Blackburn Rovers FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

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Nottingham Forest FC

Wed 9 Feb 2022 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

John Buckley 18' Y

Y 31' Jack Colback

Darragh Lenihan 40' Y

Joe Rothwell 50' Y

Darragh Lenihan 53' R

Ben Brereton 59' Y

Y 69' James Garner

Y 87' Sam Surridge

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-08-18 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-02-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–2	L
05 Feb	Swansea City AFC	A	0–1	L
29 Jan	Luton Town FC	A	0–0	D
24 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–0	W
19 Jan	Hull City AFC	A	0–2	L
15 Jan	Cardiff City FC	A	1–0	W

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–0	W
06 Feb	Leicester City FC	H	4–1	W
30 Jan	Cardiff City FC	A	1–2	L
25 Jan	Barnsley FC	H	3–0	W
22 Jan	Derby County FC	H	2–1	W
15 Jan	Millwall FC	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Blackburn Rovers FC and Nottingham Forest FC has kicked off!
5' Scott Wharton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 372 games and scored 433 goals.
15' Nottingham Forest FC is showing some good football. However, Nottingham Forest FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
18' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
23' What a strike from James Garner! The score is 0-1.
28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
31' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Colback made 372 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
40' Darragh Lenihan is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Darragh Lenihan suffering a number of foals already.
50' Joe Rothwell was booked on 50.
53' Darragh Lenihan was booked on 53.
54' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. John Buckley is replaced by Sam Gallagher.
57' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Reda Khadra departs to be replaced by Tyrhys Dolan.
59' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Ben Brereton gets a Yellow card.
64' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
69' The referee calls foul for James Garner. He receives a Yellow card.
69' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sam Surridge is hanging Keinan Davis on the field on 69 minute.
74' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Joe Rothwell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brice Samba, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
83' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Deyovaisio Zeefuik is replaced by Ryan Hedges on 83 minute.
87' Sam Surridge is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
90' Goal! Brennan Johnson scores his 65 goal in 372 matches.
90' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Brennan Johnson is replaced by Xande Silva.
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 Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lewis Grabban	4
Joe Lolley	3
Adam Armstrong	2
Lewis Grabban	2
Bradley Dack	1
Darragh Lenihan	1
Adam Armstrong	1
James Garner	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-02-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-01-29 Luton Town FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2022-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-01-19 Hull City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-01-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2022-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-02-06 Nottingham Forest FC 4–1 Leicester City FC W 2022-01-30 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-01-25 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Barnsley FC W 2022-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2022-01-15 Millwall FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.98 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC28% Draw30% Nottingham Forest FC42%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.26

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	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

72%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Nottingham Forest FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC20% Draw51% Nottingham Forest FC29%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

12.8%

0 – 1

12.2%

1 – 0

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

6.2%

2 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

3.5%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	17%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	22%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

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