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Nottingham Forest FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Nottingham Forest FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Huddersfield Town AFC
Sun 28 Jun 2020 · 13:15 UTC The City Ground HT 45+14' · FT 45+15'
Ben Watson 44' Y
Sammy Ameobi 62' Y
R 89' Juninho Bacuna
Nuno Joia 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at The City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Trevor Kettle
  • Referee James Wilson
  • Referee Rob Merchant
  • Referee David Webb

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 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United 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
4
Nottingham Forest FC 7 games · Avg 2.0 goals Huddersfield Town AFC
Last 5 meetings
2020-06-28 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2019-12-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–1 W
20 Jun Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
06 Mar Millwall FC H 0–3 L
02 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 2–2 D
25 Feb Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
22 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D
Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun Nottingham Forest FC A 1–3 L
20 Jun Wigan Athletic FC H 0–2 L
07 Mar Leeds United FC A 0–2 L
29 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 4–0 W
25 Feb Bristol City FC H 2–1 W
22 Feb Swansea City AFC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to The City Ground that hosts another battle between Nottingham Forest FC and Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Harry Toffolo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' It’s high time Sabri Lamouchi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Demeaco Duhaney is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Huddersfield Town AFC tonight.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 43' A stunning finish from Lewis Grabban — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 44' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ben Watson.
  • 46' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Brennan Johnson is withdrawn and Ryan Yates gets his opportunity.
  • 46' Lewis Grabban is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 51' Huddersfield Town AFC is showing some good football. However, Huddersfield Town AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Huddersfield Town AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Trevoh Chalobah is hanging Jonathan Hogg on the field on 60 minute.
  • 62' It’s a booking for Nottingham Forest FC player. Sammy Ameobi gets a Yellow card.
  • 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Chris Willock is withdrawn and Fraizer Campbell gets his opportunity.
  • 73' The whistle greets Tiago Silva as he departs to be replaced by Joao Carvalho.
  • 74' Juninho Bacuna has so much to prove this time. He replaces Demeaco Duhaney on 74 minute.
  • 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jon Gorenc-Stankovic made 369 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 84' 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 Fraizer Campbell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' What composure from Ryan Yates! The England international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Juninho Bacuna.
  • 90' Nuno Joia was booked on 90.
  • 90' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Ben Watson exits the field as Alexander Mighten enters on 90.
  • The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sabri Lamouchi

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Cowley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 3
Ryan Yates 2
Christopher Schindler 1
Steve Mounie 1
Karlan Ahearne-Grant 1
Fraizer Campbell 1
Juninho Bacuna 1
Aaron Rowe 1

Head to Head

2020-06-28 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2019-12-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-06-28 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2020-06-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-03-06 Nottingham Forest FC 0–3 Millwall FC L 2020-03-02 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-02-25 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-02-22 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2020-06-28 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2020-06-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2020-03-07 Leeds United FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2020-02-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 4–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2020-02-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2020-02-22 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC51% Draw25% Huddersfield Town AFC24%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
49%
Nottingham Forest FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC35% Draw45% Huddersfield Town AFC20%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.9%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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