Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Middlesbrough FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 31 Oct 2020 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Sam Morsy 17' Y
Y 54' Tobias Figueiredo
Y 87' Gaetan Bong

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Drysdale
  • Referee Rob Merchant
  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee Adrian Holmes

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

4
2
2
Middlesbrough FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-31 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-03-02 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-12-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2019-04-22 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC 2018-10-06 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W
27 Oct Coventry City FC H 2–0 W
24 Oct Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
20 Oct Bristol City FC A 1–0 W
17 Oct Reading FC H 0–0 D
03 Oct Barnsley FC H 2–1 W
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
28 Oct Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
23 Oct Derby County FC H 1–1 D
20 Oct Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
17 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
03 Oct Bristol City FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
3/3
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Riverside Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Middlesbrough FC and Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 5' Middlesbrough FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 17' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sam Morsy on 17.
  • 22' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 27' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Sam Morsy is withdrawn and Djed Spence gets his opportunity.
  • 39' It’s high time Chris Hughton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Sammy Ameobi is replaced by Joe Lolley on 46 minute.
  • 51' Nottingham Forest FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' Tobias Figueiredo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Cafu. He replaces Luke Freeman on 64 minute.
  • 69' Both keepers have barely been tested. Middlesbrough FC and Nottingham Forest FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 70' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Britt Assombalonga exits the field as Chuba Akpom enters on 70.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Guerrero is replaced by Lyle Taylor on 78 minute.
  • 81' Marvin Johnson puts Middlesbrough FC on the lead.
  • 86' DR Congo international Britt Assombalonga has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 87' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a Yellow card on 87.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joe Lolley 3
Ryan Yates 2
Lewis Grabban 2
Andraz Sporar 2
Ryan Yates 1
Paddy McNair 1
Rudy Gestede 1
Lewis Wing 1

Head to Head

2020-10-31 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-03-02 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-12-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2019-04-22 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC 2018-10-06 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2020-10-31 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-10-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2020-10-24 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2020-10-20 Bristol City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-10-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2020-10-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-10-31 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-10-28 Luton Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-10-23 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2020-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-10-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.14 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC43% Draw30% Nottingham Forest FC27%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
57%
Middlesbrough FC or Nottingham Forest FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC26% Draw53% Nottingham Forest FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.6%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.5%
2 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 22% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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