Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Sunderland
Form comparisonNottingham Forest
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Sunderland strong, Nottingham Forest mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 24 Apr 2026Sunderland0-5Nottingham Forest
- 27 Sept 2025Nottingham Forest0-1Sunderland
- 19 Jul 2024Nottingham Forest1-1Sunderland
- 30 Dec 2017Nottingham Forest0-1Sunderland
- 12 Sept 2017Sunderland0-1Nottingham Forest
- 10 Oct 2026vsBrighton0-2L
- 20 Sept 2026vsManchester City5-3L
- 16 Sept 2026vsAZ Alkmaar1-0W
- 12 Sept 2026vsArsenal0-2L
- 08 Sept 2026vsHull City1-0W
- 11 Oct 2026vsCrystal Palace3-1L
- 19 Sept 2026vsCoventry0-1L
- 12 Sept 2026vsAston Villa1-2W
- 05 Sept 2026vsTottenham0-0D
- 29 Aug 2026vsLiverpool2-2D
Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest: form and season numbers
Sunderland take a form score of 5.2 out of 10 into this Premier League fixture, against 3.6 for Nottingham Forest. Sunderland have 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5, while Nottingham Forest have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in theirs. Across the season Sunderland average 1.2 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Nottingham Forest 0.9 and 1.2. Sunderland have kept a clean sheet in 40% of their matches this season, Nottingham Forest in 20%. In their last 5 meetings Sunderland have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2. Sunderland sit 17th on 4 points, Nottingham Forest 15th on 5.
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