Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Nottingham Forest FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Wed 4 Nov 2020 · 19:45 UTC The City Ground HT 45+1' · FT 45+8'
Samba Sow 18' Y
Y 85' Leo Ostigard
Y 90' Kyle McFadzean

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at The City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee George Byrne
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee Tony Harrington

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
Nottingham Forest FC 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-04 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Coventry City FC H 2–1 W
31 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
28 Oct Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
23 Oct Derby County FC H 1–1 D
20 Oct Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
17 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L
30 Oct Reading FC H 3–2 W
27 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
24 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–4 L
20 Oct Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
17 Oct Brentford FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Nottingham Forest FC welcome Coventry City FC for this crunch clash at The City Ground.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at The City Ground. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 18' The referee has no hesitation. Samba Sow is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — Yellow card on 18.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Scott McKenna puts Nottingham Forest FC on the lead.
  • 35' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Nottingham Forest FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's shape.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Colback made 372 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' 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.
  • 56' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Matt Godden has done his job and it is now time for Tyler Walker to step up.
  • 57' Goal! Callum O'Hare scores his 26 goal in 355 matches.
  • 62' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 67' Ben Sheaf is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nottingham Forest FC so far.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Sammy Ameobi. He replaces Luke Freeman on 68 minute.
  • 73' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 78' Coventry City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 79' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Anthony Knockaert departs to be replaced by Guerrero.
  • 84' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' It’s a booking for Coventry City FC player. Leo Ostigard gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Kyle McFadzean catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Julien Da Costa comes on to replace Ryan John Giles.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lyle Taylor 3
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Kyle McFadzean 1
James Garner 1
Brennan Johnson 1
Scott McKenna 1
Callum O'Hare 1
Lewis Grabban 1

Head to Head

2020-11-04 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-11-04 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W 2020-10-31 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-10-28 Luton Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-10-23 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2020-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W

Coventry City FC Form

2020-11-04 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2020-10-30 Coventry City FC 3–2 Reading FC W 2020-10-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2020-10-24 Coventry City FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-10-20 Coventry City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2020-10-17 Brentford FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.6 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC53% Draw26% Coventry City FC21%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
79%
Draw or Coventry City FC
47%
Nottingham Forest FC or Coventry City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC36% Draw47% Coventry City FC17%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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