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Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest: what the numbers say

EPL · Round 6 · 11 Oct 2026 · season 2026/27

The match has not been played. This is not a tip: the model turns the chances both sides create and concede into probabilities, and it is wrong regularly.

Home win21%Crystal Palace
Draw23%
Away win56%Nottingham Forest
Expected points, home0.86

What to expect

Nottingham Forest are favourites: 56% to win against 21%. Attack against defence: Nottingham Forest should create more, 1.85 expected goals a match against 1.26. Nottingham Forest are 4.2 points short of what their play deserved — more dangerous than the table suggests.

How they arrive

ClubPlacePPointsxPTSΔxG/matchxGA/match
Crystal Palace15545.4−1.41.522.00
Nottingham Forest13559.2−4.21.701.00

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Probabilities come from a Poisson model over both sides' xG with a home advantage applied. We know nothing about injuries, suspensions or rotation, and we do not give betting tips.

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