Nottingham Forest FC 1, FC Porto 1

PORTO, Portugal (Interstat) — In a frenetic and ultimately even Europa League group stage opener, FC Porto and Nottingham Forest played to a 1-1 draw Thursday afternoon at Estádio do Dragão. The match, which saw two goals in a dizzying three-minute span early in the first half, lived up to its billing as a clash of styles but defied the pregame odds that heavily favored the Portuguese hosts. Interstat’s ELO system had given Porto a 67.3 percent probability of victory, but a resilient Forest side secured a valuable point on the road. The game exploded to life with two rapid-fire… Read more...