Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest prediction | 30 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Chelsea
Ranking: #8 overall, #4 in England

90.2 → 86.6 (-3.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-3 04 May Nottm Forest (H) 87.9 -0.3
1-1 09 May Liverpool (A) 88.0 +0.1
2-1 19 May Tottenham (H) 87.0 -1.0
2-1 24 May Sunderland (A) 86.0 -1.0
2-3 24 Aug Fulham (A) 86.6 +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

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest: by the numbers

There are 24 places between these two in our European rankings, with Chelsea the higher, and 9 places between them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Nottingham Forest have moved +1.0 rating points, against -3.6 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 81.8, first set on 1 Feb 2025.