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Nottingham Forest FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 11 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 80' Modou Barrow

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Reading FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Ian Cooper
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.5 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 2.1 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-11 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Reading FC H 1–0 W
07 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
04 Aug Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L
03 Aug Derby County FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Nottingham Forest FC and Reading FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Nottingham Forest FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Reading FC backline.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Costel Pantilimon made 375 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' Andy Yiadom has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' Matty Cash is replacing Gil Dias for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
  • 59' Marc McNulty has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sam Baldock on 59 minute.
  • 64' Jon Daði Boðvarsson, a Iceland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 68' Hillel Soudani does the damage! The net is bulging and Nottingham Forest FC surge ahead!
  • 71' Leandro Bacuna gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces David Meyler and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
  • 78' Joe Lolley makes way for Jack Robinson at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 80' A moment of madness from Modou Barrow on 80 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Reading FC will be frustrated.
  • 83' Omar Richards is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tyler Blackett at the 83 minute mark.
  • 88' Liam Kelly has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Nottingham Forest FC take all three points.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Clement

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.17 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC51% Draw31% Reading FC18%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Reading FC
49%
Nottingham Forest FC or Reading FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC31% Draw57% Reading FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19.5%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
7%
3 – 0
4.2%
1 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
2.8%
3 – 1
2.8%
2 – 2
2.2%
4 – 0
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 27% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 13% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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