Southampton vs Nottingham Forest preview, 24 Aug 2024: xG form

This match has been played.

NFO favoured away from home, but only just.

Based on 76 matches played this season.

Each side's share of attacking actions down the left, centre and right, on a pitch map.After gameweek 1

A pitch-shaped map per side, shaded by how much each position concedes against them.After gameweek 1

Very cautiousVery bold

Very centralVery wide

Drops right offHeavy counter-press

Patient build-upVery direct

Very scrappyTechnical

LightMiddling physicality

Deep blockSits deeper

Very low intensityVery low intensity

Bar is what happened, tick is what the model said. Samples are small this early.

Both squads ranked by each player's chance of scoring in this fixture, with assist chance, xGI/90 and projected minutes.When the gameweek is set

Southampton Player	Routine	Taken	xG
Fernandes	Corners L and R, 2 short	53	1.6
Fernandes	Free kicks	40	0.6
Manning	Corners L and R, 2 short	32	1.1
Smallbone	Corners L and R, 4 short	26	0.6
Archer	Penalties	1	0.8
Armstrong	Penalties	1	0.8

Share of set-play xG

Corners

40%

Free kicks

32%

NFO Player	Routine	Taken	xG
Elanga	Corners L and R, 8 short	85	3.0
Murillo	Free kicks	51	0.7
Anderson	Corners L and R, 2 short	48	4.5
Aina

SouthamptonSouthampton
0-1
Nottingham ForestForest