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Nottingham Forest vs Leicester: result 2-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on January 14, 2023 at 03:00 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Forest
2-0
Leicester

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What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Leicester?

Nottingham Forest won 2-0 on January 14, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 56′B. JohnsonNottingham Forest
  • 85′B. JohnsonNottingham Forest

Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Leicester

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nottingham Forest

4-3-1-2
  1. 10M. Gibbs-White
  2. 20B. Johnson
  1. 31Gustavo Scarpa
  1. 5O. Mangala
  2. 23R. Freuler
  3. 22R. Yates
  1. 32Renan Lodi
  2. 26S. McKenna
  3. 4J. Worrall
  4. 24S. Aurier
  1. 1D. Henderson

Leicester

4-2-3-1
  1. 9J. Vardy
  1. 7H. Barnes
  2. 8Y. Tielemans
  3. 11M. Albrighton
  1. 24N. Mendy
  2. 25W. Ndidi
  1. 33L. Thomas
  2. 3W. Faes
  3. 18D. Amartey
  4. 27T. Castagne
  1. 1D. Ward
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Leicester have 7, 2 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 11, 2023Wolves(home)1-1League Cup
Jan 7, 2023Blackpool(away)1-4FA Cup
Jan 4, 2023Southampton(away)1-0Premier League
Jan 1, 2023Chelsea(home)1-1Premier League
Dec 27, 2022Manchester United(away)0-3Premier League
Leicester
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 10, 2023Newcastle(away)0-2League Cup
Jan 7, 2023Gillingham(away)1-0FA Cup
Jan 3, 2023Fulham(home)0-1Premier League
Dec 30, 2022Liverpool(away)1-2Premier League
Dec 26, 2022Newcastle(home)0-3Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Nottingham Forest wins, 2 draws, 2 Leicester wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 3, 2022Leicester 4-0 Nottingham ForestPremier League
Feb 6, 2022Nottingham Forest 4-1 LeicesterFA Cup
Feb 19, 2014Nottingham Forest 2-2 LeicesterChampionship
Nov 9, 2013Leicester 0-2 Nottingham ForestChampionship
May 4, 2013Nottingham Forest 2-3 LeicesterChampionship
Nov 10, 2012Leicester 2-2 Nottingham ForestChampionship

Last archived meeting: Leicester vs Nottingham Forest on Oct 3, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Nottingham Forest score 1.3 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Leicester score 1.3 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nottingham Forest1.31.648/158/15
Leicester1.30.792/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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