Nottingham ForestvCoventry City
Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 2:30 am AEST
The City Ground · Forecast: · 18°C · 17 km/h wind
Season comparison
| Nottingham Forest | 2026-27 | Coventry City |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 0 | Won | 0 |
| 2 | Drawn | 0 |
| 1 | Lost | 3 |
| 2 | Goals for | 0 |
| 3 | Goals against | 5 |
| DDL | Last 5 | LLL |
Key stats
- 0.5Half-time goals0
Half-time goals: Nottingham Forest 0.5, Coventry City 0. The score at the break.
- 1.46xG1.08
xG: Nottingham Forest 1.46, Coventry City 1.08. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.
- 1.20Non-penalty xG1.08
Non-penalty xG: Nottingham Forest 1.20, Coventry City 1.08. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.
- 12Shots9
Shots: Nottingham Forest 12, Coventry City 9. Attempts at goal, on target or not.
- 2.3On target2.3
On target: Nottingham Forest 2.3, Coventry City 2.3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.
- 0.7Big chances1.3
Big chances: Nottingham Forest 0.7, Coventry City 1.3. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.
- 4Corners4
Corners: Nottingham Forest 4, Coventry City 4. Corners won.
- 2Shots from corners1.3
Shots from corners: Nottingham Forest 2, Coventry City 1.3. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.
- 0.3From free kicks0
From free kicks: Nottingham Forest 0.3, Coventry City 0. Shots struck directly from a free kick.
- 2.3Headed shots3.3
Headed shots: Nottingham Forest 2.3, Coventry City 3.3. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.
- 0.3Penalties0
Penalties: Nottingham Forest 0.3, Coventry City 0. Penalties awarded and taken.
- 169.3Passes in their third199.7
Passes in their third: Nottingham Forest 169.3, Coventry City 199.7. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.
- 6Deep completions2.7
Deep completions: Nottingham Forest 6, Coventry City 2.7. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.
- 12.5Fouls12
Fouls: Nottingham Forest 12.5, Coventry City 12. Fouls conceded.
- 2.3Yellow cards1.3
Yellow cards: Nottingham Forest 2.3, Coventry City 1.3. Summed from the players.
- 12.6PPDA17.4
PPDA: Nottingham Forest 12.6, Coventry City 17.4. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.
- 1.60Expected points1.12
Expected points: Nottingham Forest 1.60, Coventry City 1.12. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.
Head to head
No previous meeting on record
These clubs have not met in any season this site holds. That is a gap in our data, not necessarily in their history.
Last time out
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur · 5 Sept
- Matz SelsGK
- James McAteeMC
- Nikola MilenkovićDC
- Xaver SchlagerMC
- Dan NdoyeAMC
- Liam DelapFW
- JairDC
- MurilloDC
- Gibbs-WhiteAMC
- Neco WilliamsDML
- Ola AinaDMR
Substitutes used (4)
Coventry City
Manchester City 1–0 Coventry City · 5 Sept
- Carl RushworthGK
- Ethan PinnockDC
- Bobby ThomasDC
- van EwijkDMR
- Jay DasilvaDML
- Aurèle AmendaDC
- Frank OnyekaMC
- Matt GrimesMC
- Mason-ClarkAMC
- Taiwo AwoniyiFW
- Jack RudoniAMC
Substitutes used (5)
Players to watch
Nottingham Forest
- Dan Ndoye1Goals
- Gibbs-White1Assists
- Gibbs-White7Shots
- Igor Jesus2Shots on target
- James McAtee9Key passes
- Igor Jesus1Big chances
- Gibbs-White1.34Expected goals
- Dan Ndoye0.94Expected assists
Coventry City
- Bobby Thomas6Shots
- Taiwo Awoniyi2Shots on target
- Bobby Thomas4Key passes
- Jack Rudoni2Big chances
- Taiwo Awoniyi1.23Expected goals
- Bobby Thomas0.57Expected assists
Defence vs position
2026-27 season. Only 3 matches behind the thinner of the two clubs, so read the ranks as an early indication rather than a record.
| Forwards | Nottingham Forest v Coventry def | Coventry v Nottingham Forest def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.6710th/2nd | 0.00v0.3310th/5th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.007th/8th | 0.00v0.007th/8th |
| Shots | 2.7v1.77th/16th | 2.0v3.010th/5th |
| Shots on target | 0.7v1.37th/1st | 1.0v0.34th/13th |
| Key passes | 1.3v1.02nd/6th | 1.3v0.32nd/18th |
| Big chances | 0.33v0.6710th/5th | 0.67v0.677th/5th |
| xG | 0.48v0.3710th/14th | 0.57v0.477th/8th |
| Attacking mid | Nottingham Forest v Coventry def | Coventry v Nottingham Forest def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.67v0.677th/6th | 0.00v0.3314th/9th |
| Assists | 0.33v0.336th/8th | 0.00v0.6712th/4th |
| Shots | 3.3v5.715th/8th | 2.0v2.718th/19th |
| Shots on target | 0.7v1.016th/16th | 1.0v1.014th/16th |
| Key passes | 1.0v5.319th/3rd | 2.7v2.713th/15th |
| Big chances | 0.33v0.6713th/9th | 0.67v0.008th/18th |
| xG | 0.66v0.749th/8th | 0.35v0.1416th/20th |
| Midfielders | Nottingham Forest v Coventry def | Coventry v Nottingham Forest def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.009th/10th | 0.00v0.339th/3rd |
| Assists | 0.00v0.3310th/3rd | 0.00v0.0010th/11th |
| Shots | 3.7v2.74th/5th | 1.7v2.313th/11th |
| Shots on target | 0.7v0.07th/16th | 0.0v0.314th/10th |
| Key passes | 5.7v1.71st/15th | 1.0v1.719th/15th |
| Big chances | 0.00v0.009th/9th | 0.00v0.009th/9th |
| xG | 0.24v0.129th/11th | 0.04v0.0818th/16th |
| Defenders | Nottingham Forest v Coventry def | Coventry v Nottingham Forest def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.007th/5th | 0.00v0.007th/5th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.678th/1st | 0.00v0.008th/10th |
| Shots | 2.0v1.79th/13th | 3.0v3.34th/4th |
| Shots on target | 0.0v0.317th/11th | 0.3v0.315th/11th |
| Key passes | 0.7v1.319th/13th | 2.0v2.79th/5th |
| Big chances | 0.00v0.009th/10th | 0.00v0.339th/6th |
| xG | 0.13v0.0911th/13th | 0.11v0.3214th/5th |
Each cell is what that club’s forwards in that position produce per match, against what the opposition concedes to that position — and the two ranks beneath them, out of 20. First rank 1 produces the most; second rank 1 concedes the most. So a low pair is a good attack meeting a soft defence, which is the matchup worth finding. A substitute counts towards the position he usually starts in, because the source names a position only for players who start and substitutes are a fourteenth of this league’s goals.
Odds
Head to head
| Selection | Best | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | ||||||||
| Draw | ||||||||
| Nottingham Forest |
Double chance
| Selection | Best | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw or Coventry City | ||||||||
| Nottingham Forest or Coventry City | ||||||||
| Nottingham Forest or draw |
Draw no bet
| Selection | Best | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | ||||||||
| Nottingham Forest |
Total goals2.5
| Selection | Best | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over | ||||||||
| Under |
Both teams to score
| Selection | Best | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | ||||||||
| Yes |
Total corners7.5
| Selection | Best | |||||||
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| Over | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Under | — | — | — | — | — | — |