Brighton and Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest prediction | 1 May 2027 | xGtoday


Brighton and Hove Albion
Ranking: #10 overall, #5 in England

85.6 → 86.2 (+0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-0 15 Oct 26 Kauno Žalgiris (H) 85.9 +0.1
5-0 18 Oct 26 Crystal Palace (H) 86.3 +0.4
0-0 22 Oct 26 Jablonec (A) 86.0 -0.3
2-0 25 Oct 26 Liverpool (A) 86.3 +0.3
0-1 31 Oct 26 Man City (A) 86.2 -0.1
Nottingham Forest
Ranking: #16 overall, #7 in England

80.0 → 83.7 (+3.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 19 Sep 26 Coventry (H) 81.6 -0.2
3-1 11 Oct 26 Crystal Palace (A) 82.4 +0.8
0-1 18 Oct 26 Arsenal (H) 82.6 +0.2
1-1 23 Oct 26 Ipswich (A) 83.3 +0.7
2-0 31 Oct 26 Brentford (A) 83.7 +0.4

Brighton and Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest: by the numbers

Brighton and Hove Albion sit 6 places above Nottingham Forest in our European rankings, and 2 places above them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Nottingham Forest have moved +3.7 rating points, against +0.6 for Brighton and Hove Albion.

Last time these teams played, on 1 March 2026, Nottingham Forest came away with their rating unchanged.

Brighton and Hove Albion first climbed to #4 in our European rankings on 14 May 2023.

The best xGtoday rating Nottingham Forest have ever held is 83.7, first set on 31 October 2026.