Everton vs Nottingham Forest: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Everton played Nottingham Forest in Premier League (England). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Everton: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Nottingham Forest: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Everton scores 1.07 and concedes 1.21 goals per match. Nottingham Forest scores 1.00 and concedes 1.57. League average: 2.81 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Everton 43%, Nottingham Forest 36%. Over 2.5: Everton 36%, Nottingham Forest 50%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Nottingham Forest has higher xG: 1.48 vs 1.26. Everton: 10.6 shots per match, Nottingham Forest: 12.5.

Match halves

Everton: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.57. Nottingham Forest: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.57.

Goals by minute

Everton: 76-90+ (4 goals). Nottingham Forest: 46-60 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.81 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

41Possession (%)59
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11Shots7
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5Shots on target3
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1.35xG0.95
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6Corners3
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41Dangerous attacks40
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17Fouls15
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4Cards3
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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.

EvertonNottingham Forest
1.07Goals scored / match1
EvertonNottingham Forest
1.21Goals conceded / match1.57
EvertonNottingham Forest
44%Average possession50%
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2.93Shots on target / match4
EvertonNottingham Forest

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.57Shots per match12.5
EvertonNottingham Forest
2.93Shots on target4
EvertonNottingham Forest
10.1%Shot conversion8%
EvertonNottingham Forest
44%Possession50%
EvertonNottingham Forest
1.26xG for1.48
EvertonNottingham Forest
1.51xG against1.52
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Shooting quality

Everton: BalancedNottingham Forest: Balanced
EvertonNottingham Forest
Accuracy (shots on target)28%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.25

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.

Everton
DWWLW
Season result split
43% W21% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-3-5
1.50 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.18Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Nottingham Forest
DWWLW
Season result split
29% W21% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-7
1.07 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-3
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DLLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Everton is 7% better for: goals scored per match.

1.07 goals / match - Everton · 1 goals / match - Nottingham Forest

Everton is 30% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.21 goals / match - Everton · 1.57 goals / match - Nottingham Forest

Everton scoring profile: very strong

Everton scores in 71% of matches (10 of 14 matches), while Nottingham Forest keeps a clean sheet in 14% (2 of 14 matches).

Nottingham Forest scoring profile: mixed

Nottingham Forest scores in 50% of matches (7 of 14 matches), while Everton keeps a clean sheet in 36% (5 of 14 matches).

15Goals scored (season)14
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17Goals conceded (season)22
EvertonNottingham Forest
2.29Average goals in match2.57
EvertonNottingham Forest
6Goals scored (last 5)9
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5Goals conceded (last 5)5
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How often they score at least...

71%1 goal50%
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29%2 goals29%
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7%3 goals21%
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0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

64%1 goal86%
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36%2 goals50%
EvertonNottingham Forest
14%3 goals21%
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7%4 goals0%
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* 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.

36%
Nottingham Forest - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.5 of 14 matches
53%
League average

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time14%
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7%BTTS in both halves0%
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21%Scored in both halves14%
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BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS21%
EvertonNottingham Forest
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS29%
EvertonNottingham Forest
40%BTTS - last 540%
EvertonNottingham Forest

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.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
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29%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
EvertonNottingham Forest
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
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2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
EvertonNottingham Forest
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
EvertonNottingham Forest
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
EvertonNottingham Forest

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.

Everton is 83% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.57 pts / match - Everton · 0.86 pts / match - Nottingham Forest

Everton - half-time state
43% leading29% draw29% trailing
Nottingham Forest - half-time state
14% leading43% draw43% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.57Points per match (1st half)0.86
EvertonNottingham Forest
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.43
EvertonNottingham Forest
0.64Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
EvertonNottingham Forest
1.14Average goals (1st half)1.07
EvertonNottingham Forest
64%Clean sheet before half-time43%
EvertonNottingham Forest
57%No goal before half-time71%
EvertonNottingham Forest

After half-time (2nd half)

1.36Points per match (2nd half)1.29
EvertonNottingham Forest
0.57Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
EvertonNottingham Forest
0.57Goals conceded (2nd half)0.93
EvertonNottingham Forest
1.14Average goals (2nd half)1.5
EvertonNottingham Forest
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
EvertonNottingham Forest
50%No goal after half-time64%
EvertonNottingham Forest

Everton - second-half results

36% W29% D36% L
22
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.57
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 43% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Nottingham Forest - second-half results

36% W21% D43% L
12
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding207%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Everton - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.60
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.21.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Nottingham Forest - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.40
Goals scored / match0.41.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-1+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Everton
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
3
4
16-30
2
3
31-45
3
3
46-60
1
2
61-75
4
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Nottingham Forest
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
0
2
16-30
3
6
31-45
4
4
46-60
2
0
61-75
2
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - 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

2.42
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
86%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
36%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Everton

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.50
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Nottingham Forest

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.05
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.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.93
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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

EvertonLigaNottingham Forest
Average goals in match 2.292.81 2.57
Both teams scored 43%53% 36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 36%56% 50%
Clean sheets 36%26% 14%
Goal before half-time 71%73% 71%
Goal after half-time 86%82% 79%

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

2.81
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+30%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defence advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
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. Nottingham ForestYellow cardNicolò Savona
  2. Nottingham ForestGoalNikola Milenković
  3. EvertonGoalThiemo BarryAssist: Iliman Ndiaye
  4. Nottingham ForestYellow cardFelipe Rodrigues da Silva
  5. Nottingham ForestYellow cardNikola Milenković
  6. EvertonYellow cardThiemo Barry
  7. Nottingham ForestSubstitutionOn: Nicolás Martín DomínguezOff: Ryan James Yates
  8. EvertonYellow cardJames Alan Tarkowski
  9. EvertonSubstitutionOn: Dwight James Matthew McNeilOff: Carlos Alcaraz
  10. EvertonSubstitutionOn: Tyler OblingOff: Jack Peter Grealish
  11. EvertonYellow cardJake O´Brien

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.

Chris KavanaghMatches officiated: 29
4.24Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 248%Home wins21%Draws31%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Everton vs Nottingham Forest?

The Premier League match finished Everton 3:0 Nottingham Forest. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Everton vs Nottingham Forest?

Everton score 1.07 goals per game on average and Nottingham Forest 1.00. The Premier League average is 2.81 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Everton's matches and 36% of Nottingham Forest's.

What form are Everton and Nottingham Forest in?

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

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

The statistical background for Everton vs Nottingham Forest — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.