Recent-results contrast
Verified source factNottingham Forest FC: 4-3-3; Sunderland AFC: 3-2-5 across last 10 league matches.
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Nott'm Forest
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Nott'm Forest vs Sunderland
The City Ground · Sat, Apr 24, 2:00 PM UTC
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Nott'm Forest have a narrow statistical edge
Average points margin separates the participants most clearly: Nott'm Forest -0.25 points versus Sunderland -0.8 points, using the displayed verified samples. The released model nevertheless weighs the full evaluated factor set and makes nott'm forest have a narrow statistical edge.
Nott'm Forest have a narrow statistical edgeAverage points margin: Nott'm Forest -0.25 points vs Sunderland -0.8 pointsNottingham Forest FC 4-3-3; Sunderland AFC 3-2-5 in their latest verified league sample.
The FansSpace Edge
Validated predictionNott'm Forest have a narrow statistical edge
Average points margin separates the participants most clearly: Nott'm Forest -0.25 points versus Sunderland -0.8 points, using the displayed verified samples.
Nott'm Forest49%
Draw24%
Sunderland27%
Reconciled comparison
Average points margin
-0.25 pointsNott'm Forest · n=4
-0.8 pointsSunderland · n=5
Average points conceded
1.25 pointsNott'm Forest · n=4
2 pointsSunderland · n=5
Season win rate
25%Nott'm Forest · n=4
20%Sunderland · n=5
Average points scored
1 pointsNott'm Forest · n=4
1.2 pointsSunderland · n=5
FansSpace Momentum
Season win rate momentum
Every point is a time-ordered verified event. Lines connect observations only; they are not smoothed or projected.
Nott'm Forest was unchanged from 0% to 0%. Sunderland was unchanged from 0% to 0%.
Nott'm Forest · n=4Sunderland · n=5
8/22/2026 → 9/20/2026Axis 0–100 percent
Accessible observation details
- 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
- Sunderland · 8/22/2026 · 0 percent · L
- Sunderland · 8/30/2026 · 100 percent · W
- Sunderland · 9/5/2026 · 0 percent · D
- Sunderland · 9/12/2026 · 0 percent · L
- Sunderland · 9/20/2026 · 0 percent · L
FansSpace Match DNA
What makes this matchup distinctive
Attack versus resistance
FansSpace calculationNottingham Forest FC average 2.00 goals scored per match against an Sunderland AFC record of 2.20 conceded; the reverse matchup is 1.50 scored versus 1.20 conceded.
Venue-specific pressure
FansSpace calculationNottingham Forest FC's latest 10 verified home matches produced 1-4-5; Sunderland AFC's latest 10 verified away matches produced 3-3-4.
Latest verified meeting
Verified source factSunderland AFC 0-5 Nottingham Forest FC on 24 Apr 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
Nottingham Forest FC: 4-3-3; Sunderland AFC: 3-2-5 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: 2.9 goals · 80% fitted range 1.0 to 5.0 · n=6,098
Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC11.2%
Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC9.6%
Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC9.4%
Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC8.0%
Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC6.7%
Behind the Insight · how FansSpace knows this
Evidence and calculation
Sources: OpenFootball, FansSpace validated model output.
Observation period: 8/22/2026–9/19/2026.
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 10/28/2026, 12:43:16 AM · 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.
Sunderland
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Venue / location
- • The City Ground
Sources: Competition information · checked 10/27/2026
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