Nottingham Forest FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

Nottingham Forest FC

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Wed 1 Jan 2020 · 15:00 UTC The City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

Samba Sow 45' Y

Y 90' Amari'i Bell

Overview

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at The City Ground.

Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Referee Matt McGrath
Referee Mark Dwyer
Referee Darren Bond

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-04-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-09-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–2	W
29 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–0	W
26 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	2–0	W
21 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–2	L
14 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–4	L
10 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–1	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–3	L
29 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D
23 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–0	D
14 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	2–0	W
11 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to The City Ground that hosts another battle between Nottingham Forest FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
5' 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.
10' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
22' Goal! Joe Lolley scores his 52 goal in 382 matches.
25' Against the run of play, Lewis Grabban has scored! This game has turned on its head.
27' The whistle greets Chema as he departs to be replaced by Jack Robinson.
32' 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.
37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
39' Against the run of play, Stewart Downing has scored! This game has turned on its head.
44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 397 games and scored 491 goals.
45' Samba Sow was booked on 45.
50' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Tosin Adarabioyo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
55' Lewis Grabban makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Nottingham Forest FC are in front.
60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joe Worrall made 414 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
65' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Lewis Travis by Harry Chapman on 65 minute.
67' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Samba Sow trudges off to be replaced by Alfa Semedo on 67 minutes.
71' GOAL! Joe Worrall fires home to make it 4-1!
72' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Elliott Bennett is replaced by Danny Graham.
77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
82' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
87' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 87 minute. Joe Lolley leaves to be changed by Albert Adomah.
90' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
Full Time. Nottingham Forest FC beats Blackburn Rovers FC

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sabri Lamouchi

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lewis Grabban	4
Joe Lolley	3
Adam Armstrong	2
Lewis Grabban	2
Joe Worrall	1
Stewart Downing	1
Bradley Dack	1
Alexander Mighten	1

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-12-29 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-12-26 Hull City AFC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-12-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2019-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 0–4 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-12-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2019-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2019-12-14 Bristol City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-12-11 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.53 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC44% Draw26% Blackburn Rovers FC30%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

56%

Nottingham Forest FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC29% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

7.4%

0 – 0

7.3%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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