Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest prediction | 30 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Chelsea
Ranking: #15 overall, #6 in England

87.9 → 84.6 (-3.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-3 30 Aug Brighton (H) 87.3 +0.7
2-1 06 Sep Arsenal (A) 86.9 -0.4
2-2 12 Sep Hull City (H) 85.9 -1.0
3-0 18 Sep Brentford (A) 85.0 -0.9
5-1 10 Oct Bournemouth (H) 84.6 -0.4
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

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest: by the numbers

There are 7 places between these two in our European rankings, with Chelsea the higher, and 4 places between them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Nottingham Forest have moved +2.2 rating points, against -3.3 for Chelsea.

Nottingham Forest gained 0.4 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 4 May 2026.

Chelsea first climbed to #2 in our European rankings on 5 May 2021.

The best xGtoday rating Nottingham Forest have ever held is 82.4, first set on 11 October 2026.