Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Nottingham Forest FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 26 Feb 2022 · 15:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 9' Cameron Pring
Brennan Johnson 32' Y
Y 34' Alex Scott
Y 35' Alex Scott
Y 69' Tomas Kalas
Y 90' Timm Klose

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at City Ground, Nottingham.

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

4
4
2
Nottingham Forest FC 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 2021-10-19 Bristol City FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-04-10 Bristol City FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-10-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2020-07-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
22 Feb Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
12 Feb Stoke City FC H 2–2 D
09 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–0 W
06 Feb Leicester City FC H 4–1 W
30 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Nottingham Forest FC A 0–2 L
22 Feb Coventry City FC H 1–2 L
19 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
13 Feb Swansea City AFC A 1–3 L
09 Feb Reading FC H 2–1 W
05 Feb Blackpool FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Nottingham Forest FC and Bristol City FC has kicked off!
  • 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.
  • 9' Bristol City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 14' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 19' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 29' 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.
  • 32' Poor challenge from Brennan Johnson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 34' Bristol City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 35' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Scott is booked for Bristol City FC — Yellow card on 35.
  • 38' Brennan Johnson does the damage! The net is bulging and Nottingham Forest FC surge ahead!
  • 43' Bristol City FC have won 441 goals from 391 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Cameron Pring by Robbie Cundy on 46 minute.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' A stunning finish from James Garner — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 58' Nahki Wells has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Martin on 58 minute.
  • 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 64' A change in the Bristol City FC ranks — Han-Noah Massengo exits the field as Matty James enters on 64.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tomas Kalas.
  • 74' Keinan Davis makes way for Sam Surridge at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 79' Djed Spence has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 82' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Philip Zinckernagel departs to be replaced by Ryan Yates.
  • 87' Cafu gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces James Garner and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The referee shows Bristol City FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Another three points for Nottingham Forest FC.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andreas Weimann 2
Luke Freeman 1
Alex Scott 1
Lyle Taylor 1
Alexander Mighten 1
Andreas Weimann 1
James Garner 1
Brennan Johnson 1

Head to Head

2022-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 2021-10-19 Bristol City FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-04-10 Bristol City FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-10-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Bristol City FC 2020-07-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Bristol City FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2022-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2022-02-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2022-02-12 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2022-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-02-06 Nottingham Forest FC 4–1 Leicester City FC W 2022-01-30 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L

Bristol City FC Form

2022-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2022-02-22 Bristol City FC 1–2 Coventry City FC L 2022-02-19 Bristol City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-02-13 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Bristol City FC L 2022-02-09 Bristol City FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2022-02-05 Blackpool FC 3–1 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC57% Draw25% Bristol City FC18%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Bristol City FC
43%
Nottingham Forest FC or Bristol City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC38% Draw47% Bristol City FC15%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
12.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 24% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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