Middlesbrough FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Middlesbrough FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Nottingham Forest FC

Sun 26 Dec 2021 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jonathan Howson 26' Y

Y 32' Brice Samba

Y 71' Joao Carvalho

Y 90' Ryan Yates

Overview

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

Middlesbrough FC 0 games · 0 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	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	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United 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

Middlesbrough FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-09-15 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 2021-01-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2020-10-31 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-03-02 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–0	W
18 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–0	W
11 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	0–0	D
04 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
27 Nov	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–1	W
23 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–2	L
18 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	2–1	W
11 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	4–1	W
04 Dec	Peterborough United FC	H	2–0	W
26 Nov	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–0	D
23 Nov	Luton Town FC	H	0–0	D

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Riverside Stadium as Middlesbrough FC face off against Nottingham Forest FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Nottingham Forest FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Neil Taylor has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
17' Ryan Yates is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
22' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brennan Johnson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nottingham Forest FC.
26' Jonathan Howson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 26.
31' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
32' Brice Samba picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
37' 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.
42' Brice Samba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
46' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Tobias Figueiredo is replaced by Joao Carvalho.
51' Nottingham Forest FC have won 433 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
61' Paddy McNair has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
62' The supporters are chanting for Xande Silva. He replaces Philip Zinckernagel on 62 minute.
65' Duncan Watmore is replacing Onel Hernandez for the Middlesbrough FC side.
69' A goal from the Slovenia international Andraz Sporar! He fires home on 69 to make it 2-0!
71' Poor challenge from Joao Carvalho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
74' Lyle Taylor is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis Grabban at the 74 minute mark.
79' Isaiah Jones is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nottingham Forest FC tonight.
83' The crowd applauds Isaiah Jones as he leaves the pitch. Lee Peltier steps in for Middlesbrough FC.
88' Onel Hernandez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nottingham Forest FC so far.
90' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Andraz Sporar trudges off to be replaced by Martin Payero on 90 minutes.
90' Ryan Yates is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
2-0 the final result. Nottingham Forest FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Lewis Grabban ↓ Lyle Taylor 74'
22
Ryan Yates
8
Jack Colback
3
Tobias Figueiredo ↓ Joao Carvalho 46'
30
Brice Samba
26
Scott McKenna
4
Joe Worrall
37
James Garner
20
Brennan Johnson
11
Philip Zinckernagel ↓ Xande Silva 62'
44
Fin Back

Bench

1
Ethan Horvath
13
Gaetan Bong
10
Joao Carvalho ↑ 46'
33
Lyle Taylor ↑ 74'
18
Cafu
9
Xande Silva ↑ 62'
21
Braian Ojeda

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joe Lolley	3
Andraz Sporar	2
Ryan Yates	2
Lewis Grabban	2
Lewis Grabban	1
Onel Hernandez	1
Joe Lolley	1
Alexander Milosevic	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2021-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-12-18 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-12-11 Stoke City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2021-12-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2021-11-27 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-11-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-12-18 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2021-12-11 Swansea City AFC 1–4 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-12-04 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-11-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-11-23 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.41 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.91 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC51% Draw27% Nottingham Forest FC22%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.32

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

49%

Middlesbrough FC or Nottingham Forest FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC33% Draw50% Nottingham Forest FC17%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

12.8%

0 – 0

12%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

4.4%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	24%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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