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Nottingham Forest FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Derby County FC
Mon 25 Feb 2019 · 19:45 UTC The City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Harry Wilson
Ryan Yates 29' Y
Y 29' Duane Holmes
Jack Colback 82' Y
Y 90' Fikayo Tomori

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Derby County FC — Championship at The City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Graham Kane
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee David Webb

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

3
5
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 1.6 goals Derby County FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-25 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Derby County FC 2018-12-17 Derby County FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Derby County FC H 1–0 W
16 Feb Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
12 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–2 D
09 Feb Brentford FC H 2–1 W
02 Feb Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L
26 Jan Wigan Athletic FC H 3–1 W
Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L
20 Feb Millwall FC H 0–1 L
16 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–2 L
13 Feb Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
09 Feb Hull City AFC H 2–0 W
01 Feb Preston North End FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Derby County FC gets underway.
  • 2' Yohan Benalouane makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Nottingham Forest FC are in front.
  • 7' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jayden Bogle is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Derby County FC.
  • 12' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 12 minutes.
  • 17' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 22' A quiet spell here at The City Ground. Derby County FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' Derby County FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
  • 29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ryan Yates.
  • 34' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Joe Lolley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' Duane Holmes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' It is a substitution in Derby County FC team. Tom Huddlestone is replaced by Florian Jozefzoon on 46 minute.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Martin O'Neill might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 53' Another substitution for Derby County FC to replace Andy King by Bradley Johnson on 53 minute.
  • 58' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Ben Watson trudges off to be replaced by Adlene Guedioura on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Derby County FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jack Colback.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Leo Bonatini. He replaces Daryl Murphy on 85 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Fikayo Tomori. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Osborn departs to be replaced by Molla Wague.
  • It finishes all square. Nottingham Forest FC and Derby County FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 2
Tom Lawrence 2
Brennan Johnson 2
Yohan Benalouane 1
Chris Martin 1
Joe Lolley 1
Martyn Waghorn 1
Lyle Taylor 1

Head to Head

2019-02-25 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Derby County FC 2018-12-17 Derby County FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2019-02-25 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2019-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-02-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-02-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2019-02-02 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2019-01-26 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC W

Derby County FC Form

2019-02-25 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Derby County FC L 2019-02-20 Derby County FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2019-02-16 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2019-02-13 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2019-02-09 Derby County FC 2–0 Hull City AFC W 2019-02-01 Preston North End FC 0–0 Derby County FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Derby County FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC50% Draw30% Derby County FC20%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Derby County FC
50%
Nottingham Forest FC or Derby County FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC30% Draw55% Derby County FC15%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.5%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.4%
2 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Derby County FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 26% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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