Premier League · 2026
01Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Leeds United won 0–1.

Shots
1211
Shots on target
23
Expected goals
0.650.49
Possession
55%45%

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots11 shotsNottingham Forest 12 shots, Leeds United 11 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots3 shotsNottingham Forest 2 shots, Leeds United 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.65 xG0.49 xGNottingham Forest 0.65 xG, Leeds United 0.49 xG
  • Possession55%45%Nottingham Forest 55%, Leeds United 45%
  • Corners3 corners2 cornersNottingham Forest 3 corners, Leeds United 2 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls14 foulsNottingham Forest 15 fouls, Leeds United 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardNottingham Forest 2 cards, Leeds United 1 card

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Morgan Gibbs-White · Nottingham Forest · 29′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedOla Aina · Nottingham Forest · 36′ · 0.01 xG · on targetDominic Calvert-Lewin · Leeds United · 56′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedIbrahim Sangaré · Nottingham Forest · 62′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAnton Stach · Leeds United · 1′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBrenden Aaronson · Leeds United · 47′ · 0.02 xG · on targetDominic Calvert-Lewin · Leeds United · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoe Rodon · Leeds United · 20′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedOla Aina · Nottingham Forest · 63′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAnton Stach · Leeds United · 88′ · 0.03 xG · goalAnton Stach · Leeds United · 53′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJaka Bijol · Leeds United · 20′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNikola Milenković · Nottingham Forest · 33′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNikola Milenković · Nottingham Forest · 41′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIgor Jesus · Nottingham Forest · 74′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIgor Jesus · Nottingham Forest · 17′ · 0.06 xG · on targetChris Wood · Nottingham Forest · 65′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Gibbs-White · Nottingham Forest · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJaka Bijol · Leeds United · 45′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedDominic Calvert-Lewin · Leeds United · 86′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Gibbs-White · Nottingham Forest · 64′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedTarik Muharemović · Leeds United · 70′ · 0.10 xG · on targetIgor Jesus · Nottingham Forest · 55′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Nottingham Forest: 12 shots, 2 on target, 0.64 xG. Leeds United: 11 shots, 3 on target, 0.49 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Anton Stach · Leeds United · 88′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Nottingham Forest 0.64 xG · Leeds United 0.49 xG.

Full time

What the match recorded

Leeds United beat Nottingham Forest 1–0. Recorded in this match (Nottingham Forest – Leeds United): shots 12–11, shots on target 2–3, expected goals 0.65–0.49, possession 55%–45%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Nottingham Forest
0Draws
2Leeds United
Leeds UnitedNottingham Forest · Premier League31
Nottingham ForestLeeds United · Premier League31
Leeds UnitedNottingham Forest · Premier League21
Nottingham ForestLeeds United · Premier League10

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Nottingham Forest1 matches
  • Leeds United1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Nottingham Forest

Competition
Premier League
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.26 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.34 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.2 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.48 xG/match
  • Shots12.5 shots/match
  • Shots allowed13.3 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.11 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.29 shots/match
  • Possession46.8%
  • Corners5.21 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.82 corners/match
  • Cards1.55 cards/match
  • Fouls10.9 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency24%
  • Scoring frequency63%

Leeds United

Competition
Premier League
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.29 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.47 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.43 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.47 xG/match
  • Shots12.6 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.5 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.97 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.26 shots/match
  • Possession45.7%
  • Corners4.42 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.08 corners/match
  • Cards1.68 cards/match
  • Fouls10.5 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency21%
  • Scoring frequency68%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailableunavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4