Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nottingham Forest play Tottenham Hotspur in Premier League (England). The match date is 14 December 2025 at 15:00. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Nottingham Forest: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Tottenham Hotspur: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nottingham Forest scores 1.26 and concedes 1.34 goals per match. Tottenham Hotspur scores 1.26 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.75 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nottingham Forest 47%, Tottenham Hotspur 61%. Over 2.5: Nottingham Forest 53%, Tottenham Hotspur 63%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Nottingham Forest has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.33. Nottingham Forest: 12.5 shots per match, Tottenham Hotspur: 11.5.

Match halves

Nottingham Forest: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.76. Tottenham Hotspur: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.74.

Goals by minute

Nottingham Forest: 76-90+ (13 goals). Tottenham Hotspur: 76-90+ (13 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.75 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

48Possession (%)52
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
15Shots6
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
6Shots on target1
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
1.76xG0.76
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
3Corners3
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
55Dangerous attacks40
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
9Fouls13
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
1Cards3
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
1.26Goals scored / match1.26
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
1.34Goals conceded / match1.5
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
47%Average possession50%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
4.11Shots on target / match3.84
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.53Shots per match11.47
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
4.11Shots on target3.84
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
10.1%Shot conversion11%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
47%Possession50%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
1.44xG for1.33
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
1.52xG against1.39
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

Shooting quality

Nottingham Forest: BalancedTottenham Hotspur: Balanced
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
Accuracy (shots on target)33%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.33

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Tottenham Hotspur is 25% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Nottingham Forest · 2 pts / match - Tottenham Hotspur

Nottingham Forest
WWDLD
Season result split
29% W29% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-11-16
1.16 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-8-7
Last 5 at home
1-4-0
DDWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 2.10BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Tottenham Hotspur
WWDLW
Season result split
26% W29% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-11-17
1.08 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-5-7
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Nottingham Forest is 12% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.34 goals / match - Nottingham Forest · 1.5 goals / match - Tottenham Hotspur

Nottingham Forest scoring profile: strong

Nottingham Forest scores in 63% of matches (24 of 38 matches), while Tottenham Hotspur keeps a clean sheet in 24% (9 of 38 matches).

Tottenham Hotspur scoring profile: very strong

Tottenham Hotspur scores in 82% of matches (31 of 38 matches), while Nottingham Forest keeps a clean sheet in 24% (9 of 38 matches).

48Goals scored (season)48
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
51Goals conceded (season)57
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
2.61Average goals in match2.76
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
12Goals scored (last 5)6
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal82%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
34%2 goals37%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
21%3 goals8%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
5%4 goals0%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal76%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
39%2 goals53%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
18%3 goals16%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0%4 goals5%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

47%
Nottingham Forest - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.18 of 38 matches
61%
Tottenham Hotspur - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.23 of 38 matches
56%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time21%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0%BTTS in both halves8%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
18%Scored in both halves18%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

BTTS and goal count

32%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
80%BTTS - last 560%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

Match 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
21% leading37% draw42% trailing
Tottenham Hotspur - half-time state
21% leading34% draw45% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)0.97
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.53
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.79
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
1.13Average goals (1st half)1.32
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
47%Clean sheet before half-time42%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
66%No goal before half-time58%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

After half-time (2nd half)

1.32Points per match (2nd half)1.32
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0.76Goals scored (2nd half)0.74
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.45
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
53%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
53%No goal after half-time42%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

Nottingham Forest - second-half results

32% W37% R32% P
38
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
50
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Tottenham Hotspur - second-half results

29% W45% R26% P
37
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
50
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.97
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Nottingham Forest - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.20
Goals scored / match1.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+60
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 7
Tottenham Hotspur - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Nottingham Forest
ScoredConceded
8
6
0-15
2
6
16-30
9
12
31-45
10
9
46-60
6
3
61-75
13
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Tottenham Hotspur
ScoredConceded
4
7
0-15
5
4
16-30
11
19
31-45
8
5
46-60
7
8
61-75
13
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.68
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+12%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Nottingham Forest

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
0.00
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Tottenham Hotspur

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.92
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Nottingham ForestLigaTottenham Hotspur
Average goals in match 2.612.75 2.76
Both teams scored 47%56% 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%55% 63%
Clean sheets 24%26% 24%
Goal before half-time 74%72% 79%
Goal after half-time 74%79% 79%

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

2.75
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur?

The Premier League match finished Nottingham Forest 3:0 Tottenham Hotspur. 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 Tottenham Hotspur?

Nottingham Forest score 1.26 goals per game on average and Tottenham Hotspur 1.26. The Premier League average is 2.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Nottingham Forest's matches and 61% of Tottenham Hotspur's.

What form are Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur in?

Over the last 5 games Nottingham Forest have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Tottenham Hotspur 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur?

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.