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


Newcastle United
Ranking: #20 overall, #10 in England

85.8 → 83.7 (-2.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 10 May Nottm Forest (A) 85.8 +0.3
3-1 17 May West Ham (H) 85.9 +0.1
2-0 24 May Fulham (A) 84.9 -1.0
2-2 23 Aug Liverpool (H) 84.0 -0.9
0-2 29 Aug Tottenham (A) 83.7 -0.3
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

Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest: by the numbers

There are 12 places between these two in our European rankings, with Newcastle United the higher, and 3 places between them in England.

Nottingham Forest arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.0 rating points over their last 10 matches against Newcastle United's -2.1.

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 Oct 2025.

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