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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 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

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' We are underway at The City Ground. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Trevoh Chalobah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Cowley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' The travelling Huddersfield Town AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Huddersfield Town AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their trying to find a way past Huddersfield Town AFC's compact .
  • 30' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Richard Stearman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 43' Lewis Grabban has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
  • 44' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben Watson on 44.
  • 46' Ryan Yates is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brennan Johnson at the 46 minute mark.
  • 46' Lewis Grabban makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Nottingham Forest FC are in front.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' 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.
  • 60' A change in the Huddersfield Town AFC ranks — Jonathan Hogg exits the field as Trevoh Chalobah enters on 60.
  • 62' Sammy Ameobi was booked on 62.
  • 67' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' The Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes a substitution. Chris Willock departs to be replaced by Fraizer Campbell.
  • 73' The whistle greets Tiago Silva as he departs to be replaced by Joao Carvalho.
  • 74' Juninho Bacuna is ready to make an impact after coming on for Demeaco Duhaney at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 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 Jonathan Hogg suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' GOAL! Ryan Yates fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Juninho Bacuna.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nuno Joia on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Alexander Mighten comes on to replace Ben Watson.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nottingham Forest FC players.

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
Fraizer Campbell 1
Juninho Bacuna 1
Aaron Rowe 1
Lee Nicholls 1
Duane Holmes 1
Joe Worrall 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.