Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Nottingham Forest FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Huddersfield Town AFC
Sat 17 Apr 2021 · 11:30 UTC The City Ground HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'
Y 53' Lewis O'Brien
Y 57' Pipa

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee Mark Dwyer
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Andy Woolmer

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
2021-04-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-09-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 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
17 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–2 L
10 Apr Bristol City FC A 0–0 D
05 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–1 W
02 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
20 Mar Brentford FC A 1–1 D
17 Mar Norwich City FC H 0–2 L
Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 2–0 W
13 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 1–2 L
10 Apr Rotherham United FC H 0–0 D
06 Apr Norwich City FC A 0–7 L
03 Apr Brentford FC H 1–1 D
17 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Nottingham Forest FC welcome Huddersfield Town AFC for this crunch clash at The City Ground.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 41' The crowd applauds Fraizer Campbell as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Ward steps in for Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 46' What a moment for Aaron Rowe! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 51' Daniel Ward has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' Huddersfield Town AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 53.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Pipa.
  • 61' Juninho Bacuna doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Ryan Yates as he leaves the pitch. Cafu steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 64' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lyle Taylor is hanging Filip Krovinovic on the field on 64 minute.
  • 66' Rarmani Edmonds-Green is replacing Harry Toffolo for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
  • 71' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carlos Corberán might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 76' 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.
  • 81' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 81 minute. Lewis Grabban leaves to be changed by Glenn Murray.
  • 83' Huddersfield Town AFC make a change. Duane Holmes trudges off to be replaced by Scott High on 83 minutes.
  • 84' A change in the Huddersfield Town AFC ranks — Pipa exits the field as Jaden Brown enters on 84.
  • 89' James Garner is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nottingham Forest FC tonight.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-04-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-09-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 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

2021-04-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-04-10 Bristol City FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-04-05 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2021-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-03-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-03-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Norwich City FC L

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2021-04-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-04-13 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-04-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2021-04-06 Norwich City FC 7–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-04-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2021-03-17 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.38 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Huddersfield Town AFC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC38% Draw29% Huddersfield Town AFC33%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
62%
Nottingham Forest FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC28% Draw47% Huddersfield Town AFC25%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

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