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Nottingham Forest FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Sat 13 Feb 2021 · 12:30 UTC The City Ground HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'
Cafu 11' Y
Y 45' Adam Smith
Luke Freeman 46' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Championship at The City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Daniel Robathan
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee

Head-to-Head

5
7
Nottingham Forest FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Feb AFC Bournemouth H 0–0 D
06 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC A 3–0 W
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Feb Nottingham Forest FC A 0–0 D
09 Feb Burnley FC A 2–0 W
06 Feb Birmingham City FC H 3–2 W
02 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–2 L
29 Jan Reading FC A 1–3 L
26 Jan Crawley Town FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds The City Ground will turn into a battlefield for Nottingham Forest FC and AFC Bournemouth.
  • 5' Time for substitution for AFC Bournemouth. Steve Cook is replaced by Lloyd Kelly.
  • 10' Glenn Murray, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 11' That is a Yellow card for Nottingham Forest FC. Cafu will be fuming at that decision.
  • 16' Lloyd Kelly is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Bournemouth tonight.
  • 21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 26' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cafu made 117 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' The travelling AFC Bournemouth supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' The referee shows AFC Bournemouth player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luke Freeman on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Sam Surridge has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 6 goals this season.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' It looks surprising AFC Bournemouth does not make any changes. Ben Pearson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' David Brooks gets the nod from AFC Bournemouth. He replaces Jack Wilshere and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Jack Wilshere has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 346 appearances.
  • 76' AFC Bournemouth come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 81' Philip Billing is replacing Ben Pearson for the AFC Bournemouth side.
  • 86' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.79 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + AFC Bournemouth or Draw 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC32% Draw34% AFC Bournemouth34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
66%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
68%
Nottingham Forest FC or AFC Bournemouth
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC18% Draw58% AFC Bournemouth24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
15.1%
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 2
7.4%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
5.1%
2 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
2.6%
0 – 3
2.3%
1 – 3
2%
3 – 1
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 18% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 22% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
46% ✗

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