Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest

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🕒 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadium of Light 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Sunderland 7 · Nottingham Forest 16
Referee Stats
23 matches · 3.78 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.78
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 39%
Home wins 43%
Draws 26%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-10).
  • Sunderland controlled possession (61%).
  • Nottingham Forest had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sunderland (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 20
Avg: 1.32 / 1.05

Points

33
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

5
Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

28 / 28
Avg: 1.47 / 1.47

Points

24
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5

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
1.32
GF
1.47
1.05
GA
1.47
47%
O2.5
63%
47%
BTTS
47%
37%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Sunderland rank7th
Nottingham Forest rank16th
Sunderland points54
Nottingham Forest points44
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.
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.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sunderland last 5 home

W D L W L
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals3-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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.

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 0%

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

Sunderland score at home74%
Sunderland clean sheet at home37%
Nottingham Forest score away74%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Sunderland score first37%
Sunderland win after scoring first57%
Nottingham Forest score first42%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sunderland 78% · Nottingham Forest 22%
Avg first goal minute: Sunderland 39.4' · Nottingham Forest 18.8'

Vs league average

Sunderland score at home1.32 vs 1.53
Sunderland concede at home1.05 vs 1.22
Nottingham Forest score away1.47 vs 1.22
Nottingham Forest concede away1.47 vs 1.53
Sunderland score 14% below league average, while Nottingham Forest score 20% above league average.
Defensive side: Sunderland are 14% below league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Sunderland goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
31-45 3
46-60 3
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
0-15 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 0

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

Shots on Goal
4
6
Total Shots
14
10
Shots off Goal
3
2
Blocked Shots
7
2
Shots Inside Box
7
6
Shots Outside Box
7
4
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
3
6
Fouls
13
15
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
5
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
435
272
Passes Accurate
354
195
Passes %
81%
72%

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 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

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