Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Nottingham Forest played against Brighton & Hove Albion in Premier League (England). The game was played on November 30, 2025. Final score: 0:2.

Recent form

Nottingham Forest has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Brighton & Hove Albion has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Nottingham Forest scores 1.08 goals per game and allows 1.67. Brighton & Hove Albion scores 1.58 and allows 1.33. Games in this league average 2.80 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 42% of Nottingham Forest's games and 75% of Brighton & Hove Albion's. The Over 2.5 rates are 58% and 67%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 59% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion has the higher season xG average, 1.47 to 1.46 per game. Nottingham Forest takes 12.2 shots per game, while Brighton & Hove Albion takes 12.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Nottingham Forest leads at halftime in 17% of its games and scores 0.58 goals per game after halftime. Brighton & Hove Albion leads at halftime in 25% and scores 1.25 after halftime.

When the teams score

Nottingham Forest's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (4 goals). For Brighton & Hove Albion, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premier League games average 2.80 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 59% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

52Possession (%)48
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
19Shots17
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
3Shots on target6
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
1.93xG1.81
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
9Corners2
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
73Dangerous attacks45
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
11Fouls10
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
0Cards1
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
1.08Goals scored / game1.58
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
1.67Goals allowed / game1.33
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
50%Average possession50%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
4.17Shots on target / game4.58
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.17Shots per game12.25
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
4.17Shots on target4.58
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
8.9%Shot conversion12.9%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
50%Possession50%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
1.46xG for1.47
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
1.58xG against1.26
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion

Shooting quality

Nottingham Forest: BalancedBrighton & Hove Albion: Balanced
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
Accuracy (shots on target)34%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.34

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Brighton & Hove Albion is 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Nottingham Forest · 2 pts / game - Brighton & Hove Albion

Nottingham Forest
LLDWW
Season result split
25% W25% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-6
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-3
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.72BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Brighton & Hove Albion
WLWDW
Season result split
42% W33% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-3
1.58 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-3
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LWDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Brighton & Hove Albion is 46% better for: goals scored per game.

1.08 goals / game - Nottingham Forest · 1.58 goals / game - Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion is 26% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.67 goals / game - Nottingham Forest · 1.33 goals / game - Brighton & Hove Albion

Nottingham Forest scoring profile: strong

Nottingham Forest scores in 50% of games (6 of 12 meczów), while Brighton & Hove Albion keeps a clean sheet in 17% (2 of 12 meczów).

Brighton & Hove Albion scoring profile: very strong

Brighton & Hove Albion scores in 83% of games (10 of 12 meczów), while Nottingham Forest keeps a clean sheet in 8% (1 of 12 meczów).

13Goals scored (season)19
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
20Goals conceded (season)16
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
2.75Average goals per game2.92
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
8Goals scored (last 5)9
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal83%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
33%2 goals58%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
25%3 goals17%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
0%4 goals0%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion

How often they concede at least...

92%1 goal83%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
50%2 goals33%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
25%3 goals8%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
0%4 goals8%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

42%
Nottingham Forest - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.5 of 12 meczów
75%
Brighton & Hove Albion - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 12 meczów
53%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time8%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
17%Scored in both halves17%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS58%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
33%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
40%BTTS - last 560%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time92%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Nottingham Forest - half-time state
17% leading42% draw42% trailing
Brighton & Hove Albion - half-time state
25% leading17% draw58% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.92Points per game (1st half)0.92
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.33
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.75
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
1.17Average goals (1st half)1.08
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
42%Clean sheet before half-time33%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
67%No goal before half-time75%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per game (2nd half)1.67
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
0.58Goals scored (2nd half)1.25
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
1.58Average goals (2nd half)1.83
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion
67%No goal after half-time25%
Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion

Nottingham Forest - second-half results

33% W25% D42% L
11
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.92
PPG before half-time
Lead holding147%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Brighton & Hove Albion - second-half results

42% W42% D17% L
11
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.92
PPG before half-time
Lead holding168%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 42%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Nottingham Forest - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.00
Goals scored / game0.41.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.22.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Brighton & Hove Albion - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.80
Goals scored / game0.41.4
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.02.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-1+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Nottingham Forest
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
0
2
16-30
3
5
31-45
4
4
46-60
1
0
61-75
2
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Brighton & Hove Albion
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
0
6
16-30
2
3
31-45
2
1
46-60
5
2
61-75
8
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.83
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Nottingham Forest

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.47
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
142%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Brighton & Hove Albion

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
134%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
82%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.42
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.9
Late goals
42% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
42%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

Nottingham ForestLigaBrighton & Hove Albion
Average goals per game 2.752.80 2.92
Both teams scored 42%53% 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%59% 67%
Clean sheets 8%26% 17%
Goal before half-time 75%76% 83%
Goal after half-time 75%81% 92%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.80
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.62
Home goals / game
1.18
Away goals / game
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defensive advantage
+23%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Brighton & Hove AlbionYellow cardMats Wieffer
  2. Brighton & Hove AlbionGoalMaxim De Cuyper
  3. Brighton & Hove AlbionSubstitutionOn: Jack HinshelwoodOff: Georginio Rutter
  4. Brighton & Hove AlbionSubstitutionOn: Stefanos TzimasOff: Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck
  5. Nottingham ForestSubstitutionOn: Ryan James YatesOff: Ibrahim Sangaru00e9
  6. Nottingham ForestSubstitutionOn: Arnaud Kalimuendo-MuingaOff: Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz
  7. Nottingham ForestSubstitutionOn: James McateeOff: Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White
  8. Brighton & Hove AlbionGoalStefanos Tzimas

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Michael OliverMatches officiated: 29
3.17Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 238%Home wins24%Draws38%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion?

The Premier League match finished Nottingham Forest 0:2 Brighton & Hove Albion. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion?

Nottingham Forest score 1.08 goals per game on average and Brighton & Hove Albion 1.58. The Premier League average is 2.80 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 59% of games. Both teams score in 42% of Nottingham Forest's matches and 75% of Brighton & Hove Albion's.

What form are Nottingham Forest and Brighton & Hove Albion in?

Over the last 5 games Nottingham Forest have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.