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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

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' Temperatures are rising at The City Ground as Nottingham Forest FC face off against Luton Town FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' England international Joe Worrall has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Luton Town FC that had 382 games and scored 465 goals.
  • 25' Joe Lolley is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Luton Town FC so far.
  • 30' Nottingham Forest FC have won 433 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Alexander Mighten has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Luton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Nottingham Forest FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Luton Town FC's shape.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cafu, as he is very good at scoring at The City Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Luton Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 61' That is a Yellow card for Luton Town FC. Kal Naismith will be fuming at that decision.
  • 64' Assisted by Pelly Ruddock with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ryan Tunnicliffe makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Sammy Ameobi. He replaces Joe Lolley on 68 minute.
  • 73' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 78' Filip Krovinovic, a Croatia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 79' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Anthony Knockaert trudges off to be replaced by Alexander Mighten on 79 minutes.
  • 80' James Collins is ready to make an impact after coming on for Elijah Adebayo at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' James Bree gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces Harry Cornick and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The 34-year-old Anthony Knockaert has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Luton Town FC take all three points.

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.