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Nottingham Forest FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Nottingham Forest FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 8 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 74' Ben Davies
Claudio Yacob 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Matt McGrath
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Eddie Ilderton
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

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

2
4
2
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 1.5 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-08 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
01 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
28 Nov Aston Villa FC A 5–5 D
24 Nov Hull City AFC A 2–0 W
10 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
03 Nov Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–3 L
27 Nov Middlesbrough FC H 1–1 D
24 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 4–1 W
10 Nov Bristol City FC A 1–0 W
03 Nov Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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 Lewis Grabban suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Ryan Ledson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' The crowd applauds Brandon Barker as he leaves the pitch. Lukas Nmecha steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Brandon Barker has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Nottingham Forest FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' A stunning finish from Louis Moult — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 64' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 64 minute. Matty Cash leaves to be changed by Gil Dias.
  • 69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 73' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Ryan Ledson comes on to replace Louis Moult.
  • 74' Ben Davies picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Jack Colback is withdrawn and Daryl Murphy gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Claudio Yacob. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 90 minute. Daniel Johnson leaves to be changed by Graham Burke.
  • Nottingham Forest FC will have plenty to reflect on. Preston North End FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 5
Albert Adomah 1
Jayden Stockley 1
Liam Lindsay 1
Tom Bayliss 1
James Garner 1
Jack Colback 1
Louis Moult 1

Head to Head

2018-12-08 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Preston North End FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2018-12-08 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2018-12-01 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2018-11-28 Aston Villa FC 5–5 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-11-24 Hull City AFC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2018-11-10 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2018-11-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2018-12-08 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2018-12-01 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2018-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2018-11-24 Preston North End FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-11-10 Bristol City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2018-11-03 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.94 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC34% Draw34% Preston North End FC32%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Preston North End FC
66%
Nottingham Forest FC or Preston North End FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC22% Draw57% Preston North End FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.5%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
13.5%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
6.2%
0 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 0
2.1%
3 – 1
2%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 21% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 20% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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