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Sunderland – Nottingham Forest
Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available
What the model expects
- Sunderland
- 44%
- Draw
- 30%
- Nottingham Forest
- 27%
| Sunderland | Draw | Nottingham Forest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair odds | 2.28 | 3.38 | 3.76 |
- Total goals
- 2.73
- Over 2.5 goals
- 53%
- Both teams to score
- 61%
Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.
Model vs market
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Why the model leans Sunderland
44% Sunderland to win
- Attack
- 8th vs 7th
- Sunderland attack v Nottingham Forest defence
- Defence
- 6th vs 13th
- Sunderland defence v Nottingham Forest attack
- Recent xG form
- +0.29 vs +0.55
- xGD per match, last 6
- Projected goals
- 1.54 – 1.19
- Sunderland v Nottingham Forest
Squad news
Sunderland
9 listed-
Anthony Patterson 0% chance
Goalkeeper · Has joined Wrexham permanently
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Arthur Masuaku 0% chance
Defender · Has joined Konyaspor permanently
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Jenson Seelt 0% chance
Defender · Has joined Swansea City on loan for the rest of the season
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Leo Fuhr Hjelde 0% chance
Defender · Has joined KV Mechelen on loan for the rest of the season
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Simon Adingra 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Ajax on loan for the rest of the season
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Habib Diarra 0% chance
Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
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Romaine Mundle 0% chance
Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date
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Brian Brobbey 75% chance
Forward · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing
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Daniel Ballard 75% chance
Defender · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing
Nottingham Forest
7 listed-
Nikola Milenković 0% chance
Defender · Hamstring injury - Expected back 11 Oct
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Zach Abbott 0% chance
Defender · Has joined Southampton on loan for the rest of the season
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Tyler Bindon 0% chance
Defender · Has joined Charlton Athletic on loan for the rest of the season
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Omari Hutchinson 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined AC Milan on loan for the rest of the season
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Morato 0% chance
Defender · Has joined West Ham on loan for the rest of the season
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Nicolò Savona 0% chance
Defender · Knee injury - Unknown return date
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Dilane Bakwa 0% chance
Midfielder · Has joined Lille on loan for the rest of the season
The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.
Team comparison
Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.
| Reading | Sunderland | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| xG / match | (better) 1.90 · 5th | 1.45 · 13th |
| xGA / match | 1.75 · 14th | (better) 0.95 · 2nd |
| xGD / match | +0.15 · 9th | (better) +0.50 · 6th |
| xPts / match | 1.47 · 9th | (better) 1.72 · 3rd |
| Last 6 xGD / match | +0.29 | (better) +0.55 |
The scorelines behind the model's numbers
No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.
- Sunderland clean sheet
- 28%
- Sunderland 2+ goals
- 47%
- Under 2.5 goals
- 47%
- Both teams to score: no
- 39%
Most likely scorelines
- 1:1
- 14.9%
- 2:1
- 10.8%
- 1:2
- 8.0%
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How value is calculated
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- the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
- Sunderland sample
- 20 matches
- Nottingham Forest sample
- 20 matches
- Home xG sample · Sunderland
- 2 matches
- Away xG sample · Nottingham Forest
- 2 matches
- Computed
- Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30
Limitations
The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.