Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland

0 - 1
🕒 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 17:30 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Tony Harrington 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 6
Regular Season Table
Nottingham Forest 16 · Sunderland 7
Referee Stats
11 matches · 3.09 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.09
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.18
Over 4.5 cards 27%
Home wins 36%
Draws 18%
Away wins 45%
How the match was won
  • Nottingham Forest outshot their opponent (22-11).
  • Nottingham Forest controlled possession (65%).
  • Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-8-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 23
Avg: 1.05 / 1.21

Points

20
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

9
Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-6-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 28
Avg: 0.89 / 1.47

Points

21
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.05
PPG
1.11
1.05
GF
0.89
1.21
GA
1.47
42%
O2.5
42%
47%
BTTS
47%
32%
Score 1st
21%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank16th
Sunderland rank7th
Nottingham Forest points44
Sunderland points54
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.
Sunderland: #7 · 54 pts · GD -6
24 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

D D W D D
Points7/15
Weighted index47
Goals7-4
Record1-4-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Sunderland last 5 away

W D L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals10-7
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.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home53%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home21%
Sunderland score away58%
Sunderland clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first32%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first33%
Sunderland score first21%
Sunderland win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 36% · Sunderland 38%
Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 26.3' · Sunderland 35.0'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.05 vs 1.53
Nottingham Forest concede at home1.21 vs 1.22
Sunderland score away0.89 vs 1.22
Sunderland concede away1.47 vs 1.53
Nottingham Forest score 31% below league average, while Sunderland score 27% below league average.
Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 1% below league average at home, and Sunderland are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
31-45 5
46-60 4
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 1

Sunderland goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
61-75 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
0-15 1
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
61-75 6
0-15 5
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
3
Total Shots
22
11
Shots off Goal
10
5
Blocked Shots
6
3
Shots Inside Box
15
8
Shots Outside Box
7
3
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
7
4
Fouls
11
6
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
4
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
6
Total Passes
567
306
Passes Accurate
510
246
Passes %
90%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
9'
9' N. Sadiki
31'
31' A. Masuaku
36'
36' N. Domínguez
38'
38' N. Milenković
38'
38' Goal · 0-1
O. Alderete
Normal Goal · Assist: G. Xhaka
46'
46' N. Domínguez
1st substitution · For: M. Gibbs-White
49'
49' N. Williams
59'
59' C. Rigg
1st substitution · For: B. Traoré
59'
59' A. Masuaku
2nd substitution · For: L. Geertruida
60'
60' J. McAtee
2nd substitution · For: C. Hudson-Odoi
60'
60' D. Ndoye
3rd substitution · For: Igor Jesus
72'
72' D. Bakwa
4th substitution · For: O. Hutchinson
75'
75' E. Le Fée
3rd substitution · For: D. Ballard
82'
82' E. Anderson
85'
85' W. Isidor
4th substitution · For: B. Brobbey
85'
85' C. Talbi
5th substitution · For: S. Adingra
90'
90' C. Wood
5th substitution · For: A. Kalimuendo

Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sunderland beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Saturday, 27 September 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Tony Harrington. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: N. Sadiki received a yellow card for Sunderland at 9'. A. Masuaku received a yellow card for Sunderland at 31'. N. Domínguez received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 36'. N. Milenković received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 38'. Sunderland took the lead at 38' when O. Alderete scored, with the assist credited to G. Xhaka, making the score 0-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Domínguez replacing M. Gibbs-White. N. Williams received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 49'. Sunderland made their 1st substitution at 59', with C. Rigg replacing B. Traoré. Sunderland made their 2nd substitution at 59', with A. Masuaku replacing L. Geertruida. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 60', with J. McAtee replacing C. Hudson-Odoi. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 60', with D. Ndoye replacing Igor Jesus. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 72', with D. Bakwa replacing O. Hutchinson. Sunderland made their 3rd substitution at 75', with E. Le Fée replacing D. Ballard. E. Anderson received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 82'. Sunderland made their 4th substitution at 85', with W. Isidor replacing B. Brobbey. Sunderland made their 5th substitution at 85', with C. Talbi replacing S. Adingra. Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 90', with C. Wood replacing A. Kalimuendo.

Nottingham Forest used 5 substitutions while Sunderland used 5 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 4 yellow cards, while Sunderland got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Nottingham Forest outshot their opponent (22-11).
  • Nottingham Forest controlled possession (65%).
  • Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

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