Stored context before this match
Before this match, Sunderland have 16 scored home results and Nott'm Forest 16 scored away results stored in 2025-26. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Sunderland at home: 1.81 points per match (16 measured matches); Nott'm Forest away: 1.13 points per match (16 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Sunderland scored 1.44 per home match (16 measured matches); Nott'm Forest scored 1.13 away (16). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.37 per club appearance across 664 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 15 of 32 pooled club appearances (46.9%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 3. Sunderland: 2 wins; Nott'm Forest: 1 wins; draws: 0.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

