📏 Form Guide
Nottingham Forest DLLLDD 📉
Nottingham Forest go into this match after a 2-2 Europa League drawn match vs Real Betis.
In that match, Nottingham Forest had 44% possession and 16 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer for Nottingham Forest was Jesus (18', 23'). Real Betis had 9 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Cédric Bakambu (15') and Antony (85') scored for Real Betis.
It’s not been often in recent games where Nottingham Forest haven’t conceded. The facts show that Nottingham Forest have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 games, letting in 12 goals during that time.
Sunderland WLDWDD
In their last fixture, Sunderland drew 1-1 in the Premier League tie with Aston Villa.
In that match, Sunderland had 29% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Sunderland was Wilson Isidor (75'). Aston Villa had 11 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Matty Cash (67') was the scorer for Aston Villa.
During their 6 most recent matches, Régis Le Bris's Sunderland have seen their goal attempts be successful 7 times - yielding them the goals per game average of 1.17.
Their previous form shows that Sunderland:
- are undefeated by Nottingham Forest in games played away from home for the previous 2 matches in the league.
- have not won away from home in their last 5 matches in the league.
🤜🤛 Head to head
A glance at their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 10/01/2004 tells us that Nottingham Forest have won 1 of these games & Sunderland 5, with the number of draws standing at 0.
In all, 11 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 3 from The Reds and 8 belonging to The Black Cats. That is an average goals per game value of 1.83.
The previous league fixture between these sides was Championship match day 25 on 30/12/2017 which ended up with the score at Nottingham Forest 0-1 Sunderland.
In that match, Nottingham Forest had 62% possession and 19 shots at goal with 3 on target.
Sunderland got 1 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Aiden McGeady (40') was the scorer.
The referee was Darren Bond.
📰 Team News: Nottingham Forest
It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just the sole fitness concern for the Nottingham Forest gaffer Ange Postecoglou to be concerned about from a near full-strength group of players. Ola Aina (Hamstring injury) is out of contention.
We think that The Reds may well line up in a 4-2-3-1 system this time and select Matz Sels, Neco Williams, Nikola Milenkovic, Morato, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ibrahim Sangare, Elliot Anderson, Dilane Bakwa, Morgan Gibbs-White, Dan Ndoye and Chris Wood.
📋 Team News: Sunderland
Sunderland boss Régis Le Bris has multiple availability issues to deal with. Leo Hjelde (Achilles tendon surgery) and Romaine Mundle (Hamstring injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
We are inclined to think that The Black Cats seem most likely to begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup using Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Daniel Ballard, Omar Alderete, Trai Hume, Granit Xhaka, Noah Sadiki, Chemsdine Talbi, Chris Rigg, Enzo Le Fee and Wilson Isidor.
💭 Prediction
Sunderland will likely create enough chances to put one past this Nottingham Forest lineup, however that might not be enough to prevent defeat.
We’re predicting a close game with a 2-1 win for Nottingham Forest by the conclusion of the game. Should be a good one.
Renata Leite, 16:04 27/09/2025