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Coventry City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Coventry City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Tue 2 Feb 2021 · 19:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+14'
Callum O'Hare 53' Y
Y 54' Anthony Knockaert
Y 74' Filip Krovinovic
Y 90' Jack Colback
Y 90' Gaetan Bong

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Referee Nicholas Barnard
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
  • Referee Tony Harrington

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
Coventry City FC 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-11-04 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Nottingham Forest FC H 1–2 L
30 Jan Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
27 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W
19 Jan Reading FC A 0–3 L
09 Jan Norwich City FC A 0–2 L
02 Jan Millwall FC A 2–1 W
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Coventry City FC A 2–1 W
30 Jan Barnsley FC H 0–0 D
23 Jan Swansea City AFC A 1–5 L
20 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L
16 Jan Millwall FC H 3–1 W
09 Jan Cardiff City FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Coventry City FC and Nottingham Forest FC has kicked off!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' 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 Filip Krovinovic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 17' Maxime Biamou has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 17 minutes.
  • 22' Lewis Grabban is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 27' Anthony Knockaert, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 37' Norway international Leo Ostigard has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' Nottingham Forest FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Sammy Ameobi is replaced by Luke Freeman.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Coventry City FC in their trying to find a way past Nottingham Forest FC's compact .
  • 53' GOAL! Michael Rose fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 53' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Callum O'Hare on 53 minutes.
  • 54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Anthony Knockaert.
  • 59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Sheaf made 156 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 64' Coventry City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 71' The whistle greets Cafu as he departs to be replaced by Jack Colback.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Filip Krovinovic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 76' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Lewis Grabban is withdrawn and Glenn Murray gets his opportunity.
  • 81' Jack Colback needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Tyler Blackett comes on to replace Filip Krovinovic.
  • 89' Nottingham Forest FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' Jack Colback is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Wesley Jobello gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Amadou Bakayoko and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lyle Taylor 3
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Scott McKenna 1
Callum O'Hare 1
Lewis Grabban 1
Maxime Biamou 1
Michael Rose 1
Kyle McFadzean 1

Head to Head

2021-02-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-11-04 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2021-02-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-01-30 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2021-01-27 Coventry City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2021-01-19 Reading FC 3–0 Coventry City FC L 2021-01-09 Norwich City FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2021-01-02 Millwall FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-02-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-01-30 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Barnsley FC D 2021-01-23 Swansea City AFC 5–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-01-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-01-16 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Millwall FC W 2021-01-09 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Coventry City FC or Nottingham Forest FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Coventry City FC38% Draw28% Nottingham Forest FC34%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
62%
Coventry City FC or Nottingham Forest FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC29% Draw45% Nottingham Forest FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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