FA Cup: Nottingham Forest - Arsenal prediction and detailed statistics

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Competition: England FA Cup
Competition: Sun 09.January
Match begins: 17:10 (UTC)
Venue: The City Ground (30603 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nottingham Forest or Arsenal that keep their silverware dream alive.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Nottingham Forest form and stats

Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.

The story so far in the Championship for Nottingham Forest at their home stadium (The City Ground) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 198 minutes without scoring a league goal. Johnson was the last player to find the net.

The Nottingham fans got no joy from their last match, a Championship game also here at The City Ground: A 0-1 defeat against Huddersfield Town. Midfielder Silva was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.82 (out of ten) in that game. Silva hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times.

A Championship defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Middlesbrough.

The Nottingham fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 13 matches. On the other hand, Nottingham have conceded 17 goals.

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Arsenal form and stats

Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Arsenal have produced an overall stat of 4-1-5 so far.

Home advantage was not enough for Arsenal in their previous game, as they lost their Premier League-match, hosting Manchester City, 1-2. Arsenal were so close to getting something from the game against Manchester City, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime. Midfield player Partey was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.15/10. Partey hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.

Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Norwich City with the score of 5-0.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Carabao Cup trip to Liverpool.

Arsenal has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 10 games. As for defending, Arsenal rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - zero - two (Nottingham wins - draws - Arsenal wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

NottinghamL. Grabban
L. Grabban
10 goals
ArsenalE. Smith Rowe
E. Smith Rowe
8 goals
ArsenalB. Saka
B. Saka
6 goals

Nottingham Forest missing players

Arsenal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nottingham Forest Arsenal
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   12 25
9 4   Won W   5 15
7 3   Drew D   1 2
9 7   Lost L   6 8
31 14   Scored S   21 49
30 21   Conceded C   18 27
92% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
84% 86%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 80%
48% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 56%
16% 14%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 40%
4% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   42% 24%
52% 50%   BTTS BTTS   25% 32%
24% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 48%
32% 36%   Failed to Score F T   42% 24%
 
5 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 5.2
4.4 4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 4.8
1.9 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 1.6
2 2   Red cards R C   1 2
 
10.6 11   Shots (avg) S (   11.8 14.4
3.1 2.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.8 5.5
40% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 36%
 
11.5 10.8   Shots against (avg) S A   13.8 12.2
4 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 4

  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 25 14 7 4 41 20 12 7 3 2 26 13 13 7 4 2 15 7 21 49
2 Blackburn Rovers 25 13 7 5 43 28 14 9 3 2 30 17 11 4 4 3 13 11 15 46
3 Fulham 23 13 6 4 51 19 12 7 3 2 24 8 11 6 3 2 27 11 32 45
4 West Bromwich Albion 25 11 9 5 31 19 12 7 5 0 18 6 13 4 4 5 13 13 12 42
5 Queens Park Rangers 24 12 5 7 37 30 12 6 3 3 16 11 12 6 2 4 21 19 7 41
6 Huddersfield Town 26 11 7 8 32 29 12 7 2 3 18 14 14 4 5 5 14 15 3 40
7 Middlesbrough 25 11 6 8 29 24 13 7 2 4 18 12 12 4 4 4 11 12 5 39
8 Stoke City 24 10 5 9 28 25 13 6 3 4 17 13 11 4 2 5 11 12 3 35
9 Nottingham Forest 25 9 7 9 32 28 13 4 3 6 14 17 12 5 4 3 18 11 4 34
10 Coventry City 23 9 7 7 29 27 12 7 2 3 20 11 11 2 5 4 9 16 2 34
11 Millwall 24 8 9 7 27 27 11 5 4 2 14 11 13 3 5 5 13 16 0 33
12 Blackpool 26 9 6 11 27 32 14 6 2 6 12 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -5 33
13 Sheffield United 22 9 5 8 29 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 12 5 3 4 14 17 1 32
14 Preston North End 23 8 7 8 26 29 11 5 4 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 11 17 -3 31
15 Bristol City 25 8 6 11 30 39 14 4 5 5 15 17 11 4 1 6 15 22 -9 30
16 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 11 4 4 3 17 13 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 29
17 Swansea City 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 4 4 3 14 12 11 3 2 6 12 19 -5 27
18 Birmingham City 24 7 6 11 23 32 12 4 3 5 13 16 12 3 3 6 10 16 -9 27
19 Hull City 24 6 5 13 20 29 11 3 3 5 11 14 13 3 2 8 9 15 -9 23
20 Cardiff City 24 6 5 13 26 43 11 2 1 8 9 18 13 4 4 5 17 25 -17 23
21 Reading 23 8 4 11 29 36 12 4 4 4 18 18 11 4 0 7 11 18 -7 22
22 Peterborough United 23 5 4 14 20 44 11 4 4 3 14 11 12 1 0 11 6 33 -24 19
23 Barnsley 24 2 8 14 16 36 12 2 4 6 8 15 12 0 4 8 8 21 -20 14
24 Derby County 25 7 11 7 23 24 12 5 5 2 14 11 13 2 6 5 9 13 -1 11
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 21 17 2 2 53 13 10 8 1 1 31 6 11 9 1 1 22 7 40 53
2 Chelsea 21 12 7 2 45 16 11 5 5 1 25 10 10 7 2 1 20 6 29 43
3 Liverpool 20 12 6 2 52 18 9 6 3 0 22 6 11 6 3 2 30 12 34 42
4 Arsenal 20 11 2 7 33 25 10 7 1 2 18 8 10 4 1 5 15 17 8 35
5 West Ham United 20 10 4 6 37 27 9 4 2 3 18 15 11 6 2 3 19 12 10 34
6 Tottenham Hotspur 18 10 3 5 23 20 10 7 1 2 16 10 8 3 2 3 7 10 3 33
7 Manchester United 19 9 4 6 30 27 10 5 1 4 17 15 9 4 3 2 13 12 3 31
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 8 4 7 14 14 9 3 2 4 5 7 10 5 2 3 9 7 0 28
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 19 6 9 4 20 20 9 3 3 3 8 9 10 3 6 1 12 11 0 27
10 Leicester City 18 7 4 7 31 33 9 5 1 3 16 12 9 2 3 4 15 21 -2 25
11 Crystal Palace 20 5 8 7 29 30 11 4 5 2 20 12 9 1 3 5 9 18 -1 23
12 Brentford 19 6 5 8 23 26 10 4 1 5 12 12 9 2 4 3 11 14 -3 23
13 Aston Villa 19 7 1 11 25 30 9 4 1 4 15 14 10 3 0 7 10 16 -5 22
14 Southampton 19 4 9 6 20 29 9 2 6 1 9 8 10 2 3 5 11 21 -9 21
15 Everton 18 5 4 9 23 32 9 4 1 4 15 16 9 1 3 5 8 16 -9 19
16 Leeds United 19 4 7 8 21 37 10 3 4 3 13 16 9 1 3 5 8 21 -16 19
17 Watford 18 4 1 13 22 36 10 2 1 7 11 22 8 2 0 6 11 14 -14 13
18 Burnley 17 1 8 8 16 27 7 1 4 2 8 8 10 0 4 6 8 19 -11 11
19 Newcastle United 19 1 8 10 19 42 10 1 5 4 13 22 9 0 3 6 6 20 -23 11
20 Norwich City 19 2 4 13 8 42 10 1 2 7 5 19 9 1 2 6 3 23 -34 10

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 21 17 2 2 53 13 10 8 1 1 31 6 11 9 1 1 22 7 40 53
2 Chelsea 21 12 7 2 45 16 11 5 5 1 25 10 10 7 2 1 20 6 29 43
3 Liverpool 20 12 6 2 52 18 9 6 3 0 22 6 11 6 3 2 30 12 34 42
4 Arsenal 20 11 2 7 33 25 10 7 1 2 18 8 10 4 1 5 15 17 8 35
5 West Ham United 20 10 4 6 37 27 9 4 2 3 18 15 11 6 2 3 19 12 10 34
6 Tottenham Hotspur 18 10 3 5 23 20 10 7 1 2 16 10 8 3 2 3 7 10 3 33
7 Manchester United 19 9 4 6 30 27 10 5 1 4 17 15 9 4 3 2 13 12 3 31
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 8 4 7 14 14 9 3 2 4 5 7 10 5 2 3 9 7 0 28
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 19 6 9 4 20 20 9 3 3 3 8 9 10 3 6 1 12 11 0 27
10 Leicester City 18 7 4 7 31 33 9 5 1 3 16 12 9 2 3 4 15 21 -2 25
11 Crystal Palace 20 5 8 7 29 30 11 4 5 2 20 12 9 1 3 5 9 18 -1 23
12 Brentford 19 6 5 8 23 26 10 4 1 5 12 12 9 2 4 3 11 14 -3 23
13 Aston Villa 19 7 1 11 25 30 9 4 1 4 15 14 10 3 0 7 10 16 -5 22
14 Southampton 19 4 9 6 20 29 9 2 6 1 9 8 10 2 3 5 11 21 -9 21
15 Everton 18 5 4 9 23 32 9 4 1 4 15 16 9 1 3 5 8 16 -9 19
16 Leeds United 19 4 7 8 21 37 10 3 4 3 13 16 9 1 3 5 8 21 -16 19
17 Watford 18 4 1 13 22 36 10 2 1 7 11 22 8 2 0 6 11 14 -14 13
18 Burnley 17 1 8 8 16 27 7 1 4 2 8 8 10 0 4 6 8 19 -11 11
19 Newcastle United 19 1 8 10 19 42 10 1 5 4 13 22 9 0 3 6 6 20 -23 11
20 Norwich City 19 2 4 13 8 42 10 1 2 7 5 19 9 1 2 6 3 23 -34 10

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