Brighton vs Nottingham Forest

2 - 1

🕒 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Brighton 8 · Nottingham Forest 16

Referee Stats

Andy Madley

21 matches · 2.86 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.86
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	19%
Home wins	33%
Draws	19%
Away wins	48%

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 20

Avg: 1.58 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

28 / 28

Avg: 1.47 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.74

PPG

1.26

1.58

1.47

1.05

1.47

58%

O2.5

63%

58%

BTTS

47%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Brighton rank8th

Nottingham Forest rank16th

Brighton points53

Nottingham Forest points44

Brighton: #8 · 53 pts · GD +6

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Nottingham Forest: #16 · 44 pts · GD -3

34 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-5

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals15-6

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home79%

Brighton clean sheet at home26%

Nottingham Forest score away74%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first47%

Brighton win after scoring first56%

Nottingham Forest score first42%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 57% · Nottingham Forest 22%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 26.8' · Nottingham Forest 18.8'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.58 vs 1.53

Brighton concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Nottingham Forest score away1.47 vs 1.22

Nottingham Forest concede away1.47 vs 1.53

Brighton score 3% above league average, while Nottingham Forest score 20% above league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 14% below league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Brighton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 7

46-60 6

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 7

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

Match Statistics

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Ball Possession

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (62.5%)
BTTS	4 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Brighton vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

01 Mar 2026 Brighton vs Nottingham Forest 2 - 1 30 Nov 2025 Nottingham Forest vs Brighton 0 - 2

2024-2025 Season

01 Feb 2025 Nottingham Forest vs Brighton 7 - 0 22 Sep 2024 Brighton vs Nottingham Forest 2 - 2

2023-2024 Season

10 Mar 2024 Brighton vs Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 25 Nov 2023 Nottingham Forest vs Brighton 2 - 3

2022-2023 Season

26 Apr 2023 Nottingham Forest vs Brighton 3 - 1 18 Oct 2022 Brighton vs Nottingham Forest 0 - 0