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Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea: what the numbers say

EPL · Round 12 · 28 Nov 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 win64%Nottingham Forest
Draw19%
Away win17%Chelsea
Expected points, home2.12

What to expect

Nottingham Forest are favourites: 64% to win against 17%. Attack against defence: Nottingham Forest should create more, 1.83 expected goals a match against 1.44. Nottingham Forest are 7.6 points short of what their play deserved — more dangerous than the table suggests.

How they arrive

ClubPlacePPointsxPTSΔxG/matchxGA/match
Nottingham Forest187512.6−7.61.861.17
Chelsea47139.4+3.61.701.79

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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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