Wolverhampton Wanderers know they face a back-breaking trip to Nottingham Forest and their The City Ground. This preview has all the facts you require ahead of the game.
- Nottingham Forest have the fewest points from losing position (5) in Premier League
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Premier League
Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Nottingham Forest form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games.
Nottingham Forest suffered an unexpected defeat 1-2 against Newcastle United in their previous game, also played in front of their own fans. The defeat against Newcastle United was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by Isak). Felipe, defender, was given a rating of 7.2/10 in that game, top of the team. Felipe won 9 of 13 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Tottenham Hotspur.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nottingham Forest as they are travelling to their away game against Leeds United in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.
Nottingham Forest has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. 17 goals have been conceded.
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
Wolverhampton Wanderers have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-4-8 (14 played). Wolves has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Leeds United with 2-4 on the scoreboard. A stark raving crazy game with lots of goals last time out for Wolverhampton Wanderers, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that entertaining match, will this match be as much fun? Attacker Neto got a player rating of 7.42 in the game. "Man of the match" Neto hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 21 successful passes (of 23 total).
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Newcastle United's place.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Wolves as they have only managed to score 10 times from 14 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Wolverhampton Wanderers have conceded 22 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: Wolverhampton Wanderers - Nottingham 1-0. Previous ten meetings between these contenders: Nottingham Forest won one, Wolverhampton Wanderers triumphed in six and we saw three draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Johnson 7 goals |   R. Da Silva Neves 5 goals |  D. Castelo Podence 5 goals |
Nottingham Forest missing players
Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players
| Nottingham Forest | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 22 | 18 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 49 | 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | 41 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 93% |
| 74% | 71% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 86% | 68% |
| 41% | 36% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | 43% |
| 33% | 29% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 15% | 14% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 41% | 57% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 57% | 39% |
| 26% | 36% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 7% | 25% |
| 37% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 43% | 43% |
| 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 11.3 | 11.6 |
| 3 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 27% | 36% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| 14.5 | 12.4 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13.6 | 13.9 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
- Nottingham Forest have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Nottingham Forest have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Nottingham Forest have the fewest points from losing position (5) in Premier League
- Nottingham Forest have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in Premier League
- Nottingham Forest have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Nottingham Forest haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 40 | 69 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 50 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 47 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 42 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 42 |
| 8 | Brentford | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 42 |
| 9 | Fulham | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 38 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 38 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 27 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -19 | 27 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 26 |
| 15 | Everton | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -18 | 26 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 32 | -27 | 26 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -9 | 25 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 24 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 38 | -29 | 24 |
| 20 | Southampton | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -23 | 23 |
- Nottingham Forest
- Nottinghamshire Live - (local newspaper)
- Wolves
- Express & Star - (local newspaper)
