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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

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Nottingham Forest FC and AFC Bournemouth has kicked off!
  • 5' The AFC Bournemouth bench stirs into life. Steve Cook is withdrawn and Lloyd Kelly gets his opportunity.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Bournemouth that had 335 games and scored 441 goals.
  • 11' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cafu on 11.
  • 16' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 21' The travelling AFC Bournemouth supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 26' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 31' Filip Krovinovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 467 appearances.
  • 36' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 41' Nottingham Forest FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' Adam Smith catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Poor challenge from Luke Freeman. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 51' Nottingham Forest FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AFC Bournemouth's shape.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' It looks surprising AFC Bournemouth does not make any changes. Cameron Carter-Vickers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for David Brooks. He replaces Jack Wilshere on 66 minute.
  • 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Brooks made 335 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 81' Philip Billing is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Pearson at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' AFC Bournemouth come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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.