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England Premier League

Nottingham Forest

Liverpool

Match Events

Morgan Gibbs-White

20'

Ola Aina

61'

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Alexis Mac Allister

90'

A. Mac Allister

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Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool: Reds Aim to Exploit Home Struggles

Liverpool arrive at the City Ground seeking to capitalize on Nottingham Forest's poor home form. While Forest have shown recent resilience, the Reds possess the superior overall record and attacking threat.

This fixture pits Liverpool's possession-based approach against a Nottingham Forest side that has often found itself defending deep at home. The Reds will likely look to leverage their superior ball-winning and passing range to probe for openings, potentially using wide overloads to stretch the Forest defence. Forest's recent home draws suggest they might set up compactly, aiming to frustrate Liverpool and perhaps hit them on the counter, though their limited scoring threat makes this a difficult proposition. The visitors' higher average shots on goal indicate they are more inclined to test the keeper.

Team statistics

England Premier League

Nottingham Forest

Liverpool

Matches played

7 - 6 - 13

Results

12 - 6 - 8

26.9%

Win %

46.2%

Goals scored

1.6

1.5

Goals conceded

1.3

Shots on target

4.3

4.8

Shots off target

6.1

Blocked shots

5.4

48.4

Ball possession

60.7

81.2

Pass accuracy

85.8

10.8

Fouls

9.5

2.5

Goalkeeper saves

2.3

1.4

Yellow cards

1.6

Red cards

League averages

Key points

• Nottingham Forest have lost 50% of their overall league games this season.
• Liverpool average over 1.5 goals per game across the current campaign.
• Forest's home scoring record has been particularly weak, averaging under a goal per game at the City Ground.

AI Prediction

Liverpool's superior overall statistics, particularly their scoring record and possession dominance, make them strong favourites against a Nottingham Forest side with a losing home record. Despite Forest's recent resilience in drawing at home, their lack of goal threat and Liverpool's attacking prowess suggest the visitors will find a way to win. The odds also favour an away victory and a match with over 2.5 goals.

AI

Confidence

Pick

Recent Win% (20)
nova-lite-v1 (fr)

by amazon

78%

AWAY

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

50%

O/U

43%

BTTS

57%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (ar)

by google

70%

AWAY

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

53%

O/U

57%

BTTS

63%
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by google

70%

AWAY

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

47%

O/U

57%

BTTS

63%

H2H

Premier League

Match date	Team	Score	Team	O/U 2.5	BTTS
11/22/2025	Nottingham Forest	W 3 - 0 L	Liverpool AWAY	O	N
1/14/2025	HOME Nottingham Forest	D 1 - 1 D	Liverpool	U	Y
9/14/2024	Nottingham Forest	W 1 - 0 L	Liverpool AWAY	U	N
3/2/2024	HOME Nottingham Forest	L 0 - 1 W	Liverpool	U	N
10/29/2023	Nottingham Forest	L 0 - 3 W	Liverpool AWAY	O	N

Includes records from 2023 onwards.

Team recent

Nottingham Forest

H/A	VS	Score	Results	O/U 2.5	BTTS	Cor 9.5
HOME	Wolves	0 - 0	D	U	N	Y
AWAY	Leeds	1 - 3	L	O	Y	Y
HOME	Crystal Palace	1 - 1	D	U	Y	Y
AWAY	Brentford	2 - 0	W	U	N	Y
HOME	Arsenal	0 - 0	D	U	N	N
AWAY	West Ham	2 - 1	W	O	Y	Y
AWAY	Aston Villa	1 - 3	L	O	Y	N
HOME	Everton	0 - 2	L	U	N	Y
HOME	Manchester City	1 - 2	L	O	Y	Y
AWAY	Fulham	0 - 1	L	U	N	Y

Nottingham Forest's season has been a struggle, highlighted by a significant number of losses overall. Their home record is particularly concerning, with more defeats than wins and a low win percentage. While they've managed to secure draws in their last three home outings, this has come at the cost of very low scoring output, averaging less than a goal per game over the season and a dismal 0.3 in their most recent home fixtures. They did dominate possession and shots in their very last match, but this was against an unspecified opponent and failed to yield a goal.

Liverpool

H/A	VS	Score	Results	O/U 2.5	BTTS	Cor 9.5
AWAY	Sunderland	1 - 0	W	U	N	Y
HOME	Manchester City	1 - 2	L	O	Y	Y
HOME	Newcastle	4 - 1	W	O	Y	Y
AWAY	Bournemouth	2 - 3	L	O	Y	Y
HOME	Burnley	1 - 1	D	U	Y	Y
AWAY	Arsenal	0 - 0	D	U	N	N
AWAY	Fulham	2 - 2	D	O	Y	Y
HOME	Leeds	0 - 0	D	U	N	Y
HOME	Wolves	2 - 1	W	O	Y	Y
AWAY	Tottenham	2 - 1	W	O	Y	Y

Liverpool present a formidable challenge, boasting a solid win rate across the season and a much more potent attack, scoring over 1.5 goals per game on average. Despite a slightly less impressive away record compared to their home form, they still manage to secure victories and pose a consistent threat. Recent form shows a mixed bag, but their last outing was a convincing clean sheet victory, demonstrating their ability to shut down opponents. Their overall statistical profile points to a team that controls possession and passes with high accuracy.

Over

Under

Yes

Odds

1x2

HOME

3.6

DRAW

3.8

AWAY

1.91

2.5 OVER/UNDER

OVER

1.73

UNDER

2.1

BTTS

YES

1.62

2.2

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