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

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Championship · 2021-22

Nottingham Forest FC

2 – 0

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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.

Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

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 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

4/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

1/2

76+

7/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC

Scott Twine	5 G
Dominic Ballard	4 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nottingham Forest FC is hosting Bristol City FC for another epic battle.
5' Ethan Horvath needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
9' Cameron Pring was booked on 9.
14' Nottingham Forest FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
19' Scott McKenna has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 28 cards already picked up this season.
24' A quiet spell here at City Ground, Nottingham. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
29' Bristol City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
32' Brennan Johnson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
34' Alex Scott is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
35' Alex Scott has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
38' Brennan Johnson makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Nottingham Forest FC are in front.
43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Cameron Pring is replaced by Robbie Cundy.
51' 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.
55' Goal! James Garner scores his 9 goal in 422 matches.
58' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Chris Martin has done his job and it is now time for Nahki Wells to step up.
63' Nottingham Forest FC have won 443 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
64' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Matty James on, Han-Noah Massengo off on 64 minutes.
69' Tomas Kalas is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
74' Keinan Davis makes way for Sam Surridge at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
79' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
82' The crowd applauds Philip Zinckernagel as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Yates steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
87' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. James Garner is replaced by Cafu.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Timm Klose on 90.
The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Ryan Yates ↑ 82'
12
Jordan Smith
23
Joe Lolley
3
Tobias Figueiredo
16
Sam Surridge ↑ 74'
18
Cafu ↑ 87'
17
Alexander Mighten

Coach Steve Cooper

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andreas Weimann	2
Alexander Mighten	1
Andreas Weimann	1
James Garner	1
Brennan Johnson	1
Daryl Murphy	1
Jason Knight	1
Daryl Murphy	1

Head to Head

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.