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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Blackburn Rovers FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 29 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Jack Colback

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Rob Merchant
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

2
2
4
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 2–2 D
22 Sep Stoke City FC A 3–2 W
18 Sep Derby County FC A 0–0 D
15 Sep Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D
02 Sep Bristol City FC A 1–4 L
25 Aug Brentford FC H 1–0 W
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D
22 Sep Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
19 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
15 Sep Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
01 Sep Brentford FC A 1–2 L
25 Aug Birmingham City FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Nottingham Forest FC get us underway at .
  • 5' England international Danny Graham has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Richard Smallwood has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Daryl Murphy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Nottingham Forest FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 44' Jack Colback catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 44.
  • 49' Matty Cash, a Poland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 52' Lewis Grabban adds to his 0 season tally! Nottingham Forest FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 57' The 36-year-old Jack Colback has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 58' The whistle greets Paul Downing as he departs to be replaced by Adam Armstrong.
  • 60' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Nyambe is withdrawn and Jack Rodwell gets his opportunity.
  • 65' What composure from Adam Armstrong! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 70' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 71' Matty Cash makes way for Gil Dias at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 74' Magnificent from Bradley Dack! That is 44 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 75' Joe Rothwell gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Corry Evans and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' What a moment for Lewis Grabban! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Joao Carvalho as he leaves the pitch. Ben Osborn steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 86' The whistle greets Lewis Grabban as he departs to be replaced by Daryl Murphy.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 4
Joe Lolley 3
Adam Armstrong 2
Lewis Grabban 2
Joe Rothwell 1
Joe Worrall 1
Stewart Downing 1
Bradley Dack 1

Head to Head

2018-09-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2018-09-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-09-22 Stoke City FC 2–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-09-18 Derby County FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2018-09-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2018-09-02 Bristol City FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-08-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Brentford FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2018-09-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-09-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2018-09-19 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-09-15 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-09-01 Brentford FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2018-08-25 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Nottingham Forest FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC42% Draw27% Nottingham Forest FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
58%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Nottingham Forest FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC30% Draw46% Nottingham Forest FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.