Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest: prediction & preview

Kick-offWed, 30 Dec 2026 · 19:30
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park

Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest prediction

Slight Newcastle Edge The most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 13.8%.

Newcastle win48%
Draw29%
Nottingham Forest win23%

Expected goals: Newcastle 1.4, Nottingham Forest 0.9.

Other likely scorelines: 1-0 (12.4%), 0-0 (10.8%), 2-0 (9.8%).

Medium Confidence · Poisson model with Dixon-Coles correction, run on team attack and defence strengths, recent form and venue · public track record

Every remaining meeting with Nottingham Forest

Newcastle have 2 fixtures left against Nottingham Forest this season. The model prices each one separately, because home advantage and the state of the table move the numbers between them.

Kick-offFixtureVenueNewcastle win / draw / loss
Wed, 30 Dec 2026 · 19:30Newcastle vs Nottingham ForestSt James' Park48% / 29% / 23%
Wed, 3 Mar 2027 · 20:00Nottingham Forest vs NewcastleCity Ground33% / 31% / 36%

Nottingham Forest so far this season

Nottingham Forest are 19th in the Premier League on 6 points from 9 games: 1 won, 3 drawn and 5 lost.

They have scored 6 goals, the fewest in the division, and conceded 12, the 10th most: 0.7 scored and 1.3 conceded a game, against a division average of 1.3.

Newcastle are 13th on 11 points, 5 points and 6 places above Nottingham Forest.

How the teams compare

League tablePosPtsPldW-D-LGF-GA
Newcastle United131193-2-412-15
Nottingham Forest19691-3-56-12

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