Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn

Nottingham Forest face Blackburn in the Friendlies Clubs (Club Friendlies) on Wednesday 22 July 2026, kick-off 10:00 UTC at Estadio da Nora, Albufeira.

At home this season Nottingham Forest average 2.3 goals scored and 0.3 conceded per game; on the road Blackburn average 0.8 scored and 1.0 conceded. Nottingham Forest have kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times; Blackburn have 3 clean sheets and 2 blanks.

Nottingham Forest have scored 5 and conceded 8 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Blackburn have scored 7 and conceded 10 in their last 5 matches, with 4 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

Nottingham Forest come into this fixture with a recent record of 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, while Blackburn have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in the same window. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 11 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 2 of them. The model expects at least one side to be kept off the scoresheet, backing the NG selection. The Both Teams To Score selection (NG) is assigned a 87% probability at odds of 1.15.

• Blackburn have the better recent form (6 pts vs 4 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Nottingham Forest have scored 13 goals this season compared with 6 for Blackburn.
• Defensively, Nottingham Forest have conceded 9 and Blackburn have conceded 4.
• The last 4 H2H meetings average 2.8 goals per game.
• Market rationale: at least one defence is expected to hold firm.

• Nottingham Forest have failed to score in 2 of 9 games and Blackburn in 2 of 5.
• Clean sheets this season: Nottingham Forest 3, Blackburn 3.
• Both teams scored in 3 of Nottingham Forest's last 5 matches.
• Both teams scored in 3 of Blackburn's last 5 matches.
• Both sides scored in 2 of the last 4 head-to-head meetings.

In the last 4 meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 3, Blackburn have won 1 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 21 December 2022, finished Blackburn 1-4 Nottingham Forest.