Fulham vs Nottingham Forest: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Fulham played Nottingham Forest in Premier League (England). The match was played on 22 December 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Fulham: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Nottingham Forest: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Fulham scores 1.44 and concedes 1.63 goals per match. Nottingham Forest scores 1.06 and concedes 1.56. League average: 2.84 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Fulham 63%, Nottingham Forest 31%. Over 2.5: Fulham 56%, Nottingham Forest 56%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Nottingham Forest has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.32. Fulham: 11.4 shots per match, Nottingham Forest: 12.3.

Match halves

Fulham: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.81. Nottingham Forest: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.63.

Goals by minute

Fulham: 0-15 (5 goals). Nottingham Forest: 46-60 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.84 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

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

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

50Possession (%)50
FulhamNottingham Forest
11Shots12
FulhamNottingham Forest
1Shots on target2
FulhamNottingham Forest
1.12xG1.22
FulhamNottingham Forest
1Corners5
FulhamNottingham Forest
50Dangerous attacks42
FulhamNottingham Forest
5Fouls9
FulhamNottingham Forest
5Cards4
FulhamNottingham Forest

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.

FulhamNottingham Forest
1.44Goals scored / match1.06
FulhamNottingham Forest
1.63Goals conceded / match1.56
FulhamNottingham Forest
51%Average possession51%
FulhamNottingham Forest
3.81Shots on target / match4.06
FulhamNottingham Forest

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.38Shots per match12.31
FulhamNottingham Forest
3.81Shots on target4.06
FulhamNottingham Forest
12.6%Shot conversion8.6%
FulhamNottingham Forest
51%Possession51%
FulhamNottingham Forest
1.32xG for1.46
FulhamNottingham Forest
1.38xG against1.46
FulhamNottingham Forest

Shooting quality

Fulham: BalancedNottingham Forest: Balanced
FulhamNottingham Forest
Accuracy (shots on target)33%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.26

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.

Fulham
WWLLW
Season result split
38% W13% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-8
1.25 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-3
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
LWWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Nottingham Forest
WLWLW
Season result split
31% W19% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-8
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-4
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 0%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.

Fulham is 36% better for: goals scored per match.

1.44 goals / match - Fulham · 1.06 goals / match - Nottingham Forest

Fulham scoring profile: very strong

Fulham scores in 81% of matches (13 of 16 matches), while Nottingham Forest keeps a clean sheet in 19% (3 of 16 matches).

Nottingham Forest scoring profile: strong

Nottingham Forest scores in 50% of matches (8 of 16 matches), while Fulham keeps a clean sheet in 19% (3 of 16 matches).

23Goals scored (season)17
FulhamNottingham Forest
26Goals conceded (season)25
FulhamNottingham Forest
3.06Average goals in match2.63
FulhamNottingham Forest
11Goals scored (last 5)7
FulhamNottingham Forest
10Goals conceded (last 5)5
FulhamNottingham Forest

How often they score at least...

81%1 goal50%
FulhamNottingham Forest
31%2 goals31%
FulhamNottingham Forest
25%3 goals25%
FulhamNottingham Forest
6%4 goals0%
FulhamNottingham Forest

How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal81%
FulhamNottingham Forest
50%2 goals50%
FulhamNottingham Forest
19%3 goals25%
FulhamNottingham Forest
6%4 goals0%
FulhamNottingham Forest

* 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.

31%
Nottingham Forest - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.5 of 16 matches
53%
League average

Goal patterns

31%BTTS at half-time13%
FulhamNottingham Forest
13%BTTS in both halves0%
FulhamNottingham Forest
25%Scored in both halves19%
FulhamNottingham Forest

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS19%
FulhamNottingham Forest
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS38%
FulhamNottingham Forest
80%BTTS - last 50%
FulhamNottingham 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

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
FulhamNottingham Forest
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
FulhamNottingham Forest
19%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
FulhamNottingham Forest

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
FulhamNottingham Forest
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
FulhamNottingham Forest
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
FulhamNottingham 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.

Fulham is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.25 pts / match - Fulham · 0.94 pts / match - Nottingham Forest

Fulham - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing
Nottingham Forest - half-time state
19% leading38% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.25Points per match (1st half)0.94
FulhamNottingham Forest
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.44
FulhamNottingham Forest
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.69
FulhamNottingham Forest
1.25Average goals (1st half)1.13
FulhamNottingham Forest
50%Clean sheet before half-time44%
FulhamNottingham Forest
56%No goal before half-time69%
FulhamNottingham Forest

After half-time (2nd half)

1.19Points per match (2nd half)1.31
FulhamNottingham Forest
0.81Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
FulhamNottingham Forest
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.88
FulhamNottingham Forest
1.81Average goals (2nd half)1.5
FulhamNottingham Forest
25%Clean sheet after half-time50%
FulhamNottingham Forest
38%No goal after half-time63%
FulhamNottingham Forest

Fulham - second-half results

31% W25% D44% L
20
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Nottingham Forest - second-half results

38% W19% D44% L
15
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.94
PPG before half-time
Lead holding163%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Fulham - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match1.21.0
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match2.22.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 6
Nottingham Forest - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.80
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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.

Fulham
ScoredConceded
5
0
0-15
0
5
16-30
5
5
31-45
4
9
46-60
5
0
61-75
4
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Nottingham Forest
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
1
2
16-30
3
7
31-45
5
4
46-60
2
0
61-75
3
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). 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

2.84
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
41%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Fulham

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.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
133%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.55
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Nottingham Forest

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.67
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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

FulhamLigaNottingham Forest
Average goals in match 3.062.84 2.63
Both teams scored 63%53% 31%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%57% 56%
Clean sheets 19%26% 19%
Goal before half-time 63%72% 75%
Goal after half-time 100%82% 81%

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

2.84
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / match
1.23
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
53%
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 cardJohn Victor Maciel Furtado
  2. FulhamYellow cardSander Berge
  3. FulhamSubstitutionOn: Tom CairneyOff: Sander Berge
  4. Nottingham ForestYellow cardMurillo Santiago Costa dos Santos
  5. Nottingham ForestSubstitutionOn: Taiwo Micheal AwoniyiOff: Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz
  6. FulhamYellow cardHarry Wilson
  7. FulhamSubstitutionOn: Joshua KingOff: Kevin Santos Lopes de Macedo
  8. Nottingham ForestSubstitutionOn: Oleksandr Volodymyrovych ZinchenkoOff: Nicolò Savona
  9. FulhamYellow cardJorge Cuenca Barreno
  10. Nottingham ForestYellow cardNikola Milenković
  11. FulhamSubstitutionOn: Adama Traoré DiarraOff: Harry Wilson
  12. Nottingham ForestSubstitutionOn: Arnaud Kalimuendo-MuingaOff: Callum James Hudson-Odoi
  13. Nottingham ForestYellow cardNicolás Martín Domínguez

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.

Anthony TaylorMatches officiated: 31
4.06Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 245%Home wins23%Draws32%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Fulham vs Nottingham Forest?

The Premier League match finished Fulham 1:0 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 Fulham vs Nottingham Forest?

Fulham score 1.44 goals per game on average and Nottingham Forest 1.06. The Premier League average is 2.84 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Fulham's matches and 31% of Nottingham Forest's.

What form are Fulham and Nottingham Forest in?

Over the last 5 games Fulham have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Nottingham Forest 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

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.