Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest prediction | 30 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Newcastle United
Ranking: #27 overall, #13 in England

85.5 → 81.6 (-3.9 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-2 29 Aug Tottenham (A) 83.7 -0.3
2-2 05 Sep Bournemouth (H) 83.1 -0.6
4-1 14 Sep Leeds Utd (A) 82.5 -0.6
2-1 19 Sep Hull City (H) 81.7 -0.8
4-1 12 Oct Coventry (A) 81.6 -0.1
Nottingham Forest
Ranking: #22 overall, #10 in England

80.2 → 82.4 (+2.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-2 29 Aug Liverpool (A) 80.9 +0.9
0-0 05 Sep Tottenham (H) 80.5 -0.4
1-2 12 Sep Aston Villa (A) 81.8 +1.3
0-1 19 Sep Coventry (H) 81.6 -0.2
3-1 11 Oct Crystal Palace (A) 82.4 +0.8

Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest: by the numbers

There are 5 places between these two in our European rankings, with Nottingham Forest the higher, and 3 places between them in England.

Nottingham Forest arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +2.2 rating points over their last 10 matches against Newcastle United's -3.9.

Newcastle United gained 0.3 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 10 May 2026.

Newcastle United first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 89.2 on 25 October 2025.

The highest Nottingham Forest have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #21, first reached on 11 October 2026.