England - Premier LeagueThe City GroundData current as of 01 September 2026

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur: match statistics

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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 5 September 2026. Venue: The City Ground.

Current form

Nottingham Forest: 0-1-1, 0.50 points/match. Tottenham Hotspur: 0-0-2, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nottingham Forest scores 1.00 and concedes 1.50 goals per match. Tottenham Hotspur scores 0.00 and concedes 2.50. League average: 3.10 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nottingham Forest 50%, Tottenham Hotspur 0%. Over 2.5: Nottingham Forest 50%, Tottenham Hotspur 50%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Tottenham Hotspur has higher xG: 1.61 vs 1.22. Nottingham Forest: 12.0 shots per match, Tottenham Hotspur: 13.0.

Match halves

Nottingham Forest: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.50. Tottenham Hotspur: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00.

Goals by minute

Nottingham Forest: 16-30 (1 goals). Tottenham Hotspur: 0-15 (0 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 3.10 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.55)
(3.30)
(2.75)

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
1Goals scored / match0
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
1.5Goals conceded / match2.5
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
44%Average possession59%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
2.5Shots on target / match5
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12Shots per match13
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
2.5Shots on target5
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
8.3%Shot conversion0%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
44%Possession59%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
1.22xG for1.61
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
1.42xG against1.83
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

Shooting quality

Nottingham Forest: BalancedTottenham Hotspur: Balanced
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
Accuracy (shots on target)21%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.400.00

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.

Nottingham Forest
LD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W50% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.5xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%
Tottenham Hotspur
LL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 2.5xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.83BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 50%

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 67% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.5 goals / match - Nottingham Forest · 2.5 goals / match - Tottenham Hotspur

Nottingham Forest scoring profile: very strong

Nottingham Forest scores in 50% of matches (1 of 2 matches), while Tottenham Hotspur keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

Tottenham Hotspur scoring profile: mixed

Tottenham Hotspur scores in 0% of matches (0 of 2 matches), while Nottingham Forest keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

2Goals scored (season)0
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
3Goals conceded (season)5
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
2.5Average goals in match2.5
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
2Goals scored (last 5)0
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
3Goals conceded (last 5)5
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal0%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
50%2 goals0%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0%3 goals0%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0%4 goals0%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
50%2 goals100%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0%3 goals50%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0%4 goals0%
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.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
50%Scored in both halves0%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS50%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
50%BTTS - last 50%
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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
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 is 300% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2 pts / match - Nottingham Forest · 0.5 pts / match - Tottenham Hotspur

Nottingham Forest - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing
Tottenham Hotspur - half-time state
0% leading50% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per match (1st half)0.5
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0Goals conceded (1st half)1
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0.5Average goals (1st half)1
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
100%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
50%No goal before half-time100%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

After half-time (2nd half)

0Points per match (2nd half)0
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
1.5Goals conceded (2nd half)1.5
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
2Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
0%Clean sheet after half-time0%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur
50%No goal after half-time100%
Nottingham ForestTottenham Hotspur

Nottingham Forest - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+1.5

Concedes 1.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Tottenham Hotspur - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.50
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Nottingham Forest - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.000.00
Goals scored / match0.50.5
Goals conceded / match0.01.5
Average goals in match0.52.0
1 goal50%100%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 50% leading - 50% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Tottenham Hotspur - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.500.00
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match1.01.5
Average goals in match1.01.5
1 goal50%100%
2 goals50%50%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet50%0%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 50% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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
0
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Tottenham Hotspur
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
2
61-75
0
0
76-90

Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
81%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
25%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+20%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
0%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
50%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 2 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.
-0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.30
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.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
54%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Tottenham Hotspur

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-2.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.61
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.67
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
0%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
135%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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 2.503.10 2.50
Both teams scored 50%50% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%55% 50%
Clean sheets 0%25% 0%
Goal before half-time 50%75% 50%
Goal after half-time 100%90% 100%

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

3.10
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.85
Home goals / match
1.25
Away goals / match
+48%
Home attack advantage
+32%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
10%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
90%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Nottingham Forest 2 - 0 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

When do Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur play?

Nottingham Forest face Tottenham Hotspur on 5 September 2026 in Premier League at The City Ground. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Nottingham Forest won 2, Tottenham Hotspur won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur?

Nottingham Forest score 1.00 goals per game on average and Tottenham Hotspur 0.00. The Premier League average is 3.10 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Nottingham Forest's matches and 0% of Tottenham Hotspur's.

What form are Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur in?

Over the last 5 games Nottingham Forest have a 0-1-1 record (0.50 points per game) and Tottenham Hotspur 0-0-2 (0.00 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.