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 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 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

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

25% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A
Koki Saito	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Nottingham Forest FC launch into their encounter with Queens Park Rangers FC.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 374 games and scored 435 goals.
25' Nottingham Forest FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Queens Park Rangers FC backline.
30' Lewis Grabban has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
32' Ryan Yates has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 32.
37' Nottingham Forest FC have won 435 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
42' Queens Park Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
44' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alexander Mighten makes it 1-0.
49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
54' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
59' 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.
60' The crowd applauds Dominic Ball as he leaves the pitch. Lyndon Dykes steps in for Queens Park Rangers FC.
63' The deadlock is broken! Lewis Grabban gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Filip Krovinovic.
69' GOAL! James Garner fires home to make it 3-0!
69' Albert Adomah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Willock on 69 minute.
73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Stefan Johansen on 73.
78' The crowd applauds Lewis Grabban as he leaves the pitch. Glenn Murray steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
80' Charlie Austin makes way for Charlie Kelman at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Queens Park Rangers FC.
81' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 81 minute. Ryan Yates leaves to be changed by Jack Colback.
86' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
89' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a Yellow card on 89.
The points are shared — Nottingham Forest FC 3-1 Queens Park Rangers FC. Honours even.

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
Karim Ansarifard	1
Ryan Yates	1
Djed Spence	1
Tobias Figueiredo	1
Brennan Johnson	1
Joao Carvalho	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.