5 September 2026, 14:00 UTC

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Premier League prediction & result

City Ground, Nottingham
Full time0 – 0

Final score: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham.

Before kick-off the model made it 42% Nottingham Forest, 30% draw, 28% Tottenham — fair odds of 2.38, 3.33 and 3.57. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model got this one wrong.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Nottingham Forest at 42% here. Across 2488 settled matches, 1123 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 44.4% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.8%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Nottingham Forest4%Draw93%Tottenham3%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

45+1'
Destiny Udogie
Nikola Milenković
52'
🔁Ola Ainaout: Daniel Muñoz
59'
🔁Dan Ndoyeout: Igor Jesus
59'
61'
🔁Destiny Udogieout: Andrew Robertson
61'
🔁Sávio Moreira de Oliveiraout: Mohammed Kudus
•Neco Williams
69'
74'
🔁Mathys Telout: Mykhailo Mudryk
🔁Liam Delapout: Chris Wood
74'
James Mcatee
78'
83'
🔁Conor Gallagherout: Mateus Fernandes
84'
🔁Omar Marmoushout: Dominic Solanke
84'
Mateus Fernandes
🔁Murillo Santiagoout: Ousmane Diomande
90'

Match stats — Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham

41%Possession59%
12Shots12
2On target0
2Corners10

Line-ups

Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1
  • 26M. SelsG
  • 23JairD
  • 31N. MilenkovićD
  • 5MurilloD
  • 34O. AinaM
  • 21X. SchlagerM
  • 24J. McAteeM
  • 3N. WilliamsM
  • 14D. NdoyeM
  • 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
  • 19L. DelapF
Substitutes
  • 22R. YatesM
  • 27D. MuñozD
  • 11Igor JesusF
  • 9C. WoodF
  • 12JohnG
  • 2O. DiomandeD
  • 25L. NetzD
  • 7C. Hudson-OdoiF
  • 8N. DomínguezM
Coach: O. Glasner
Tottenham 4-2-3-1
  • 31A. KinskýG
  • 23Pedro PorroD
  • 6J. van HeckeD
  • 37M. van de VenD
  • 13D. UdogieD
  • 30R. BentancurM
  • 16S. TonaliM
  • 17SávioM
  • 8C. GallagherM
  • 11M. TelM
  • 22Omar MarmoushF
Substitutes
  • 3A. RobertsonD
  • 5M. SenesiD
  • 14A. GrayM
  • 15L. BergvallM
  • 18Mateus FernandesM
  • 20M. KudusM
  • 27M. MudrykM
  • 39M. DúbravkaG
  • 19D. SolankeF
Coach: R. De Zerbi

Form going into Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham

Nottingham Forest

  • D2-2away to Liverpool29 August 2026
  • L0-1Leeds22 August 2026

Tottenham

  • L0-2Newcastle29 August 2026
  • L0-3away to Brentford22 August 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Premier League table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
11Nottingham Forest41214405
17Tottenham402205-52

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham

  • 5 September 2026Nottingham Forest 0–0 TottenhamPremier League
  • 22 March 2026Tottenham 0–3 Nottingham ForestPremier League
  • 14 December 2025Nottingham Forest 3–0 TottenhamPremier League
  • 21 April 2025Tottenham 1–2 Nottingham ForestPremier League
  • 26 December 2024Nottingham Forest 1–0 TottenhamPremier League
  • 7 April 2024Tottenham 3–1 Nottingham ForestPremier League
Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.