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Nottingham Forest FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Sun 5 May 2019 · 11:30 UTC The City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — Championship at The City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Carl Boyeson
  • Referee Adam Matthews
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Philip Dermott

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
Nottingham Forest FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-05 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC 2018-10-24 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
27 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–0 W
22 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W
19 Apr Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L
13 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–2 L
09 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–3 L
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L
22 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L
19 Apr Aston Villa FC H 0–2 L
13 Apr Derby County FC A 0–4 L
09 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 0–2 L
06 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nottingham Forest FC to score. At the same time, Bolton Wanderers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Harry Brockbank suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' It’s high time Martin O'Neill made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 372 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 20' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' The travelling Bolton Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' GOAL! Joe Lolley scores on 28.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Osborn, as he is very good at scoring at The City Ground with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 43' Lewis Grabban needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' Nottingham Forest FC is showing some good football. However, Nottingham Forest FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 63' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 63 minutes.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Daryl Murphy. He replaces Joe Lolley on 67 minute.
  • 70' Ronan Darcy is replacing Craig Noone for the Bolton Wanderers FC side.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Lewis Grabban is replaced by Adlene Guedioura on 75 minute.
  • 77' The whistle greets Joe Pritchard as he departs to be replaced by Jack Earing.
  • 82' Luke Steele has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 84' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arvin Appiah is hanging Joao Carvalho on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Byram made 372 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nottingham Forest FC players.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 2
Joe Lolley 2

Head to Head

2019-05-05 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC 2018-10-24 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2019-05-05 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2019-04-27 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-04-22 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-04-19 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2019-04-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-04-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC L

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2019-05-05 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2019-04-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2019-04-19 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC L 2019-04-13 Derby County FC 4–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2019-04-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-04-06 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 62% + Nottingham Forest FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC62% Draw24% Bolton Wanderers FC14%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
38%
Nottingham Forest FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC41% Draw49% Bolton Wanderers FC10%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
13.8%
0 – 0
12.6%
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 1
4.7%
4 – 0
3.1%
1 – 2
3%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 19% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 27% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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