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Sunderland 0–5 Nottingham Forest · Premier League

0–5Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Nottingham Forest won 0–5.

Shots
1410
Shots on target
46
Expected goals
0.671.3
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

Nottingham Forest beat Sunderland 5–0. Recorded in this match (Sunderland – Nottingham Forest): shots 14–10, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 0.67–1.3, possession 61%–39%. 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 above their season average.

2.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.21 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 for2.6 goals/match1.21 goals/match1.35 goals/match

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

Nottingham Forest have a visible away split

moderate

Nottingham Forest's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.2 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.2 shots/match12.5 shots/match12.6 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots10 shotsSunderland 14 shots, Nottingham Forest 10 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsSunderland 4 shots, Nottingham Forest 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.67 xG1.3 xGSunderland 0.67 xG, Nottingham Forest 1.3 xG
  • Possession61%39%Sunderland 61%, Nottingham Forest 39%
  • Corners3 corners6 cornersSunderland 3 corners, Nottingham Forest 6 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls15 foulsSunderland 13 fouls, Nottingham Forest 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards5 cardsSunderland 2 cards, Nottingham Forest 5 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Sunderland
0Draws
0Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest — Sunderland · Premier League0–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sunderland favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Nottingham Forest in 7 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sunderland34 matchesNottingham Forest34 matches
1.06 goals/matchGoals scored34/34▲ 1.21 goals/match
1.32 goals/matchGoals allowed34/341.32 goals/match
1.53 xG/match ▲Expected goals5/51.14 xG/match
10.1 shots/matchShots34/34▲ 12.5 shots/match
3.38 shots/matchShots on target34/34▲ 4 shots/match
44.6%Possession34/34● 47.1%
3.56 corners/matchCorners34/34● 5.38 corners/match
2.07 cards/matchCards29/291.55 cards/match
10.5 fouls/matchFouls34/3410.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples34 / 34home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 24 Apr 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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