Blackburn Rovers FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 17 Oct 2020 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+11' · FT 45+5'

Y 28' Tobias Figueiredo

Bradley Johnson 58' Y

Sam Gallagher 72' Y

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Steve Martin
Referee Paul Hodskinson
Referee Philip Dermott

5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-04-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-09-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–1	L
03 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	0–0	D
26 Sep	Derby County FC	A	4–0	W
19 Sep	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	5–0	W
12 Sep	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–3	L
22 Jul	Luton Town FC	A	2–3	L

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–0	W
03 Oct	Bristol City FC	H	1–2	L
25 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–1	L
19 Sep	Cardiff City FC	H	0–2	L
12 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–2	L
22 Jul	Stoke City FC	H	1–4	L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Ewood Park as Blackburn Rovers FC face off against Nottingham Forest FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's shape.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
28' The referee calls foul for Tobias Figueiredo. He receives a Yellow card.
33' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
38' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
43' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Jack Colback by Harry Arter on 46 minute.
50' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Jack Colback departs to be replaced by Harry Arter.
53' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Sam Gallagher comes on to replace Tyrhys Dolan.
58' A moment of madness from Bradley Johnson on 58 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
63' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
68' Harry Chapman is replacing John Buckley for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
72' Controversy at the stadium! Sam Gallagher argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
74' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Lewis Grabban is replaced by Lyle Taylor.
79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
81' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Ben Brereton by Luke Brennan on 81 minute.
86' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' The supporters are chanting for Samba Sow. He replaces Joe Lolley on 90 minute.
90' Assisted by Ryan Yates with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joe Lolley makes no mistake. 0-1!
With this win, Nottingham Forest FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lewis Grabban	4
Joe Lolley	3
Adam Armstrong	2
Lewis Grabban	2
Joe Worrall	1
Stewart Downing	1
Bradley Dack	1
Alexander Mighten	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-10-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2020-09-26 Derby County FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-09-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2020-09-12 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-07-22 Luton Town FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-10-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2020-09-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-09-19 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC L 2020-09-12 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-07-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–4 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.26 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC41% Draw30% Nottingham Forest FC29%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

59%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Nottingham Forest FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC28% Draw52% Nottingham Forest FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

12.9%

1 – 0

12.2%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	22%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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