Premier League Gameweek 36 Sat, May 15 · 15:00 Emirates Stadium, London
Arsenal 2nd · 18 pts · 7 played
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Nottingham Forest 19th · 5 pts · 7 played
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Away travel175 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real contextStrength only
Arsenal—%
Draw—%
Nottingham Forest—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (London)

Forecast from 30 Apr

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Arsenal and Nottingham Forest. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

ArsenalNottingham Forest
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
94 Current StrengthIn forecast 70
86 AttackIn forecast 68
95 DefenceIn forecast 74
92 Form indexContext 41
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Arsenal

Attack—
Defense risk—

Nottingham Forest

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ArsenalNottingham Forest
1.57 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.71
0.71 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.29
1.67 xGVia Att/Def 1.56
0.78 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.18
-0.10 Goals minus xGContext -0.85
86% Scored inContext 43%
57% Clean sheetsContext 14%
12.29 ShotsContext 17.14
4.14 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.57
34% On target shareContext 21%
8.71 Shots in the boxContext 10.43
73% Box shareContext 61%
13% ConversionContext 4%
4.00 OffsidesContext 2.33
11.14 Shots allowedContext 10.57
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.83
3.00 BlocksContext 3.00
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
71% Save rateContext 68%
61% PossessionIn forecast 46%
520 PassesContext 370
453 Accurate passesContext 292
87% Pass accuracyContext 79%
7.06 Team ratingContext 6.79
10.14 FoulsContext 14.14
15.86 Fouls sufferedContext 11.57
1.29 Yellow cardsContext 2.29
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
0.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.56 xGVia Att/Def 1.56
0.85 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.53
+0.04 Goals minus xGContext -0.66
90% Scored inContext 60%
60% Clean sheetsContext 10%
13.50 ShotsContext 16.30
4.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
34% On target shareContext 25%
9.30 Shots in the boxContext 10.50
71% Box shareContext 65%
12% ConversionContext 6%
3.60 OffsidesContext 2.11
10.80 Shots allowedContext 13.60
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.56
3.10 BlocksContext 4.40
2.63 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
75% Save rateContext 70%
57% PossessionIn forecast 46%
508 PassesContext 388
441 Accurate passesContext 309
87% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.06 Team ratingContext 6.81
11.20 FoulsContext 13.10
14.30 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Arsenal
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km544 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 92 · 12 pts vs 5.1 for an average club · +1.6 vs expected
  • W18 OctA · Nottingham Forest1–01.9 xPts
  • W13 OctH · Lille3–02.5 xPts
  • W10 OctH · Leeds2–12.2 xPts
  • L19 SepA · Brighton0–31.8 xPts
  • W12 SepA · Sunderland2–02.0 xPts
Nottingham Forest
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel175 km487 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 41 · 4 pts vs 5.1 for an average club · -3.2 vs expected
  • L18 OctH · Arsenal0–10.9 xPts
  • L11 OctA · Crystal Palace1–31.4 xPts
  • L19 SepH · Coventry0–12.1 xPts
  • W12 SepA · Aston Villa2–11.0 xPts
  • D5 SepH · Tottenham0–01.9 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Arsenal Nottingham Forest
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Premier League 2026-2027, 8 May7Premier League 2026-2027, 8 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km175 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways544 km487 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one88

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Arsenal Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Nottingham Forest (A) 1–0, 18 Oct
1David Raya(G)
33R. Calafiori 6Gabriel Magalhães 15E. Konsa 4B. White
39Bruno Guimarães 41D. Rice
10E. Eze 8M. Ødegaard 7B. Saka
29K. Havertz
Nottingham Forest Last XI · not confirmed
3-4-2-1 · vs Arsenal (H) 0–1, 18 Oct
26M. Sels(G)
5Murillo 2O. Diomande 23Jair
3N. Williams 21X. Schlager 24J. McAtee 27D. Muñoz
14D. Ndoye 8N. Domínguez
19L. Delap

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Arsenal Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Nottingham Forest Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Arsenal · Home 3.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
3-0-0
Scored
2.33
Conceded
0.67
Nottingham Forest · Away 1.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-1-1
Scored
1.67
Conceded
2.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 3 this season

OpponentArsenalNottingham Forest
Leeds W 2–1 H L 0–1 H
Aston Villa W 1–0 A W 2–1 A
Coventry W 3–0 H L 0–1 H
Points9 of 9 · 3.00 per game3 of 9 · 1.00 per game

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

6 Arsenal wins2 draws1 Nottingham Forest wins
Goals per game1.78 – 0.33 Over 2.556% Both scored22% Clean sheets67% · 33%
  • 18 Oct 2026Nottingham Forest0–1Arsenal
  • 17 Jan 2026Nottingham Forest0–0Arsenal
  • 13 Sep 2025Arsenal3–0Nottingham Forest
  • 26 Feb 2025Nottingham Forest0–0Arsenal
  • 23 Nov 2024Arsenal3–0Nottingham Forest
  • 30 Jan 2024Nottingham Forest1–2Arsenal

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goals & match trends

ArsenalNottingham ForestForecast
Scored per game 1.570.71
Conceded per game 0.711.29
Match goals 2.292.00
Over 1.5 71%43%
Over 2.5 57%43%
Over 3.5 0%29%
Both teams scored 29%43%
Clean sheets 57%14%
Failed to score 14%57%
Games77
ArsenalNottingham ForestForecast
Scored per game 1.700.90
Conceded per game 0.601.40
Match goals 2.302.30
Over 1.5 70%60%
Over 2.5 60%40%
Over 3.5 0%30%
Both teams scored 30%60%
Clean sheets 60%10%
Failed to score 10%40%
Games1010

Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.

Corners & cards

ArsenalNottingham ForestLeague
Corners
Corners won4.714.71
Corners conceded4.004.86
Match total8.719.579.49
Over 8.543% 3/743% 3/7
Over 9.543% 3/743% 3/7
Over 10.529% 2/743% 3/7
Cards
Cards1.292.29
Opponent cards3.291.71
Match total4.584.004.17
Over 3.571% 5/757% 4/7
Over 4.557% 4/729% 2/7
ArsenalNottingham ForestLeague
Corners
Corners won4.674.70
Corners conceded4.444.50
Match total9.119.209.49
Over 8.544% 4/950% 5/10
Over 9.544% 4/940% 4/10
Over 10.533% 3/940% 4/10
Cards
Cards1.602.00
Opponent cards2.801.50
Match total4.403.504.17
Over 3.560% 6/1040% 4/10
Over 4.550% 5/1020% 2/10

Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.

Goal timing

Arsenal6 games · scored 10 · conceded 5
1 1 0-15
2 16-30
2 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 61-75
2 76-90
Nottingham Forest7 games · scored 5 · conceded 9
1 0-15
1 16-30
2 31-45
1 3 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 3 76-90
Arsenal9 games · scored 15 · conceded 6
2 1 0-15
2 16-30
2 31-45
3 2 46-60
6 1 61-75
2 76-90
Nottingham Forest10 games · scored 9 · conceded 14
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 5 46-60
1 2 61-75
3 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.

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