Nottingham Forest FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Nottingham Forest FC

3 – 1

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Queens Park Rangers FC

Mon 5 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC The City Ground HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Ryan Yates 32' Y

Filip Krovinovic 66' Y

Y 73' Stefan Johansen

Cyrus Christie 89' Y

Overview

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship at The City Ground.

Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith
Referee Ian Cooper
Referee Samuel Lewis
Referee Keith Stroud

8 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Queens Park Rangers FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-05 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2020-09-12 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-02-22 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2019-11-27 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-04-27 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	3–1	W
02 Apr	Cardiff City FC	A	1–0	W
20 Mar	Brentford FC	A	1–1	D
17 Mar	Norwich City FC	H	0–2	L
13 Mar	Reading FC	H	1–1	D
06 Mar	Watford FC	A	0–1	L

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–3	L
02 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	3–0	W
20 Mar	Reading FC	A	1–1	D
17 Mar	Millwall FC	H	3–2	W
13 Mar	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	0–1	L
09 Mar	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

3/4

31-45

6/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

Richard Kone	5 G	1 A
Paul Smyth	3 G	1 A
Jimmy Dunne	3 G
Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at The City Ground!
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Warburton might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' Queens Park Rangers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' Dominic Ball has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
32' Ryan Yates picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
37' Queens Park Rangers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Queens Park Rangers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
44' What a moment for Alexander Mighten! That strike on 44 puts his side firmly in control.
49' Nottingham Forest FC have won 443 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
54' Rob Dickie has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 380 appearances.
59' Faysal Bettache is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Queens Park Rangers FC so far.
60' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Dominic Ball by Lyndon Dykes on 60 minute.
63' Lewis Grabban does the damage! The net is bulging and Nottingham Forest FC surge ahead!
66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Filip Krovinovic.
69' with the perfectly-timed delivery and James Garner makes no mistake. 3-0!
69' Queens Park Rangers FC ring the changes. Chris Willock has done his job and it is now time for Albert Adomah to step up.
73' Stefan Johansen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
78' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Grabban departs to be replaced by Glenn Murray.
80' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Charlie Austin departs to be replaced by Charlie Kelman.
81' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Ryan Yates trudges off to be replaced by Jack Colback on 81 minutes.
86' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
89' Controversy at the stadium! Cyrus Christie argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
Queens Park Rangers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Nottingham Forest FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Warburton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lyndon Dykes	3
Lewis Grabban	2
Djed Spence	1
Tobias Figueiredo	1
Brennan Johnson	1
Joao Carvalho	1
Alfa Semedo	1
Ilias Chair	1

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-04-05 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2021-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-03-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-03-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Norwich City FC L 2021-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2021-03-06 Watford FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2021-04-05 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-04-02 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Coventry City FC W 2021-03-20 Reading FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2021-03-17 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–2 Millwall FC W 2021-03-13 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-03-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.57 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC51% Draw26% Queens Park Rangers FC23%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

49%

Nottingham Forest FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC34% Draw47% Queens Park Rangers FC19%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

10.9%

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

9.1%

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	23%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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