Nottingham Forest vs Everton: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nottingham Forest played Everton in Premier League (England). The match was played on 30 December 2025. Final score: 0:2.

Current form

Nottingham Forest: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Everton: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nottingham Forest scores 1.00 and concedes 1.56 goals per match. Everton scores 1.00 and concedes 1.11. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nottingham Forest 33%, Everton 33%. Over 2.5: Nottingham Forest 56%, Everton 33%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Nottingham Forest has higher xG: 1.41 vs 1.24. Nottingham Forest: 12.0 shots per match, Everton: 10.6.

Match halves

Nottingham Forest: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.61. Everton: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Nottingham Forest: 46-60 (6 goals). Everton: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.79 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

70Possession (%)30
Nottingham ForestEverton
21Shots11
Nottingham ForestEverton
6Shots on target3
Nottingham ForestEverton
2.4xG1.12
Nottingham ForestEverton
9Corners2
Nottingham ForestEverton
92Dangerous attacks29
Nottingham ForestEverton
11Fouls9
Nottingham ForestEverton
1Cards0
Nottingham ForestEverton

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 ForestEverton
1Goals scored / match1
Nottingham ForestEverton
1.56Goals conceded / match1.11
Nottingham ForestEverton
50%Average possession43%
Nottingham ForestEverton
3.83Shots on target / match3.06
Nottingham ForestEverton

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12Shots per match10.56
Nottingham ForestEverton
3.83Shots on target3.06
Nottingham ForestEverton
8.3%Shot conversion9.5%
Nottingham ForestEverton
50%Possession43%
Nottingham ForestEverton
1.41xG for1.24
Nottingham ForestEverton
1.46xG against1.47
Nottingham ForestEverton

Shooting quality

Nottingham Forest: BalancedEverton: Balanced
Nottingham ForestEverton
Accuracy (shots on target)32%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.33

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.

Everton is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Nottingham Forest · 1.4 pts / match - Everton

Nottingham Forest
WLWLL
Season result split
28% W17% D56% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-10
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-5
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
Everton
WWLLD
Season result split
39% W22% D39% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-4-7
1.39 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-4
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 20%

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 41% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.56 goals / match - Nottingham Forest · 1.11 goals / match - Everton

Nottingham Forest scoring profile: mixed

Nottingham Forest scores in 50% of matches (9 of 18 matches), while Everton keeps a clean sheet in 39% (7 of 18 matches).

Everton scoring profile: strong

Everton scores in 61% of matches (11 of 18 matches), while Nottingham Forest keeps a clean sheet in 17% (3 of 18 matches).

18Goals scored (season)18
Nottingham ForestEverton
28Goals conceded (season)20
Nottingham ForestEverton
2.56Average goals in match2.11
Nottingham ForestEverton
5Goals scored (last 5)4
Nottingham ForestEverton
6Goals conceded (last 5)3
Nottingham ForestEverton

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal61%
Nottingham ForestEverton
28%2 goals28%
Nottingham ForestEverton
22%3 goals11%
Nottingham ForestEverton
0%4 goals0%
Nottingham ForestEverton

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal61%
Nottingham ForestEverton
50%2 goals33%
Nottingham ForestEverton
22%3 goals11%
Nottingham ForestEverton
0%4 goals6%
Nottingham ForestEverton

* 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.

33%
Nottingham Forest - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.6 of 18 matches
53%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time6%
Nottingham ForestEverton
0%BTTS in both halves6%
Nottingham ForestEverton
17%Scored in both halves22%
Nottingham ForestEverton

BTTS and goal count

22%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
Nottingham ForestEverton
33%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Nottingham ForestEverton
20%BTTS - last 50%
Nottingham ForestEverton

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

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
Nottingham ForestEverton
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Nottingham ForestEverton
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Nottingham ForestEverton

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
Nottingham ForestEverton
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time22%
Nottingham ForestEverton
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Nottingham ForestEverton

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 62% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.89 pts / match - Nottingham Forest · 1.44 pts / match - Everton

Nottingham Forest - half-time state
17% leading39% draw44% trailing
Everton - half-time state
39% leading28% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.89Points per match (1st half)1.44
Nottingham ForestEverton
0.39Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Nottingham ForestEverton
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Nottingham ForestEverton
1.06Average goals (1st half)1.17
Nottingham ForestEverton
44%Clean sheet before half-time61%
Nottingham ForestEverton
72%No goal before half-time61%
Nottingham ForestEverton

After half-time (2nd half)

1.22Points per match (2nd half)1.39
Nottingham ForestEverton
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Nottingham ForestEverton
0.89Goals conceded (2nd half)0.44
Nottingham ForestEverton
1.5Average goals (2nd half)0.94
Nottingham ForestEverton
50%Clean sheet after half-time61%
Nottingham ForestEverton
61%No goal after half-time56%
Nottingham ForestEverton

Nottingham Forest - second-half results

33% W22% D44% L
16
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.89
PPG before half-time
Lead holding165%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 28%. 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.

Everton - second-half results

33% W39% D28% L
26
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Nottingham Forest - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.40
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match0.81.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Everton - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.80
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.0
Average goals in match1.00.4
1 goal60%40%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%100%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% 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.

Nottingham Forest
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
1
2
16-30
3
8
31-45
6
5
46-60
2
0
61-75
3
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

Everton
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
3
6
16-30
3
4
31-45
3
3
46-60
1
2
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
84%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+28%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
31%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
20%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 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.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.41
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.
63%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
129%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.20
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, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Everton

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
70%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* 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 ForestLigaEverton
Average goals in match 2.562.79 2.11
Both teams scored 33%53% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%56% 33%
Clean sheets 17%26% 39%
Goal before half-time 72%72% 72%
Goal after half-time 78%81% 72%

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

2.79
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
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 ForestSubstitutionOn: Douglas Luiz Soares de PauloOff: Nicolás Martín Domínguez
  2. Nottingham ForestYellow cardDouglas Luiz Soares de Paulo
  3. Nottingham ForestSubstitutionOn: Taiwo Micheal AwoniyiOff: Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz
  4. Nottingham ForestSubstitutionOn: Dilane BakwaOff: Callum James Hudson-Odoi

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

Head-to-head

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

FAQ

What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Everton?

The Premier League match finished Nottingham Forest 0:2 Everton. 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 Everton?

Nottingham Forest score 1.00 goals per game on average and Everton 1.00. The Premier League average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Nottingham Forest's matches and 33% of Everton's.

What form are Nottingham Forest and Everton in?

Over the last 5 games Nottingham Forest have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Everton 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Nottingham Forest vs Everton — 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.