Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by A. Postecoglou will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Premier League 8th round, where  Nottingham Forest will face Chelsea at The City Ground stadium on 18 October at 07:30.

The home team, Nottingham Forest is currently in 17º position in the tournament with 5 points, while Chelsea is currently in 7º position with 11.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea.

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest comes from playing against Newcastle United and finished the match with a result of 2-0, with loss for Nottingham Forest. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Chelsea. In that last match between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United, Forest team achieved a 48% possession of the ball, with 4 shots on goal without managing to score a goal to their opponent.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by A. Postecoglou has achieved 2 draws y 4 defeats, and is on a streak of 3 matches losing consecutively. Nottingham Forest average number of goals per game is 1.2 goals, while they concede an average of 2.0 goals per game. With this trend they have 19 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 7 goals while conceding 12 goals.

Latest statistics in Nottingham Forest matches:

• Both teams to score: 4/6
• Matches conceding goals:  19
• First to concede goals: 4/6
• Losing streak: 3

Chelsea

The team coached by E. Maresca heads into this match on the back of a recent 2-1 win over Liverpool FC. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the The Blues team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Nottingham Forest.

In that match between Chelsea and Liverpool FC, the The Blues team achieved 53% ball possession, getting 6 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Estêvão and M. Caicedo.

Analysing the last 6 matches, E. Maresca's team has won 3, and lost 3, and is on a run of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 9 matches. Chelsea average 1.3 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.7 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 official match without a clean sheet. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 8 goals while conceding 10 goals.

Latest statistics in Chelsea matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/6
• Both teams to score: 5/6

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

We always analyse previous H2H to spot trends that help us make a more accurate Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Premier League competition, in an event that took place at the The City Ground stadium on 25-05-2025 with the result of 0-1, with Chelsea winning.

The last 5 meetings between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea have resulted in 1 win for Nottingham Forest, 2 wins for Chelsea, and 2 draws. In those matches, Nottingham Forest managed to score 6 goals, while Chelsea scored 7 goals against Nottingham Forest.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals