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Nottingham Forest FC vs Liverpool FC, FA Cup 2021-22 QUARTER FINALS

FA Cup · 2021-22
Sun 20 Mar 2022 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 60' Joe Gomez

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Liverpool FC — FA Cup .

Head-to-Head

3
2
5
Nottingham Forest FC 10 games · Avg 2.2 goals Liverpool FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Liverpool FC H 0–1 L
16 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–1 W
12 Mar Reading FC H 4–0 W
04 Mar Sheffield United FC A 1–1 D
26 Feb Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
22 Feb Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W
16 Mar Arsenal FC A 2–0 W
12 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–0 W
08 Mar FC Internazionale Milano H 0–1 L
05 Mar West Ham United FC H 1–0 W
23 Feb Leeds United FC H 6–0 W

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Nottingham Forest FC face off against Liverpool FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Djed Spence has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Yates made 382 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' With 2 assists to his name this season, Luis Diaz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Liverpool FC.
  • 25' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' Liverpool FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 45' Netherlands international Virgil van Dijk has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Liverpool FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' Liverpool FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Joe Gomez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is replaced by Luis Diaz on 64 minute.
  • 65' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Naby Keita by Jordan Henderson on 65 minute.
  • 70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 75' It’s high time Steve Cooper made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 77' Sam Surridge has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keinan Davis on 77 minute.
  • 78' Brilliant from the ! Diogo Jota makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 78.
  • 78' Alexander Mighten gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Philip Zinckernagel and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' The Portugal Diogo Jota breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 0-2!
  • 84' Liverpool FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Alexander Isak scoring 1 goals.
  • 89' The travelling Liverpool FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Xande Silva comes on to replace Jack Colback.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.99 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC32% Draw32% Liverpool FC36%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Liverpool FC
68%
Nottingham Forest FC or Liverpool FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC22% Draw54% Liverpool FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.1%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.1%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
3.6%
1 – 3
2.6%
0 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 19% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 21% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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