, which yielded the end for Postecoglou.
At 2-1 the Dragons rate today’s standout selection.
Odds: 2-1 bet365
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