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Premier League · Matchweek 12

Nottingham Forest

NFO

Chelsea

CHE

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Nottm Forest33%
Draw28%
Chelsea38%

Expected goals

1.25 – 1.35

Over 2.5

47%

Both to score

54%

Fair handicap

0.00

Most likely scorelines

  • 1–112.7%
  • 0–110.3%
  • 1–09.5%
  • 0–08.6%
  • 1–28.4%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

45%Possession47%
34%Territory35%
30%From set plays16%
0.09Chance quality0.10
7.8%Directness3.6%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Nottm Forest, 3 for Chelsea. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 27 of 89 matches, not the full season.