Premier League · 2024

Nottingham Forest 7–0 Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League

7–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Nottingham Forest won 7–0.

Shots
1410
Shots on target
95
Expected goals
3.410.88
Possession
38%62%

Full time

What the match recorded

Nottingham Forest beat Brighton & Hove Albion 7–0. Recorded in this match (Nottingham Forest – Brighton & Hove Albion): shots 14–10, shots on target 9–5, expected goals 3.41–0.88, possession 38%–62%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Nottingham Forest's recent record differs from the season

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Nottingham Forest's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.67 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.8 goals/match1.67 goals/match1.49 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Brighton & Hove Albion have recorded the higher season possession share.

39.7%PossessionNottingham Forest · Brighton & Hove Albion● 53.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNottingham ForestBrighton & Hove AlbionBaseline
Possession39.7%53.8%50.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots10 shotsNottingham Forest 14 shots, Brighton & Hove Albion 10 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots5 shotsNottingham Forest 9 shots, Brighton & Hove Albion 5 shots
  • Expected goals3.41 xG0.88 xGNottingham Forest 3.41 xG, Brighton & Hove Albion 0.88 xG
  • Possession38%62%Nottingham Forest 38%, Brighton & Hove Albion 62%
  • Corners4 corners6 cornersNottingham Forest 4 corners, Brighton & Hove Albion 6 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls13 foulsNottingham Forest 8 fouls, Brighton & Hove Albion 13 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Nottingham Forest
2Draws
2Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion — Nottingham Forest · Premier League2–2
Brighton & Hove Albion — Nottingham Forest · Premier League1–0
Nottingham Forest — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League2–3
Nottingham Forest — Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League3–1
Brighton & Hove Albion — Nottingham Forest · Premier League0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Nottingham Forest favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Brighton & Hove Albion in 4 · 3 too close

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Window

Season

Nottingham Forest24 matchesBrighton & Hove Albion24 matches
1.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored24/241.46 goals/match
1.13 goals/match ▲Goals allowed24/241.58 goals/match
1.35 xG/matchExpected goals24/241.36 xG/match
12.9 shots/matchShots24/24▲ 14 shots/match
4.75 shots/matchShots on target24/244.63 shots/match
39.7%Possession24/24● 53.8%
4.38 corners/matchCorners24/24● 5.25 corners/match
10.6 fouls/matchFouls24/2411.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples24 / 24home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 1 Feb 2025, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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