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Nottingham Forest FC vs Aston Villa FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Wed 13 Mar 2019 · 19:45 UTC The City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Kortney Hause
Karim Ansarifard 29' Y
Alexander Milosevic 61' Y
Y 65' Neil Taylor
Jack Colback 86' Y
Y 90' Jonathan Kodjia

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Aston Villa FC — Championship at The City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Cann
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Andy Woolmer
  • Referee Mike Dean

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

3
3
6
Nottingham Forest FC 12 games · Avg 3.6 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC 2018-11-28 Aston Villa FC 5–5 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar Aston Villa FC H 1–3 L
09 Mar Hull City AFC H 3–0 W
02 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–2 L
25 Feb Derby County FC H 1–0 W
16 Feb Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
12 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–2 D
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 3–1 W
10 Mar Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
02 Mar Derby County FC H 4–0 W
23 Feb Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
16 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L
13 Feb Brentford FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Aston Villa FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 3' Goal! Jack Colback scores his 11 goal in 372 matches.
  • 7' John McGinn is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 12' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Against the run of play, John McGinn has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dean Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 355 games and scored 497 goals.
  • 28' Controversy at the stadium! Kortney Hause argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Karim Ansarifard on 29.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 49' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Aston Villa FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 54' Aston Villa 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.
  • 59' Aston Villa FC have won 497 goals from 355 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' Assisted by Conor Hourihane with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kortney Hause makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 61' It’s a booking for Nottingham Forest FC player. Alexander Milosevic gets a Yellow card.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Karim Ansarifard as he leaves the pitch. Daryl Murphy steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 64' Aston Villa FC ring the changes. Anwar El Ghazi has done his job and it is now time for Albert Adomah to step up.
  • 65' Neil Taylor has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' Jonathan Kodjia, a Ivory Coast , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Pele has done his job and it is now time for Adlene Guedioura to step up.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Aston Villa FC! Jonathan Kodjia comes on to replace Tammy Abraham.
  • 76' Diogo Goncalves is replacing Ryan Yates for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
  • 81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 86' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 87' The whistle greets Jack Grealish as he departs to be replaced by Glenn Whelan.
  • 90' Jonathan Kodjia is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tammy Abraham 4
John McGinn 4
Ollie Watkins 3
Douglas Luiz 2
Lewis Grabban 2
Chris Wood 1
Matty Cash 1
Orel Mangala 1

Head to Head

2019-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC 2018-11-28 Aston Villa FC 5–5 Nottingham Forest FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2019-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC L 2019-03-09 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Hull City AFC W 2019-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2019-02-25 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2019-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-02-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D

Aston Villa FC Form

2019-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2019-03-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2019-03-02 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Derby County FC W 2019-02-23 Stoke City FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2019-02-16 Aston Villa FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2019-02-13 Brentford FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.63 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Aston Villa FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC35% Draw26% Aston Villa FC39%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
65%
Nottingham Forest FC or Aston Villa FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC28% Draw41% Aston Villa FC31%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
5.3%
0 – 2
5.2%
0 – 0
4.8%
1 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 17% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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