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Nottingham Forest play hosts to Wolves at the City ground this weekend in the Premier League with a precious three points up for grabs.
Nottingham Forest will welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Saturday, April 1, 2023.
Forest and Wolves are nowhere near safe from relegation at the summit, so every three point is crucial at this stage in the Premier League.
Forest have won just once in their last ten Premier League matches, a 1-0 win over Leeds at the start of February. They currently sit just two points clear of the relegation zone but their home form has been pretty strong, with only one loss in their last ten.
Wolves have only won twice on their travels in the league this season and are on a run of just one win in their last six.
They sit three points off of the relegation zone and would love to get a win here over a potential relegation rival.
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Julen Lopetegui’s men will be hoping to take full advantage of the hosts’ injury woes.
As Pulse Sports continues to build up to the Premier League fixtures this weekend, here are 10 interesting facts you should know ahead of Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton.
10 Key facts you should know ahead of Nottingham Forest vs Wolves
1, Nottingham Forest have won just ONE of their last eight league games against Wolves (D2 L5), a 2-0 away win in the Championship in January 2018.
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2, Wolves have won their last two away league games against Nottingham Forest – they've never won three in a row before.
Indeed, they've won three of their last four at the City Ground (D1), more than they had in their previous 15 visits (W2 D5 L8).
3, This is the first time Nottingham Forest are hosting Wolves in a top-flight match since November 1983, with the Tricky Trees winning 5-0 under Brian Clough.
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4, Having been unbeaten in their first five Premier League games of 2023 (W3 D2), Nottingham Forest are now WINLESS in their last six (D2 L4).
Having conceded just two goals in those first five games, Forest have conceded at least twice in five of their last six.
5, After a nine-game unbeaten home run in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest lost 2-1 against Newcastle in their last match at the City Ground.
Three of their four home league defeats this term have come despite scoring the first goal of the game (2-3 v Bournemouth, 2-3 v Fulham, 1-2 v Newcastle).
6, Wolves have lost three of their last four Premier League games (W1), as many as they had in their first nine under Julen Lopetegui (W4 D2).
They have also won just two of their last 18 away games in the Premier League (D5 L11), though both of these victories have come under the Spaniard.
7, No Premier League side has scored fewer goals than either Nottingham Forest or Wolves so far this season (22 each).
Forest have had fewer shots on target than anyone else in the division this term (83 – 3.1 per game), while Wolves have the lowest shot conversion rate of any side (6.9% - 22 goals from 319 attempts).
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8, Wolves have had a league-high SIX red cards in the Premier League this season.
It is their most in a single campaign in the competition, while no side has had more in a season since 2014-15, when Aston Villa and Newcastle both had seven.
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9, 48% of Nottingham Forest forward Brennan Johnson's off-the-ball runs in the Premier League this season have seen a teammate trying to find him (228/473), the highest percentage of targeted runs by a player to make 200+ runs in the competition this term.
10, Wolves' Raúl Jiménez has had more shots on target without scoring this season than any other player in the Premier League (9).
Overall, the Mexican hasn't scored in any of his last 21 Premier League appearances since netting against Watford in March 2022.
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