James Forrest stats
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J. Forrest
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Celtic v Celta Vigo, Thursday
What Celta Vigo allow right wingers
Position stats8 appearances at RW against Celta Vigo in their last 20 matches; league average from the La Liga.
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As a player, James Forrest has appeared in 8 Premiership matches this season, totalling 153 minutes at an average rating of 6.74. Every metric below is shown as a total, a per-90 rate or percentage, and a percentile against other Premiership players.
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Positions played
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Celtic squad
Jota
27 yrs#7
K. Høgh
25 yrs#9
C. Durán
24 yrs#11
H. Yang
24 yrs#13
S. Tounekti
24 yrs#17C. Osmand
20 yrs#19
H. Hassan
24 yrs#23
S. Mheuka
18 yrs#29J. Forrest
35 yrs#49
B. Nygren
25 yrs#8
L. McCowan28 yrs#14
O. Sørensen24 yrs#18
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain33 yrs#21M. Joel Baur
22 yrs#22
J. van den Berg
19 yrs#35
C. McGregor33 yrs#42
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Previous seasons
Per competition, club and country2025/2026
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premiership | 27 | 766 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6.46 |
 Europa League | 4 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.42 |
 Champions League | 2 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.71 |
Premiership
Champions League2024/2025
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 23 | 937 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 12 | 7.08 |
| Champions League | 4 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.01 |
2024
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Friendly International | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.71 |
2023/2024
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 22 | 658 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 6.93 |
| Champions League | 3 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.60 |
2022/2023
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 16 | 550 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 7.12 |
| Champions League | 3 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.76 |
2021/2022
| Competition | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | Key p | Tackles | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 19 | 797 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 6.15 |
| Europa League | 5 | 362 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.61 |
 Europa Conference League | 2 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.94 |
| Champions League | 1 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.22 |
About James Forrest
Premiership 2026/2027 season
This season in the Premiership, James Forrest has featured across 8 appearances (0 starts), totalling 153 minutes. James Forrest has attempted 9 shots with 4 on target, a 44% shot accuracy rate. That shot output is worth 0.84 expected goals (xG) this season.
Attacking and creative
In attacking play, James Forrest has created 2 chances including 1 big chances for teammates. The forward has completed 6 successful dribbles from 9 attempts (67% success rate). James Forrest has contributed 3 key passes and 9 crosses this season.
Defensive and passing
Defensively, James Forrest has registered 1 tackles (0 won), 0 interceptions, and 0 clearances. In possession, the forward has completed 64 from 69 pass attempts, a 93% pass accuracy rate. James Forrest has won 11 of 19 total duels.
Discipline
James Forrest has received 0 yellow cards this season, committing 0 fouls and winning 3.
About James Forrest
James Forrest is a 35-year-old forward playing for Celtic in the Premiership, representing Scotland. James Forrest is right-footed and wears the number 49 shirt. Born on 7 July 1991.
Most recent appearance
James Forrest's most recent match was at home against Hearts on September 28th. Celtic won 7-1. James Forrest played 20 minutes with a match rating of 6.51.
Recent matches
- September 28th7-1 winvsHearts(20 mins, rating 6.51)
- February 5th4-1 lossatBenfica(0 mins, rating 0)
- March 27th0-2 winatMotherwell(0 mins, rating 0)
- September 26th0-1 lossvsRangers(27 mins, rating 6.6)
- June 8th1-3 lossvsFerencvárosi(57 mins, rating 6.77)
Next fixture
James Forrest and Celtic are next in action on November 7th against Dundee United in the Premiership. Predicted lineups, head-to-head statistics, and tactical analysis are available on the Dundee United vs Celtic match preview.
Teammates at Celtic
James Forrest currently plays alongside Anthony Ralston, Oliver Sørensen, Joël van den Berg, Landon Emenalo, Benjamin Nygren, Jota, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Kasper Høgh, Callum McGregor, Dane Murray, Liam Scales, Sebastian Tounekti, Auston Trusty, Luke McCowan, Viljami Sinisalo, Sam Johnstone, Hyun-jun Yang, Haissem Hassan, Ross Doohan, Mika Joel Baur, Colby Donovan, Camilo Durán, Shumaira Mheuka, Jordan Lotomba, James Forrest, Callum Osmand, Alistair Johnston and Kieran Tierney at Celtic.