Forest host Hull at The City Ground, Nottingham on 5 January 2027 at 19:30 in the Premier League. Forest's last five results: L L L D L (1 draw and 4 losses). Hull's last five: L D L D D (3 draws and 2 losses). In their last 2 meetings, Forest have won 1, Hull 0, with 1 draw.
Forest vs Hull kicks off at 19:30 UK time on Tuesday 5 January 2027 in the Premier League, at The City Ground, Nottingham. The City Ground holds 30,445 people. The confirmed lineups replace the predicted XIs on this page about an hour before kick-off, and the live score and match stats follow from 19:30.
Forest vs Hull is being played at The City Ground in Nottingham on Tuesday 5 January 2027, the home ground of Forest, which holds 30,445 people. Kick-off is at 19:30 UK time, and the match is part of the Premier League.
Forest have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 8, with results reading L L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Brentford in the Premier League on 31 October.
Hull have won 0, drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 6 and conceding 8, with results reading L D L D D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-2 draw at home to Ipswich in the Premier League on 31 October.
Across the last 2 meetings Forest have won 1, Hull have won 0 and 1 was drawn, with Forest scoring 3 goals to Hull's 2. The most recent was Hull City 1-1 Nottingham Forest on 7 May 2022 in the Championship.
Liam Delap leads Forest with 15 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.5 a game, the most of any Forest player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Forest player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Matt Crooks leads Hull with 5 yellow cards across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Hull player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Hull player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Until the team news for Forest vs Hull is in, the Lineups tab shows the XI each side last started with: Forest's XI from their 0-2 defeat at Brentford on Sat 31 Oct 2026, and Hull's XI from their 2-2 draw v Ipswich at home on Sat 31 Oct 2026. Predicted lineups replace them once the team news is in, and the confirmed XIs about an hour before kick-off.
Statz's projection model makes Forest the favourite with a 60% chance of winning, against 16% for Hull and 24% for the draw. Projected goals are Forest 1.8 - 0.8 Hull.
The most likely score in Forest vs Hull is 1-0, a Forest win, at 14%, from Statz's projection model. Both teams to score is 45% likely and over 2.5 goals 46%. Every scoreline's chance is on the Projections tab of this page.
Statz projects 9 player markets for Forest vs Hull, from goals and shots to fouls, cards, tackles and passes, for every starter on the Projections tab of this page. The Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365, and the match projection gives each side's chance of winning.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2022 | Championship | Hull City vs Nottingham Forest | 1-1 |
| 18 Dec 2021 | Championship | Nottingham Forest vs Hull City | 2-1 |
Statz's projection model expects Forest 1.8 - 0.8 Hull in goals. It gives Forest a 60% chance of winning, the draw 24% and Hull 16%. Both teams to score is 45% likely, over 1.5 goals 72% and over 2.5 goals 46%. The most likely scorelines are 1-0 (14%), 2-0 (12%), 1-1 (11%), 2-1 (9%), 0-0 (9%).
| Score | Result | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1-0 | Forest win | 14% |
| 2-0 | Forest win | 12% |
| 1-1 | Draw | 11% |
| 2-1 | Forest win | 9% |
| 0-0 | Draw | 9% |
Predicted lineups for Forest vs Hull are not in yet, so these are the XIs each side last started with: Forest's XI from their 0-2 defeat at Brentford on Sat 31 Oct 2026, and Hull's XI from their 2-2 draw v Ipswich at home on Sat 31 Oct 2026.
| # | Forest | Fouls committed | Hull | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Delap | 15 | M. Belloumi | 14 |
| 2 | Murillo | 12 | M. Crooks | 13 |
| 3 | N. Milenković | 11 | O. McBurnie | 12 |
| 4 | D. Muñoz | 11 | R. Slater | 10 |
| 5 | X. Schlager | 10 | N. Mendy | 8 |
| # | Forest | Shots | Hull | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Delap | 24 | M. Belloumi | 25 |
| 2 | D. Ndoye | 20 | O. McBurnie | 15 |
| 3 | M. Gibbs-White | 19 | J. Gelhardt | 10 |
| 4 | J. McAtee | 16 | R. Slater | 8 |
| 5 | N. Williams | 15 | N. Mendy | 5 |
| # | Forest | Shots on target | Hull | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Gibbs-White | 5 | M. Belloumi | 7 |
| 2 | I. Jesus | 5 | O. McBurnie | 6 |
| 3 | J. McAtee | 5 | M. Cho | 4 |
| 4 | D. Ndoye | 4 | J. Gelhardt | 4 |
| 5 | Murillo | 4 | N. Mendy | 3 |
| # | Forest | Goals | Hull | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Gibbs-White | 2 | O. McBurnie | 3 |
| 2 | D. Ndoye | 2 | M. Belloumi | 3 |
| 3 | N. Williams | 1 | T. Iroegbunam | 1 |
| 4 | I. Jesus | 1 | J. Gelhardt | 1 |
| 5 | L. Delap | 1 | M. Cho | 1 |
| # | Forest | Yellow cards | Hull | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. McAtee | 3 | M. Crooks | 5 |
| 2 | Murillo | 3 | O. McBurnie | 4 |
| 3 | O. Aina | 3 | S. Ajayi | 2 |
| 4 | N. Milenković | 2 | E. Stroud | 2 |
| 5 | L. Delap | 2 | R. Slater | 2 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 20 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 11 of 20 |
| Shots | 16.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.4 | 16 of 20 |
| Fouls | 13.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Tackles | 18.4 | 4 of 20 |
| Passes | 396.6 | 16 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.7 | 10 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.4 | 10 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.1 | 9 of 20 |
| Shots | 10.6 | 19 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.2 | 18 of 20 |
| Fouls | 11.1 | 14 of 20 |
| Tackles | 18.4 | 3 of 20 |
| Passes | 288.8 | 20 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.1 | 14 of 20 |