Nottingham Forest will host Newcastle United in a crucial Premier League encounter. Current assessments from various analysts suggest a tightly contested match, with predictions varying significantly. While Opta's supercomputer favors Newcastle with a 37.2% chance of victory , other analyses indicate that the match may end in a 1-1 draw due to Newcastle's inconsistency and Nottingham Forest's solid form . The contrasting trajectories of both teams make this matchup intriguing.
The Magpies have an average of 1.5 points per match while having 9 assists and 1 red card. The Magpies have accumulated a shut out rate of 30.0 on the campaign and 26 yellow cards. Newcastle United has a rank of 11th for goals relinquished having 10, and their difference in goals is coming in at 0. For the year, the Magpies have a save percentage of 79.6 (49 SoT against), and also have a rank of 11th in EPL with 15 points. Their goals against/90 min is currently at 1.00 in addition to 40 saves, and they have tallied 3 clean sheets. Newcastle United has accounted for 10 goals and the squad's xG so far this season is currently at 14.7.
Nick Pope is expected to look after the goal for Newcastle United. He has given up 1.07 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 111-90-90. Pope has totaled 109 clean sheets while seeing 1,214 shots against him in 26,215 minutes throughout his career. Thus far in his career, Pope has surrendered 311 goals and has accounted for 905 saves in 291 starting assignments. He holds a save percentage of 75.8 and his shutout rate is 37.5%.
Nottingham Forest possible starting lineup: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Dominguez, Yates; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
Newcastle United possible starting lineup: Pope; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock; Gordon, Isak, Joelinton
This was a crucial victory for Eddie Howe, ending a five-match winless streak in the Premier League, albeit the Magpies had also dumped Chelsea out of the Carabao Cup a few days earlier, thereby reaching the quarter-finals. Newcastle's sole away win this season came over winless Wolves in September, but they did leave the City Ground victorious following a penalty shootout earlier in the campaign, so will the Toon Army who travel down to the East Midlands have a victory to celebrate?
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