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Nottingham Forest FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Nottingham Forest FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Tobias Figueiredo 32' Y
Danny Fox 41' Y
Daryl Murphy 45' Y
Jack Colback 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Mark Dwyer
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

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

3
3
2
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-25 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Birmingham City FC H 2–2 D
18 Aug Wigan Athletic FC A 2–2 D
11 Aug Reading FC H 1–0 W
07 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
04 Aug Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 2–2 D
22 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
17 Aug Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
11 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
04 Aug Norwich City FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Garry Monk will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jota Peleteiro made 387 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Jack Robinson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 21' Brilliant from the ! Lukas Jutkiewicz makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 21.
  • 26' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 32' A moment of madness from Tobias Figueiredo on 32 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Nottingham Forest FC will be frustrated.
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Garry Monk might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 41' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Daryl Murphy.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' The whistle greets Hillel Soudani as he departs to be replaced by Joao Carvalho.
  • 61' Matty Cash has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 67' Che Adams gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Omar Bogle and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' What composure from Che Adams! The Scotland international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 74' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Jacques Maghoma departs to be replaced by Viv Solomon-Otabor.
  • 75' Goal! Joe Lolley scores his 52 goal in 374 matches.
  • 75' The whistle greets Sam Byram as he departs to be replaced by Joe Lolley.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Jack Colback. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' The whistle greets Jota Peleteiro as he departs to be replaced by Connor Mahoney.
  • 87' What a strike from Daryl Murphy! The score is 2-2.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 3
Ryan Yates 2
Keinan Davis 2
Che Adams 2
Joe Lolley 2
Daryl Murphy 1
Joe Lolley 1
Djed Spence 1

Head to Head

2018-08-25 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2018-08-25 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2018-08-18 Wigan Athletic FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-08-11 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Reading FC W 2018-08-07 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2018-08-04 Bristol City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2018-08-25 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2018-08-22 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2018-08-17 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2018-08-11 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2018-08-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.5 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Birmingham City FC 73% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC44% Draw27% Birmingham City FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
56%
Nottingham Forest FC or Birmingham City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC31% Draw46% Birmingham City FC23%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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