Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal prediction | 17 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


Nottingham Forest
Ranking: #32 overall, #13 in England

79.9 → 80.9 (+1.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 10 May Newcastle (H) 80.0 -0.2
3-2 17 May Man United (A) 79.4 -0.6
1-1 24 May Bournemouth (H) 80.0 +0.6
0-1 22 Aug Leeds Utd (H) 80.0 0.0
2-2 29 Aug Liverpool (A) 80.9 +0.9
Arsenal
Ranking: #2 overall, #1 in England

95.9 → 93.7 (-2.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 10 May West Ham (A) 93.9 -0.4
1-0 18 May Burnley (H) 93.9 0.0
1-2 24 May Crystal Palace (A) 94.5 +0.6
1-1 30 May PSG (A) 93.6 -0.9
3-0 21 Aug Coventry (H) 93.7 +0.1

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal: by the numbers

Arsenal sit 30 places above Nottingham Forest in our European rankings, and 12 places above them in England.

The recent trend shows Nottingham Forest on the rise, +1.0 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Arsenal has gone the other way at -2.2.

Nottingham Forest lost 0.3 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 17 Jan 2026.

The best xGtoday rating Nottingham Forest have ever held is 81.8, first set on 1 Feb 2025.

Arsenal first climbed to #2 in our European rankings on 14 Feb 2024.