Premier League Gameweek 16 Sun, Dec 14 · 14:00 The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Tottenham were the stronger side on L90 Strength (72 vs 65). Nottingham Forest come in after 4+ matches in 14 days. Nottingham Forest had 2.8 days of rest, Tottenham 8 and had to travel 175 km.

Away travel175 kmRest days2.8 · 8Matches / 14d4 · 2
Nottingham Forest36%
Draw26%
Tottenham39%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.49
Nottingham Forest39%
Draw27%
Tottenham34%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.28
Nottingham Forest36%
Draw26%
Tottenham38%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.45
Nottingham Forest29%
Draw25%
Tottenham46%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.67
Nottingham Forest39%
Draw27%
Tottenham34%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.32
Over 2.5 56% Both score 59% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire)

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RefereeSamuel Barrott
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 70

Team strength

Nottingham ForestTottenham
65 L90 StrengthIn forecast 72
70 Current StrengthIn forecast 62
68 AttackIn forecast 56
74 DefenceIn forecast 74
— Form indexContext —
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

Nottingham Forest

Attack—
Defense risk—

Tottenham

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Nottingham ForestTottenham
0.93 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.67
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.18 xGVia Att/Def 0.99
1.52 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.33
-0.25 Goals minus xGContext +0.68
47% Scored inContext 87%
13% Clean sheetsContext 33%
12.13 ShotsContext 9.80
3.93 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.40
32% On target shareContext 35%
8.07 Shots in the boxContext 7.21
67% Box shareContext 70%
8% ConversionContext 17%
1.73 OffsidesContext 2.14
13.27 Shots allowedContext 11.67
4.93 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
4.31 BlocksContext 2.64
3.13 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.38
64% Save rateContext 75%
51% PossessionIn forecast 53%
444 PassesContext 427
369 Accurate passesContext 355
83% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.89
11.47 FoulsContext 11.53
12.50 Fouls sufferedContext 9.00
1.67 Yellow cardsContext 2.53
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 15 and 15 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.10
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.34 xGVia Att/Def 1.37
0.91 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
+0.06 Goals minus xGContext +0.73
60% Scored inContext 90%
40% Clean sheetsContext 40%
13.80 ShotsContext 10.10
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.30
36% On target shareContext 43%
8.80 Shots in the boxContext 7.89
65% Box shareContext 72%
10% ConversionContext 21%
1.71 OffsidesContext 1.56
10.70 Shots allowedContext 11.60
3.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
4.38 BlocksContext 3.00
2.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.22
65% Save rateContext 66%
50% PossessionIn forecast 50%
430 PassesContext 403
354 Accurate passesContext 329
82% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.89
11.90 FoulsContext 11.30
13.89 Fouls sufferedContext 9.40
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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

Nottingham Forest
Rest2.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d4High congestion
Travel0 km1,288 km in 14d
Schedule load43%High
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Tottenham
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel175 km796 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

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
Nottingham Forest Tottenham
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextHigh · 43Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastYesNo
Rest dayssince last match2.8UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 11 Dec8Premier League 2025-2026, 6 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km175 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,288 km796 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 4 / 60 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one8.36.1

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

Nottingham Forest Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13John Victor(G)
3N. Williams 5Murillo 31N. Milenković 37N. Savona
8E. Anderson 6I. Sangaré
7C. Hudson-Odoi 10M. Gibbs-White 21O. Hutchinson
19Igor Jesus
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Tottenham Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1G. Vicario(G)
24D. Spence 37M. van de Ven 17C. Romero 23Pedro Porro
14A. Gray 30R. Bentancur
39R. Kolo Muani 7X. Simons 20M. Kudus
9Richarlison
+8 more reported missing outside this XI

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
Nottingham Forest Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Tottenham Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Nottingham Forest-0.5 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Tottenham+0.8 pp

Home / Away this season

Nottingham Forest · Home 1.00points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
2-1-4
Scored
1.14
Conceded
1.86
Tottenham · Away 2.00points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
4-2-1
Scored
2.14
Conceded
1.29

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 12 this season

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

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

2 Nottingham Forest wins0 draws4 Tottenham wins
Goals per game0.83 – 1.83 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets17% · 33%
  • 21 Apr 2025Tottenham1–2Nottingham Forest
  • 26 Dec 2024Nottingham Forest1–0Tottenham
  • 7 Apr 2024Tottenham3–1Nottingham Forest
  • 15 Dec 2023Nottingham Forest0–2Tottenham
  • 11 Mar 2023Tottenham3–1Nottingham Forest
  • 28 Aug 2022Nottingham Forest0–2Tottenham

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.

Referee · Samuel Barrott 70 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.69league 3.64
Red cards0.07league 0.12
Cards 5+33%league 39%
Fouls20.5league 22.0
Penalties0.24league 0.20
Home wins39%league 49%
Nottingham Forest7 with this referee
Record3-2-2 Cards · opp.1.9 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L26 Oct 25A · Bournemouth0–21
  • W18 May 25A · West Ham2–13
  • W14 Dec 24H · Aston Villa2–10
  • W24 Aug 24A · Southampton1–03
  • L24 Feb 24A · Aston Villa2–42
Tottenham3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.2.7 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • D8 Nov 25H · Manchester United2–25
  • L22 Dec 24H · Liverpool3–61
  • W10 Feb 24H · Brighton2–12

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Nottingham Forest15 games · scored 14 · conceded 25
3 2 0-15
2 16-30
3 7 31-45
4 4 46-60
2 61-75
2 10 76-90
Tottenham15 games · scored 25 · conceded 18
2 4 0-15
3 16-30
5 7 31-45
6 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
7 4 76-90
Nottingham Forest10 games · scored 14 · conceded 11
1 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
5 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 3 76-90
Tottenham10 games · scored 21 · conceded 16
2 0-15
4 16-30
3 5 31-45
5 3 46-60
3 2 61-75
6 4 76-90

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

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