Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool

Value Assessment

Home Win
3.78
28% pred
+1.6%
Draw
3.78
27% pred
+0.4%
Away Win
1.89
45% pred
-7.8%
BTTS Yes 1.60 51%
BTTS No 2.28 49% VALUE

Key Insights

European Race

Liverpool

Liverpool in position 6 - competing for European qualification

Medium impact

Rotation Risk

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest has 4 fixtures in 14-day window - rotation risk due to congestion

Medium impact

Away Specialist

Liverpool

Liverpool exceptional away form: 5 wins in last 8 away matches (62% win rate)

Medium impact

Defensive Fortress

Liverpool

Liverpool has excellent defensive record: 5 clean sheets in last 8 matches (62%) - favors Under/BTTS No

Medium impact

Top Scorer

Liverpool

Liverpool has Hugo Ekitiké ranked #5 in league scoring (10 goals) - strong attacking threat

Medium impact

Match Normality

80%

Minor irregularities detected

Match Info

Kickoff
Sun, Feb 22 2026 · 14:00
Venue
The City Ground (Nottingham)
Competition
Premier League · 27
Referee
Anthony Taylor Anthony Taylor

Coaches

Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira

Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest

In role since Feb 2026

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Arne Slot

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Liverpool Liverpool

In role since Jul 2024

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Recent Form

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest
1W 3D 1L
1 GF · 0.4 GA
L H Liverpool Liverpool 0-1
D H Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0
D H Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 1-1
W H Ferencvárosi Ferencvárosi 4-0
D H Arsenal Arsenal 0-0
1W 3D 1L
1 GF · 0.4 GA
L H Liverpool Liverpool 0-1
D H Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0
D H Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 1-1
W H Ferencvárosi Ferencvárosi 4-0
D H Arsenal Arsenal 0-0
2W 1D 2L
1.8 GF · 1.4 GA
W A Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe 3-0
L A Leeds United Leeds United 1-3
W A Brentford Brentford 2-0
L A Sporting Braga Sporting Braga 0-1
D A Wrexham Wrexham 3-3
1W 2D 2L
1 GF · 1 GA
L H Liverpool Liverpool 0-1
W A Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe 3-0
D H Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0
L A Leeds United Leeds United 1-3
D H Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 1-1
Liverpool Liverpool
3W 1D 1L
1.4 GF · 0.6 GA
W A Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 1-0
W A Sunderland Sunderland 1-0
L A AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth 2-3
W A Olympique Marseille Olympique Marseille 3-0
D A Arsenal Arsenal 0-0
3W 1D 1L
3 GF · 0.8 GA
W H Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0
L H Manchester City Manchester City 1-2
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 4-1
W H Qarabağ Qarabağ 6-0
D H Burnley Burnley 1-1
3W 1D 1L
1.4 GF · 0.6 GA
W A Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 1-0
W A Sunderland Sunderland 1-0
L A AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth 2-3
W A Olympique Marseille Olympique Marseille 3-0
D A Arsenal Arsenal 0-0
4W 0D 1L
2 GF · 0.6 GA
W A Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 1-0
W H Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0
W A Sunderland Sunderland 1-0
L H Manchester City Manchester City 1-2
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 4-1

Sidelined Players

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 3 out
Chris Wood 
Chris Wood 
injury
John Victor 
John Victor 
injury
Nicolò Savona
Nicolò Savona
injury
Liverpool Liverpool 7 out
Florian Wirtz
Florian Wirtz
injury
Stefan Bajcetic
Stefan Bajcetic
suspended
Harvey Davies
Harvey Davies
suspended
Alexander Isak
Alexander Isak
injury
Giovanni Leoni
Giovanni Leoni
injury

+2 more

Head-to-Head (Last 9)

Nottingham Forest
3
33%
Draws
1
11%
Liverpool
5
56%
Avg Goals
2.0
BTTS
22%

League Signals

Predictability
47%
LOW
Home Bias
+5%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.9
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
23%
BTTS
54%
Over 2.5
56%

Final Words

Nottingham Forest have struggled recently, winning just 1 of their last 5 matches. Liverpool arrive in strong form with 4 wins from 5 games.