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Nottingham Forest 0–1 Liverpool · Premier League

0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Liverpool won 0–1.

Shots
1810
Shots on target
24
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 1–0. Recorded in this match (Nottingham Forest – Liverpool): shots 18–10, shots on target 2–4, possession 47%–53%, corners 7–2. 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 shots average is above their season average.

17 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots17 shots/match13 shots/match12.5 shots/match

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

Nottingham Forest have a visible home split

moderate

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

15.5 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots15.5 shots/match13 shots/match12.5 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.67 corners/matchCornersNottingham Forest · Liverpool5.67 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricNottingham ForestLiverpoolBaseline
Corners5.67 corners/match5.67 corners/match4.93 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots10 shotsNottingham Forest 18 shots, Liverpool 10 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots4 shotsNottingham Forest 2 shots, Liverpool 4 shots
  • Possession47%53%Nottingham Forest 47%, Liverpool 53%
  • Corners7 corners2 cornersNottingham Forest 7 corners, Liverpool 2 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls9 foulsNottingham Forest 13 fouls, Liverpool 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards0 cardsNottingham Forest 2 cards, Liverpool 0 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Nottingham Forest
1Draws
2Liverpool
Liverpool — Nottingham Forest · Premier League0–3
Nottingham Forest — Liverpool · Premier League1–1
Liverpool — Nottingham Forest · Premier League0–1
Nottingham Forest — Liverpool · Premier League0–1
Liverpool — Nottingham Forest · Premier League3–0

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 0 of 9 directional metrics · Liverpool in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nottingham Forest27 matchesLiverpool27 matches
0.93 goals/matchGoals scored27/27▲ 1.56 goals/match
1.44 goals/matchGoals allowed27/27▲ 1.3 goals/match
13 shots/matchShots27/27▲ 15.6 shots/match
3.93 shots/matchShots on target27/27▲ 4.33 shots/match
48.4%Possession27/27● 60.4%
5.67 corners/matchCorners27/275.67 corners/match
1.48 cards/matchCards27/271.56 cards/match
10.9 fouls/matchFouls27/279.48 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples27 / 27home / 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: Sun, 22 Feb 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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