Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest prediction | 12 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Sunderland
Ranking: #80 overall, #20 in England

71.8 → 74.1 (+2.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 02 May Wolves (A) 72.6 -0.6
0-0 09 May Man United (H) 73.4 +0.8
1-3 17 May Everton (A) 73.7 +0.3
2-1 24 May Chelsea (H) 74.7 +1.0
2-1 22 Aug Ipswich (A) 74.1 -0.6
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

Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest: by the numbers

Nottingham Forest sit 48 places above Sunderland in our European rankings, and 7 places above them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Sunderland have moved +2.3 rating points, against +1.0 for Nottingham Forest.

Sunderland lost 0.1 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 24 Apr 2026.

The best xGtoday rating Sunderland have ever held is 74.7, first set on 24 May 2026.

The highest Nottingham Forest have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #24, first reached on 1 Feb 2025.