Premier League · 2025Mon, 4 May 2026, 14:00 UTCFull timeStamford BridgeFull-time recap

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This match

Match statistics

MetricChelseaNottingham Forest
Shots21 shots/match6 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals1.93 xG/match2.07 xG/match
Possession68%32%
Corners10 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls12 fouls/match10 fouls/match
Yellow cards3 cards/match1 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Nottingham Forest's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Nottingham Forest's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Nottingham Forest's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

3.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.26 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 for3.2 goals/match1.26 goals/match1.36 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 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season12.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10 shots/match12.3 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Chelsea have recorded the higher season possession share.

58.3%PossessionChelsea · Nottingham Forest46.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricChelseaNottingham ForestBaseline
Possession58.3%46.7%50.2%

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Chelsea
0Draws
0Nottingham Forest
Nottingham ForestChelsea · Premier League03

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Chelsea favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Nottingham Forest in 2 · 6 too close

1.54 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 35/351.26 goals/match
1.37 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 35/351.31 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 6/61.29 xG/match
1.48 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 6/60.96 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 35/3512.3 shots/match
10.8 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 35/3512.7 shots/match
4.46 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 35/354 shots/match
4.23 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 35/354.14 shots/match
58.3%Possessionseason · 35/3546.7%
6.26 corners/matchCornersseason · 35/355.26 corners/match
4.23 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 35/354.91 corners/match
2.76 cards/matchCardsseason · 29/291.55 cards/match
10.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 35/3510.9 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
26%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 35/3526%
80%Scoring frequencyseason · 35/3560%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Chelsea87.5
Nottingham Forest37.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Chelsea70
Nottingham Forest43.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Chelsea55.8
Nottingham Forest47.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Chelsea32.5
Nottingham Forest82.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Chelsea78.8
Nottingham Forest38.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 91%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Chelsea97.5
Nottingham Forest65
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Chelsea74.4
Nottingham Forest56.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/53.2 goals/match
2.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.6 goals/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.41 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShots5/59.6 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target5/54.8 shots/match
54.4%Possession5/541.2%
7 corners/matchCorners5/54.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
9 fouls/matchFouls5/511.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.9 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.9 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.8 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals6/61.29 xG/match
14.9 shots/matchShots10/1013.4 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on target10/104.6 shots/match
58.8%Possession10/1043.8%
7.4 corners/matchCorners10/104.6 corners/match
4.25 cards/matchCards4/41.75 cards/match
9.9 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.1 fouls/match

Window

Season

35 / 35 matches
1.54 goals/matchGoals scored35/351.26 goals/match
1.37 goals/matchGoals allowed35/351.31 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals6/61.29 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShots35/3512.3 shots/match
4.46 shots/matchShots on target35/354 shots/match
58.3%Possession35/3546.7%
6.26 corners/matchCorners35/355.26 corners/match
2.76 cards/matchCards29/291.55 cards/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls35/3510.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

18 / 18 matches
1.33 goals/matchGoals scored18/181.44 goals/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed18/181.39 goals/match
1.51 xG/matchExpected goals4/31.62 xG/match
15.5 shots/matchShots18/1810 shots/match
4.22 shots/matchShots on target18/184.22 shots/match
59.8%Possession18/1844.2%
7.06 corners/matchCorners18/184.33 corners/match
2.43 cards/matchCards14/151.8 cards/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls18/1811.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

12.8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/19.79 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples35 / 35home / 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: Mon, 4 May 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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