Nottingham Forest host Wolverhampton this Saturday at the City Ground for round 29 of the Premier League . Currently, Steve Cooper's team are 16th in the table with 26 points, while Julen Lopetegui's team are 13th with 27 points.
Nottingham Forest head into this clash on the back of a 1x2 defeat against Newcastle (Premier League 2022/2023), while Wolverhampton were beaten 2x4 by Leeds United (Premier League 2022/2023). On arrival at this matchday, Steve Cooper's team is on a sequence of 6 games without a win in the Premier League 2022/23. When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Nottingham Forest and Julen Lopetegui's team have faced each other one hundred thirty-four times, with Wolverhampton holding the advantage: 63 victories, against 44 victories of Steve Cooper's team. Specifically in the City Ground, Nottingham Forest have the advantage in the duels against Julen Lopetegui's team: 33 wins in 68 games. Wolverhampton have 18 wins.
Considering only the Premier League, there have been sixty-seven games played between the two teams, with 29 wins for Wolverhampton, 13 draws and 25 wins for Nottingham Forest.
Considering the Premier League 2022/23, from Nottingham Forest's most influential players, Brennan Johnson is the most used player in a total of 27 games (2224 min). Brennan Johnson has scored 7 goals, the most across Nottingham Forest's squad. As for Wolverhampton, Max Kilman is the most used player in a total of 28 games (2520 min). Rúben Neves is the current best scorer with 5 goals.
The last meeting between the two teams ended with a draw, 1x1. It is expected to be a thrilling clash, that can go either way.
1-1 | ||
Brennan Johnson 38' | Daniel Podence 83' |