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Premier League · 2025Arsenal 3–0 Nottingham Forest · Premier League
A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.
Match at a glance
Arsenal won 3–0.
- Shots
- 16–5
- Shots on target
- 5–1
- Possession
- 54%–46%
Full time
What the match recorded
Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 3–0. Recorded in this match (Arsenal – Nottingham Forest): shots 16–5, shots on target 5–1, possession 54%–46%, corners 8–3. 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record
weakNottingham Forest's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.
Window: season
| Metric | Arsenal | Nottingham Forest | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 13.5 shots/match | 9 shots/match | 11 shots/match |
| Shots against | 9.75 shots/match | 11.5 shots/match | 11 shots/match |
Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.
Both teams have elevated corners records
weakEach team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.
Window: season
| Metric | Arsenal | Nottingham Forest | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corners | 5.5 corners/match | 5 corners/match | 4.46 corners/match |
Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.
This match
Match statistics
History
Head-to-head
Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
Metric comparison
Team comparison
Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Season: Arsenal favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Nottingham Forest in 0 · 9 too close
Window
Season
Window
Last 10
Window
Last 5
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control
Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
Attacking volume
Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
Defensive resistance
Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
Directness proxy
Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
Physicality
Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
Set-piece relevance
Corner volume relative to competition peers.
Tempo and pressure proxy
Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
- Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match
Arsenal / Nottingham Forest
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis
- 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: xg_for, xg_against.
- The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
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