Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Matchday Stats Preview
Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Matchday Stats Preview
Nottingham Forest have won just one of their last 11 league games against Wolves (D5 L5), beating them 2-0 at Molineux in January 2018. Each of the last three league meetings between the sides has ended in a draw.
Wolves are unbeaten in their last six away league games against Nottingham Forest (W3 D3) since a 3-1 loss in March 2013.
Nottingham Forest have taken four points from their opening two Premier League games this season (W1 D1). They last avoided defeat in their opening three games in a top-flight season in 1995-96, going on to finish 9th.
Wolves have lost their last five Premier League matches, conceding 18 goals. They last had a longer losing run when losing the final three games of 2020-21 and opening three games of 2021-22.
No side has had more shots than Nottingham Forest in the Premier League this season (37), while Forest have had the most shots on target of any team (16). Since returning to the Premier League in 2022-23, Forest have had 8+ shots on target in five games – four of those have come in their 23 games under Nuno Espírito Santo, compared to once in 55 games under former boss Steve Cooper.
Wolves have shipped eight goals in their opening two Premier League games this season, becoming the first side in Premier League history to have done so on more than one occasion, shipping nine in their first two in 2003-04. The last three teams to concede eight in their opening two were then relegated: Huddersfield in 2018-19, West Brom in 2020-21 and Norwich in 2021-22.
Wolves have won just one of their last 20 Premier League matches in August (D9 L10), a 1-0 away win at Everton last year. Overall, they’ve won just 15% of their games in August (5/33), the lowest win ratio in that month by any side to play in more than one season in Premier League history.
Nuno Espírito Santo had more Premier League matches in charge of Wolves than any other manager (114 between August 2018 and May 2021). He's yet to lose against his former club in two matches against them, winning 1-0 with Spurs in August 2021 and drawing 2-2 with Forest in April.
Since Morgan Gibbs-White’s Premier League debut for Nottingham Forest in August 2022 after signing from Wolves, only five players have created more chances in open play in the competition than he has (108). He’s created six open play chances in 2024-25, with only Luis Díaz having more so far (7).
Matheus Cunha has been involved in 17 goals in his last 19 Premier League starts for Wolves (11 goals, 6 assists), with that run including the Brazilian scoring three times in two games against Nottingham Forest.
