Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2020-21
Tue 2 Mar 2021 · 19:45 UTC The City Ground HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 61' Kal Naismith

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Luton Town FCChampionship at The City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
26 Feb Derby County FC A 1–1 D
23 Feb Rotherham United FC A 1–0 W
20 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
17 Feb Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
13 Feb AFC Bournemouth H 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W
27 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–2 W
23 Feb Millwall FC H 1–1 D
20 Feb Stoke City FC A 0–3 L
16 Feb Cardiff City FC H 0–2 L
13 Feb Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Nottingham Forest FC vs Luton Town FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Hughton might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Hughton will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel Potts is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Luton Town FC.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 50' Nottingham Forest FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Luton Town FC's shape.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' Pelly Ruddock, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' That is a Yellow card for Luton Town FC. Kal Naismith will be fuming at that decision.
  • 64' Magnificent from Ryan Tunnicliffe! That is 11 goals in 382 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Joe Lolley is replaced by Sammy Ameobi.
  • 73' Nottingham Forest FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Luton Town FC backline.
  • 78' Nottingham Forest FC have won 433 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Anthony Knockaert as he leaves the pitch. Alexander Mighten steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 80' James Collins is ready to make an impact after coming on for Elijah Adebayo at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Luton Town FCJames Bree on, Harry Cornick off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Glen Rea made 382 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.14 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC40% Draw32% Luton Town FC28%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.06
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 6%
94%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Luton Town FC
60%
Nottingham Forest FC or Luton Town FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC27% Draw54% Luton Town FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.2%
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
13.3%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
3%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 5% 95%
-2 5% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% 83%
-1 17% 22% 61%
-0.5 39% 61%
+0.5 73% 27%
+1 73% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
41%
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
33%

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