Fulham go on their trip to Nottingham Forest and The City Ground packed with optimism, but the hosting team is no muppet. More news on the game here!
- Nottingham Forest have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Championship
- Fulham have the most scored goals (29) in Championship
Fulham could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Championship game only four sleeps ago.
Nottingham Forest form and stats
Nottingham Forest's struggle is real here at The City Ground with only 4 points collected from 6 Championship games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-1-4. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.
Nottingham Forest are returning here after visiting Bristol City in a Championship game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Alex Mighten and Lyle Taylor scored the goal(s). Manager S. Cooper felt very clever after Lyle Taylor scored the winning goal against Bristol City, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 81st minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when Lyle Taylor scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time. Midfield player Ryan Yates got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, the max score being 10. Yates had 51 successful passes (of 58 total).
Ahead of that match, Nottingham won a home game hosting Blackpool (2-1).Nottingham Forest are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 6 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 10 goals have been conceded.
Fulham form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (29) in Championship, are W3-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.
Fulham had fun at their own home (The City Ground) last time out, beating Cardiff City 2-0. Aleksandar Mitrović and Tom Cairney scored. Midfielder Harry Wilson was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.12. Wilson served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 34 successful passes (of 41 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Queens Park Rangers.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Fulham are regular goalscorers on their travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Fulham have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the preceeding ten meetings between these two participants are: four wins for Nottingham Forest, one draw and five wins for Fulham. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mitrović 13 goals |   L. Grabban 5 goals |  B. Johnson 3 goals |
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| Nottingham Forest | Fulham | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 67% | 62% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 31% |
| 69% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 83% | 69% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | 8% |
| 4.7 | 4.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.9 | 11.5 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.7 | 16.3 | 16.4 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 38% | 33% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 36% | 38% |
- All of Nottingham Forest's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Fulham have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Fulham have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fulham have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Fulham have scored at least twice as many goals away as Nottingham Forest have scored home.
- Fulham have the most scored goals (13) away in Championship
- Fulham have the most scored goals (29) in Championship
- Fulham have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Championship
- Fulham have the the best goal difference (+15) in Championship
- Fulham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nottingham Forest have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Nottingham Forest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nottingham Forest have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Championship
- Nottingham Forest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Fulham | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 26 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | Reading | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Millwall | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 11 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 22 | Hull City | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 9 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 8 |
| 24 | Derby County | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
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