Match Report
24 points separated the sides: Nottingham Forest 16th on 44, Wolverhampton Wanderers 20th on 20. Nottingham Forest had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Nottingham Forest ran at 1.26 scored and 1.34 conceded, Wolverhampton Wanderers at 0.71 and 1.79.
Wolverhampton Wanderers entered with three losses in a row.
The sides have met 19 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Nottingham Forest, 7 draws and 6 for Wolverhampton Wanderers, at 2.42 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 16% of meetings won.
The match was played at The City Ground (capacity 30,445). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Nottingham Forest 63% · Wolverhampton Wanderers 37% · Total shots: 35-7 · On target: 10-3 · Corners: 8-2