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Huddersfield Town AFC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Huddersfield Town AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 21 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC The John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 39' Samba Sow
Y 57' Tobias Figueiredo
Trevoh Chalobah 63' Y
Y 66' Ben Watson
Jonathan Hogg 69' Y
Kamil Grabara 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at The John Smith's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Joe Hull
  • Referee Mark Dwyer
  • Referee Andrew Davies
  • Referee Tim Wood

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

4
3
Huddersfield Town AFC 7 games · Avg 2.0 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W
14 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
10 Dec Charlton Athletic FC A 1–0 W
07 Dec Leeds United FC H 0–2 L
30 Nov Bristol City FC A 2–5 L
26 Nov Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–2 L
14 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–4 L
10 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 1–1 D
06 Dec Millwall FC A 2–2 D
30 Nov Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
27 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC A 4–0 W

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — huddersfield town afc and nottingham forest fc get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at The John Smith's Stadium. nottingham forest fc seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Kosovo international Florent Hadergjonaj has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. huddersfield town afc in their trying to find a way past nottingham forest fc's compact .
  • 30' nottingham forest fc fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 32' What a moment for Christopher Schindler! That strike on 32 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both huddersfield town afc and nottingham forest fc are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 39' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Samba Sow on 39 minutes.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 49' Assisted by Karlan Ahearne-Grant with the perfectly-timed delivery and Steve Mounie makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 54' Jonathan Hogg, a England , has 51 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tobias Figueiredo.
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Trevoh Chalobah. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 66' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a Yellow card on 66.
  • 68' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alfa Semedo is hanging Samba Sow on the field on 68 minute.
  • 69' Jonathan Hogg picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' What a strike from Joe Worrall! The score is 0-3.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Joao Carvalho. He replaces Sammy Ameobi on 75 minute.
  • 79' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 79 minute. Elias Kachunga leaves to be changed by Josh Koroma.
  • 80' Kamil Grabara was booked on 80.
  • 85' Ryan Yates is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for huddersfield town afc tonight.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Ben Watson as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Yates steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 87' Jaden Brown gets the nod from Huddersfield Town AFC. He replaces Juninho Bacuna and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Cowley

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sabri Lamouchi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 3
Ryan Yates 2
Juninho Bacuna 1
Aaron Rowe 1
Lee Nicholls 1
Duane Holmes 1
Joe Worrall 1
Levi Colwill 1

Head to Head

2019-12-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2019-12-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-12-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2019-12-10 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2019-12-07 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2019-11-30 Bristol City FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2019-11-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2019-12-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2019-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 0–4 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-12-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-12-06 Millwall FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-11-30 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2019-11-27 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC46% Draw26% Nottingham Forest FC28%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
72%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
54%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Nottingham Forest FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Huddersfield Town AFC30% Draw47% Nottingham Forest FC23%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
7.2%
0 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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