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Nottingham Forest 0–1 Sunderland · Premier League

0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Sunderland won 0–1.

Shots
2211
Shots on target
63
Possession
65%35%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sunderland beat Nottingham Forest 1–0. Recorded in this match (Nottingham Forest – Sunderland): shots 22–11, shots on target 6–3, possession 65%–35%, corners 7–4. 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

moderate

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

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.83 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 for0.4 goals/match0.83 goals/match1.2 goals/match

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

Nottingham Forest have a visible home split

weak

Nottingham Forest's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

14.7 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season12.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots14.7 shots/match12.5 shots/match11.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Nottingham Forest have recorded the higher season possession share.

57.3% ●PossessionNottingham Forest · Sunderland42.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNottingham ForestSunderlandBaseline
Possession57.3%42.8%50.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots22 shots11 shotsNottingham Forest 22 shots, Sunderland 11 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots3 shotsNottingham Forest 6 shots, Sunderland 3 shots
  • Possession65%35%Nottingham Forest 65%, Sunderland 35%
  • Corners7 corners4 cornersNottingham Forest 7 corners, Sunderland 4 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls6 foulsNottingham Forest 11 fouls, Sunderland 6 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards2 cardsNottingham Forest 4 cards, Sunderland 2 cards

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Nottingham Forest favored in 4 of 9 directional metrics · Sunderland in 5

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nottingham Forest6 matchesSunderland6 matches
0.83 goals/matchGoals scored6/6▲ 1.17 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed6/6▲ 0.67 goals/match
12.5 shots/match ▲Shots6/610.3 shots/match
4 shots/match ▲Shots on target6/62.67 shots/match
57.3% ●Possession6/642.8%
5.33 corners/match ●Corners6/64 corners/match
1.67 cards/matchCards6/61.67 cards/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls6/68.67 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 27 Sept 2025, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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