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Premier League · Round 5 · Sat 19 Sep, 16:30

Nottingham Forest
0–1
Full time
Coventry

Pre-match prediction

67%
21%
Nottingham Forest 67% Draw 21% 11% Coventry

⏳Made before lineups were confirmed for this match.

⚠Low confidence: one or both teams have limited history in this competition, so this leans on cross-competition strength (Elo) rather than a full statistical fit.

Expected goals
2.02 – 0.68
Over 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score
44%
Model confidence
low

Most likely scorelines

2-0 14% 1-0 12% 1-1 11% 2-1 9% 3-0 9%

Compared to the betting market (reference only, not used as a model input)

Nottingham Forest
67% vs 58%
Draw
21% vs 24%
Coventry
11% vs 18%

Lineups

Reference only — not used by the prediction model. Positions (LB/CB/RB etc.) are a best-effort guess from the source's own left-to-right player order, not a confirmed tactical slot.

Coventry 3-4-2-1
19
Rushworth GK
1A 6.9 1466
2
Pinnock CB
1476
4
Thomas CB
7.2 1461
12
Mfuni CB
1507
3
Dasilva CDM
Goal 7.7 1466
5
Rudoni CDM
6.5 1476
6
Grimes CDM
6.7 1457
8
Yirenkyi CDM
6.7 1499
10
Mason-Clark CAM
6.9 1484
16
Onyeka CAM
6.3 1480
23
Thomas-Asante ST
6.6 1494
26
Sels GK
6.1 1572
2
Diomande CB
6.3 1484
5
Murillo CB
7.4 1482
23
Jair CB
6.2 1479
3
Williams CDM
6.9 1415
10
Gibbs-White CDM
7.2 1423
14
Ndoye CDM
6.5 1462
21
Schlager CDM
6.5 1480
24
McAtee CAM
6.6 1458
27
Muñoz CAM
1619
19
Delap ST
6.4 1508
Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1

Nottingham Forest · Bench

I. Sangaré, C. Hudson-Odoi, N. Domínguez, C. Wood, Igor Jesus, John, R. Yates, L. Netz, O. Aina

Coventry · Bench

T. Sakamoto, E. Simms, L. Tchaouna, J. Latibeaudiere, D. Bentley, V. Torp, Y. Gboho, G. Hamer, S. Cherif

Nottingham Forest · last 5

Aston Villa (A) 1-2 W Tottenham Hotspur (H) 0-0 D Liverpool (A) 2-2 D Leeds (H) 0-1 L Bournemouth (H) 1-1 D

Coventry · last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion (H) 0-5 L Manchester City (A) 1-0 L Hull (H) 0-1 L Arsenal (A) 3-0 L

Head-to-head

19 Sep 2026 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Coventry

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