Nottingham Forest FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Nottingham Forest FC

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Middlesbrough FC

Wed 20 Jan 2021 · 19:00 UTC The City Ground HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Y 13' Sam Morsy

Samba Sow 33' Y

Lyle Taylor 67' Y

Y 84' Jonathan Howson

Anthony Knockaert 90' Y

Yuri Ribeiro 90' R

Overview

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at The City Ground.

Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Leigh Doughty
Referee Matthew Jones
Referee Graham Kane
Referee Andy Woolmer

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

Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2020-10-31 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-03-02 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-12-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2019-04-22 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L
16 Jan	Millwall FC	H	3–1	W
09 Jan	Cardiff City FC	H	1–0	W
02 Jan	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
29 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	1–1	D
26 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	0–0	D

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jan	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–1	W
16 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
09 Jan	Brentford FC	A	1–2	L
02 Jan	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	3–1	W
29 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–2	L
19 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	4–1	W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Nottingham Forest FC launch into their encounter with Middlesbrough FC.
5' Nottingham Forest FC have won 435 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
13' The referee has no hesitation. Sam Morsy is booked for Middlesbrough FC — Yellow card on 13.
14' A goal from the DR Congo international Britt Assombalonga! He fires home on 14 to make it 0-1!
19' The 38-year-old Jonathan Howson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
24' Loic Mbe Soh needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
29' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
33' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 33.
38' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dael Fry is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nottingham Forest FC.
46' Lyle Taylor is replacing Samba Sow for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
50' A stunning finish from George Saville — that came from absolutely nowhere!
55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' Anthony Knockaert has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexander Mighten on 56 minute.
61' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
65' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Marvin Johnson comes on to replace Duncan Watmore.
67' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lyle Taylor on 67 minutes.
72' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
77' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
78' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Sammy Ameobi exits the field as Joe Lolley enters on 78.
82' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Loic Mbe Soh on, Ryan Yates off on 82 minutes.
84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jonathan Howson.
89' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
90' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Marcus Tavernier departs to be replaced by Djed Spence.
With this win, Middlesbrough FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Lewis Grabban C
22
Ryan Yates ↓ Loic Mbe Soh 82'
2
Cyrus Christie
11
Sammy Ameobi ↓ Joe Lolley 78'
30
Brice Samba
18
Cafu
5
Yuri Ribeiro
26
Scott McKenna
4
Joe Worrall
21
Samba Sow ↓ Lyle Taylor 46'
17
Alexander Mighten ↓ Anthony Knockaert 56'

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joe Lolley	3
Ryan Yates	2
Lewis Grabban	2
Andraz Sporar	2
Alexander Milosevic	1
Ryan Yates	1
Paddy McNair	1
Rudy Gestede	1

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-01-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-01-16 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Millwall FC W 2021-01-09 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W 2021-01-02 Preston North End FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-12-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D

Middlesbrough FC Form

2021-01-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-01-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2021-01-09 Brentford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-01-02 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-12-19 Birmingham City FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.37 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.25 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Middlesbrough FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC38% Draw29% Middlesbrough FC33%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

62%

Nottingham Forest FC or Middlesbrough FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC28% Draw48% Middlesbrough FC24%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.3%

1 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 1

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

3.8%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC 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%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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