Nottingham Forest scores heaviest in the 76-90+ spell and concedes heaviest in 76-90+; Arsenal scores heaviest in 46-60 and concedes heaviest in 76-90+. The shapes mesh: Nottingham Forest's strongest scoring spell is exactly where Arsenal is softest.
Nottingham Forest: 44 league matches in the bank, 6 from this season and the rest from last season. Arsenal: 44 league matches in the bank, 6 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step three is GOALS, AND WHEN THEY COME. Not just how many each side scores and lets in, but the minute bands they come in, who lands the first blow, what each side does after falling behind, and who finds goals late. A side that concedes early and scores late reads very differently from one that does the opposite, at the same goal difference.
Side by side: Nottingham Forest scores most in the 76-90+ band (14 of 53); Nottingham Forest concedes most in the 76-90+ band (17 of 59); Arsenal scores most in the 46-60 band (19 of 81); Arsenal concedes most in the 76-90+ band (9 of 32). Who lands the first blow and who lands the last is the question this step exists to ask.
The two sides
Nottingham Forest -- at home
Goals a game
Scores 1.2 and concedes 1.3 a game over its last 44 league matches; at home, 0.9 for and 1.1 against over 22.
When it scores
Of 53 scored across its own 44 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 9; 16-30: 3; 31-45+: 9; 46-60: 11; 61-75: 7; 76-90+: 14. Its heaviest scoring spell is after the 75th minute -- 14 of 53 (26%).
When it concedes
Of 59 conceded across its own 44 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 6; 16-30: 6; 31-45+: 14; 46-60: 12; 61-75: 4; 76-90+: 17. Its heaviest conceding spell is after the 75th minute -- 17 of 59 (29%).
The first goal
Scored first in 14 of its 44 read -- then won 9, drew 4, lost 1; conceded first in 26 -- pulled back 3 wins and 5 draws from them. Across every match where it trailed at some stage it recovered 14 points.
Two-goal swings
Led by two goals at some point in 9 of its 44 read, winning 9 of them; trailed by two in 12, rescuing nothing; was ahead at some point without winning in 6.
Arsenal -- away
Goals a game
Scores 1.8 and concedes 0.7 a game over its last 44 league matches; away, 1.5 for and 0.9 against over 22.
When it scores
Of 81 scored across its own 44 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 9; 16-30: 8; 31-45+: 16; 46-60: 19; 61-75: 12; 76-90+: 17.
When it concedes
Of 32 conceded across its own 44 matches with times recorded: 1-15: 3; 16-30: 2; 31-45+: 8; 46-60: 5; 61-75: 5; 76-90+: 9. Its heaviest conceding spell is after the 75th minute -- 9 of 32 (28%).
The first goal
Scored first in 30 of its 44 read -- then won 27, drew 2, lost 1; conceded first in 12 -- pulled back 4 wins and 3 draws from them. Across every match where it trailed at some stage it recovered 15 points.
Two-goal swings
Led by two goals at some point in 18 of its 44 read, winning 17 of them; trailed by two in 1, rescuing nothing; was ahead at some point without winning in 4.
Built 00:06 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.