Nottingham Forest 0-1 Leeds: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Nottingham Forest

0 : 1

Leeds

88'A. Stach

City GroundRobert JonesSat, 22 Aug 202616:00

Nottingham Forest3-4-2-1

Line ups

3-4-2-1Leeds Leeds crest

Assistant

Andy Reid

Assistant

Edmund Riemer

Assistant

Andy Reid

Substitutions

62'
146.3
D. Ndoye
96.3
C. Wood
74'
346.9
O. Aina
256.3
L. Netz
74'
247.2
J. McAtee
216.5
X. Schlager
90'
57.2
Murillo
15
A. Kalimuendo

Unused

Assistant

Edmund Riemer

Substitutions

66'
106.9
H. Wilson
196.6
N. Okafor
82'
116.6
B. Aaronson
86.7
S. Longstaff

Unused

Home

N. Savona
Knee Injury
Out
R. Yates
Injury
Out

Away

W. Gnonto
Hamstring Injury
Out
G. Gudmundsson
Hamstring Injury
Out
M. Joseph
Knee Injury
Out

Player of the match

Anton Stach

Midfielder · Leeds

8.0

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy50%

Build-up

Passes31

Pass accuracy55%

Defending

Tackles3

Interceptions4

Duels won9 · 64%

Fouls won/made4 / 2

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
James TraffordG	3	0	0,33	+0,33	19/35	10/26
Matz SelsG	2	1	0,53	-0,47	10/26	3/18

Live stats

Possession & Passing

56%Possession44%

411Total passes326

78%Pass accuracy71%

3Corners2

Attack

12Shots11

2On target3

8Off target2

2Blocked shots6

Box & Quality

6Shots in box6

6Shots out box5

0.7xG0.5

0.3Goals prevented0.3

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves3

3Offsides3

15Fouls14

2Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,19xG0,16

5Shots4

2On target0

8Touches in box5

52%Possession48%

1Corners1

Second half

0,47xG0,31

7Shots7

0On target3

14Touches in box10

61%Possession39%

2Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Nottingham Forest

0.6612456%

29% open play71% set piece

Leeds

0.4711944%

30% open play70% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

23 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Nottingham Forest0,66 xG · 0 scored

Leeds0,47 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Nottingham Forest23

Open play 17Set piece 4Foul won 1Rebound 1

Leeds20

Open play 10Set piece 6Dribble 1Foul won 2Rebound 1

Momentum

17 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Nottingham Forest59% pressure

Leeds41% pressure

Match replay

91'

0-1

0%Draw 0%100%

0.66xG0.47

12Shots11

4On target9

Momentum

90' Off target Morgan Gibbs-White 0.07 xG · Free kick · Right foot

Shot map

12 v 11

Nottingham Forest shoot right, Leeds left. Bigger dot = better chance.

NFNottingham ForestLEELeedsgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

13 on target · 1 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Nottingham ForestLeedsgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Nottingham ForestDefensive line 35%

LeedsDefensive line 38%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Nottingham ForestUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Murillo and Milenković, 16 passes between them.

LeedsUntil 66'

Most-connected pair: Bijol and Rodon, 18 passes between them.

Tactical battle

60control40

Morgan Gibbs-White

6 touches in box

In possession

56,4%Field tilt43,6%

12Passes into box4

27Progressive passes9

4Carries into final third4

8Chances created4

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

10,19Press intensity (PPDA)6,83

6High turnovers11

10Regains within 5s7

15,5sBall recovery time22,6s

9Interceptions20

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

85Carries82

938mCarry distance907m

6Progressive carries4

475mProgressive carry distance462m

2Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

8Take-ons won7

19Take-ons attempted12

525mProgressive pass distance157m

1Through balls0

5Switches of play1

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,76Expected threat (xT)0,45

0,17Action value (VAEP)1,05

23Shot-creating actions20

0Goal-creating actions2

0,42Expected assisted goals0,22

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,2Passes per attack3,1

9,8sAttack duration9,6s

3,11 m/sAttack directness2,49 m/s

1Build-up attacks3

5Direct attacks4

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

22Touches in box15

60Final third entries63

0,33xG on target0,53

40Dangerous attacks33

2Hit woodwork0

Passing

4/19 (21%)Crosses3/8 (38%)

28/71 (39%)Long balls24/58 (41%)

25Throw-ins12

14Free kicks15

6Goal kicks10

Duels

48Total52

31/72 (43%)Ground41/72 (57%)

30/55 (55%)Aerial25/55 (45%)

10/20 (50%)Dribbles7/12 (58%)

9Dispossessed3

Defending

47Recoveries43

2Interceptions15

8Tackles19

63%Tackles won63%

32Clearances31

1Big saves1

1Errors led to shot0

4Fouled in final third3

6,78Average rating7,58

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Nottingham ForestThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 46-60

LeedsThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 61-75

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

50%1+ goal83%

33%2+ goals17%

They concede

83%1+ goal67%

33%2+ goals17%

Heaviest results

best 2-1 (A)·worst 1-3 (A)

best 4-1 (H)·worst 1-2 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Nottingham ForestshootallowLeeds

6.9%-1.5Six-yard box9.6%

56.6%-3.8Penalty area60.5%

29.0%+4.3Edge of the box24.3%

7.5%Long range5.6%

479 shots taken · 478 faced

LeedsshootallowNottingham Forest

7.9%Six-yard box-1.56.9%

60.5%Penalty area61.3%

26.1%Edge of the box25.2%

5.4%Long range6.5%

479 shots taken · 507 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Leeds beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 at City Ground in the Premier League. It was goalless at half-time. A. Stach scored the only goal in the 88th minute. In their last 25 meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 10, Leeds 9, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.