Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest Matchday Stats Preview
Leicester have won their last two Premier League home games against Nottingham Forest (December 1998 and October 2022), having won neither of their first two in the competition (D1 L1).
Nottingham Forest won 2-0 against Leicester in their last league meeting (January 2023), last winning consecutive league games against the Foxes in March 2005/December 2009.
There have been at least four goals scored in all four of Leicester’s Premier League home games against Nottingham Forest – a 4-2 win for Forest in March 1995, a 2-2 draw in December 1996, and 3-1 and 4-0 wins for Leicester in December 1998 and October 2022 respectively.
After winning none of their first six Premier League games this season (D3 L3), Leicester have since won both of their last two. The Foxes last won three successive matches in the competition in January 2021 under Brendan Rodgers.
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last six away games in the Premier League (W4 D2); their longest run without an away defeat in the top-flight since February-October 1995 (12 games). Forest have averaged 1.36 points per away match in the Premier League under Nuno EspÃrito Santo, after averaging just 0.46 under previous manager Steve Cooper.
Only three teams have gained more points from losing positions in the Premier League this season than Leicester City (5), who came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 last time out against Southampton. The Foxes had lost each of their previous 66 top-flight matches when trailing by two goals before this victory.
Only Liverpool (3) have conceded fewer goals than Nottingham Forest (6) in the Premier League so far this season, while Nuno EspÃrito Santo’s side also rank third for expected goals against (8.81). They conceded 20 shots against Crystal Palace last time out, yet still held them to under one expected goal (0.97).
Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson is one of only three players to create 5+ chances and complete 5+ dribbles in a Premier League match this season (five chances created and six completed dribbles v Crystal Palace), along with Mohamed Salah v Bournemouth and Bukayo Saka v Leicester City.
Leicester’s Jamie Vardy has scored three Premier League goals from just nine shots this season (33.3% conversion rate). Since his debut season in 2014-15, Vardy has the best shot conversion rate of any player to attempt 300+ shots in that time (22.1%).
Facundo Buonanotte has been involved in five goals in his last six Premier League appearances for Leicester (3 goals, 2 assists). The 19-year-old could become just the 10th teenager to score or assist in four appearances in a row and be the first since Evan Ferguson for Brighton in January 2023.
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