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EFL Cup 26/27, Round 2 · 25 Aug 2026

Nottingham Forest 0–2 Leeds United

Picked for matchday: Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 23% · Standout: Omari Hutchinson scored 100.0

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.8 – 1.1
Actual xG
–
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot made Nottingham Forest favourites at 53%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Nikola Milenković, 82.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Nikola Milenković +32.0, Daniel James +21.7, James Justin +17.6.

Well below it: Neco Williams −15.9, Chris Wood −11.8, Sean Longstaff −10.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Nottingham Forest

22 Aug 2026L 0–1v Leeds United Premier League
24 May 2026D 1–1v Bournemouth Premier League
17 May 2026L 2–3at Manchester United Premier League
10 May 2026D 1–1v Newcastle United Premier League
7 May 2026L 0–4at Aston Villa Europa League

Leeds United

22 Aug 2026W 1–0at Nottingham Forest Premier League
24 May 2026L 0–3at West Ham United Premier League
17 May 2026W 1–0v Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League
11 May 2026D 1–1at Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
1 May 2026W 3–1v Burnley Premier League

Head to head

22 Aug 2026Nottingham Forest 0–1 Leeds United Premier League
6 Feb 2026Leeds United 3–1 Nottingham Forest Premier League
9 Nov 2025Nottingham Forest 3–1 Leeds United Premier League

Nottingham Forest

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Omari Hutchinson Midfielder1100–100.0–
Nikola Milenković Defender9000–82.4+32.0
Luca Netz Defender2900–66.1–
Ousmane Diomande Defender6000–56.7+5.9
Dan Ndoye Midfielder3000–51.6–
Nicolás Domínguez Midfielder9000–50.9−5.3
Arnaud Kalimuendo Forward6000–47.7+0.2
Xaver Schlager Midfielder9000–46.9−2.1
Jair Defender9000–46.8+4.1
Matz Sels Goalkeeper9000–45.8−6.8
Igor Jesus Forward6000–42.4−8.9
Ola Aina Defender6100–41.6−5.2
Chris Wood Forward9000–37.1−11.8
Neco Williams Defender7900–36.9−15.9
Murillo Defender3000–36.7–
Callum Hudson Odoi Midfielder3000–32.2–

Leeds United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Noah Okafor Forward6700–73.2+16.3
Brenden Aaronson Forward2300–69.6–
Daniel James Midfielder7110–68.3+21.7
Anton Stach Midfielder2200–66.3–
James Justin Defender9010–65.3+17.6
Tarik Muharemović Defender9000–62.2+11.3
Harry Wilson Midfielder2300–61.6–
Nico Elvedi Defender9000–60.2+7.6
James Trafford Goalkeeper9000–58.3+13.0
Ethan Ampadu Midfielder9000–57.7+4.9
Ao Tanaka Midfielder6800–56.6+1.5
Lukas Nmecha Forward8300–56.0−1.0
Sean Longstaff Midfielder6701–50.1−10.8
Joe Rodon Defender9000–45.9−5.3
Dominic Calvert-Lewin Forward1400–38.3–
Jayden Bogle Midfielder1900–32.9–