Recent-results contrast
Verified source factChelsea FC: 3-2-5; Nottingham Forest FC: 4-3-3 across last 10 league matches.
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Chelsea vs Nott'm Forest
Stamford Bridge · Sat, Jan 30, 3:00 PM UTC
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Validated forecast + verified evidenceFansSpace Snapshot · what matters now
No clear favourite
Average points scored separates the participants most clearly: Chelsea 2 points versus Nott'm Forest 1 points, using the displayed verified samples. The released model nevertheless weighs the full evaluated factor set and makes no clear favourite.
No clear favouriteAverage points scored: Chelsea 2 points vs Nott'm Forest 1 pointsChelsea FC 3-2-5; Nottingham Forest FC 4-3-3 in their latest verified league sample.
The FansSpace Edge
Validated predictionNo clear favourite
Average points scored separates the participants most clearly: Chelsea 2 points versus Nott'm Forest 1 points, using the displayed verified samples.
Chelsea42%
Draw24%
Nott'm Forest34%
Reconciled comparison
Average points scored
2 pointsChelsea · n=5
1 pointsNott'm Forest · n=4
Average points conceded
2.4 pointsChelsea · n=5
1.25 pointsNott'm Forest · n=4
Season win rate
40%Chelsea · n=5
25%Nott'm Forest · n=4
Average points margin
-0.4 pointsChelsea · n=5
-0.25 pointsNott'm Forest · n=4
FansSpace Momentum
Season win rate momentum
Every point is a time-ordered verified event. Lines connect observations only; they are not smoothed or projected.
Chelsea fell from 100% to 0%. Nott'm Forest was unchanged from 0% to 0%.
Chelsea · n=5Nott'm Forest · n=4
8/22/2026 → 9/19/2026Axis 0–100 percent
Accessible observation details
- Chelsea · 8/24/2026 · 100 percent · W
- Chelsea · 8/30/2026 · 100 percent · W
- Chelsea · 9/6/2026 · 0 percent · L
- Chelsea · 9/12/2026 · 0 percent · D
- Chelsea · 9/18/2026 · 0 percent · L
- Nott'm Forest · 8/22/2026 · 0 percent · L
- Nott'm Forest · 8/29/2026 · 0 percent · D
- Nott'm Forest · 9/12/2026 · 100 percent · W
- Nott'm Forest · 9/19/2026 · 0 percent · L
FansSpace Match DNA
What makes this matchup distinctive
Attack versus resistance
FansSpace calculationChelsea FC average 1.50 goals scored per match against an Nottingham Forest FC record of 1.20 conceded; the reverse matchup is 2.00 scored versus 2.20 conceded.
Venue-specific pressure
FansSpace calculationChelsea FC's latest 10 verified home matches produced 3-3-4; Nottingham Forest FC's latest 10 verified away matches produced 5-2-3.
Latest verified meeting
Verified source factChelsea FC 1-3 Nottingham Forest FC on 4 May 2026.
FansSpace What to Watch
Factors that could matter
- 1
Recency-weighted home and away scoring
Venue can change scoring and win rates, so the model evaluates the role each participant has in this fixture.
tested model factor
- 2
Chronological opponent-adjusted team rating
It discounts results earned against weaker opposition, making recent records more comparable.
tested model factor
- 3
Recent-results contrast
Chelsea FC: 3-2-5; Nottingham Forest FC: 4-3-3 across last 10 league matches.
descriptive contrast
FansSpace Outcome Paths
Most plausible scorelines
The leading scorelines use fitted goal intensities. Their probabilities are distinct paths and are not resampled winner probabilities.
Expected total: 3.1 goals · 80% fitted range 1.0 to 5.0 · n=6,098
Chelsea FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC10.9%
Chelsea FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC8.8%
Chelsea FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC7.9%
Chelsea FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC7.5%
Chelsea FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC6.7%
Behind the Insight · how FansSpace knows this
Evidence and calculation
Sources: OpenFootball, FansSpace validated model output.
Observation period: 8/24/2026–9/18/2026.
Football scoring model: estimates each team’s scoring rate from earlier results, opponent strength and home/away effects, then converts possible scorelines into win, draw and loss chances.
In an internal time-ordered test of 786 past events, this model performed better than its comparison model. That is useful evidence, but it is not an independent audit or a promise about this event.
Quality and limitations
Internal chronological test: 786 held-out forecasts · Apr 26, 2023–Sep 20, 2026.
Brier score 0.584 · Recorded comparison benchmark 0.667 · calibration gap 2.5%.
The verified match count differs between participants; each denominator is shown.
Composition fansspace-intelligence-composition-v2 · calculated 10/27/2026, 10:51:00 PM · freshness fresh.
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Available recent results
The available samples are incomplete or not comparable, so FansSpace is not naming an in-form side.
Chelsea
W L D L W
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Venue / location
- • Stamford Bridge
Sources: Competition information · checked 10/27/2026
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