Nottingham Forest FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Nottingham Forest FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at City Ground, Nottingham.
- Nottingham Forest FC 38 games · 44 pts (2025/26)
- Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tony Harrington
- Assistant 1 Simon Long
- Assistant 2
15 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 May Leicester City FC H 2–2 D 05 May Crystal Palace FC A 1–1 D 01 May Brentford FC H 0–2 L 27 Apr Manchester City FC H 0–2 L 21 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–1 W 12 Apr Everton FC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 May Nottingham Forest FC A 2–2 D 03 May Southampton FC H 2–0 W 26 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–3 L 20 Apr Liverpool FC H 0–1 L 12 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–2 D 07 Apr Newcastle United FC H 0–3 L Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Nottingham Forest FC0-152/116-30–/131-455/146-602/261-752/176+5/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to City Ground, Nottingham that hosts another battle between Nottingham Forest FC and Leicester City FC.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Morgan Gibbs-White suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 15' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 16' Leicester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Conor Coady on 16.
- 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 368 games and scored 429 goals.
- 25' What a strike from Morgan Gibbs-White! The score is 1-1.
- 30' Ibrahim Sangare has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 39' Leicester City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 39.
- 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 49' Leicester City FC is showing some good football. However, Leicester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Wout Faes made 165 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' Chris Wood puts Nottingham Forest FC on the lead.
- 58' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a card on 58.
- 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Morato on 60.
- 60' Boubakary Soumare has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oliver Skipp on 60 minute.
- 61' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Jordan Ayew is replaced by Facundo Buonanotte.
- 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 69' It’s gonna be a card for Ola Aina.
- 73' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a card on 73.
- 74' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Nicolas Dominguez is replaced by Ryan Yates.
- 77' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Luke Thomas is replaced by Jeremy Monga on 77 minute.
- 79' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a card on 79.
- 81' What an equalizer from Facundo Buonanotte!
- 83' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 83 minute. Ibrahim Sangare leaves to be changed by Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 90' Jota Silva has so much to prove this time. He replaces Elliot Anderson on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.
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Lineups
Nottingham Forest FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 10
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6
Ibrahim Sangare ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 83'
- 26
- 34
- 31
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16
Nicolas Dominguez ↓ Ryan Yates 74'
- 4
- 7
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8
Elliot Anderson ↓ Jota Silva 90'
- 21
Bench
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22
Ryan Yates ↑ 74'
- 30
- 15
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9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↑ 83'
- 33
- 28
- 24
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20
Jota Silva ↑ 90'
- 44
Coach Nuno Espírito SantoLeicester City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 9
- 6
- 18
- 22
- 4
- 2
- 3
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33
Luke Thomas ↓ Jeremy Monga 77'
- 41
- 35
- 11
Bench
- 31
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24
Boubakary Soumare ↑ 60'
- 20
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5
Caleb Okoli ↑ 90'
- 25
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16
Victor Kristiansen ↑ 77'
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40
Facundo Buonanotte ↑ 61'
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93
Jeremy Monga ↑ 77'
- 91
Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Brennan Johnson 5 Chris Wood 3 James Maddison 2 Patson Daka 1 Ryan Yates 1 Jamie Vardy 1 Djed Spence 1 Morgan Gibbs-White 1 Head to Head
Nottingham Forest FC Form
2025-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-05-05 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2025-05-01 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Brentford FC L 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2025-04-21 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-04-12 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Everton FC LLeicester City FC Form
2025-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-05-03 Leicester City FC 2–0 Southampton FC W 2025-04-26 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–0 Leicester City FC L 2025-04-20 Leicester City FC 0–1 Liverpool FC L 2025-04-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-04-07 Leicester City FC 0–3 Newcastle United FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.57 Nottingham Forest FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.36 Leicester City FC xGI would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Leicester City FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.93Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 70%Draw or Leicester City FC 56%Nottingham Forest FC or Leicester City FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.3%2 – 1 8.6%1 – 0 7.5%1 – 2 7.4%0 – 0 7.1%2 – 0 6.5%0 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 Actual0 – 2 4.9%3 – 1 4.5%1 – 3 3.4%3 – 0 3.4%Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC
Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 20% 59% -0.5 41% — 59% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 17% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.