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Nottingham Forest FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Rotherham United FC
Tue 20 Oct 2020 · 18:45 UTC The City Ground HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 54' Jamie Lindsay
Y 90' Wes Harding

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Rotherham United FC — Championship at The City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Carl Fitch-Jackson
  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Adam Crysell

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
1
1
Nottingham Forest FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Rotherham United FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC 2019-04-06 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-09-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
17 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
03 Oct Bristol City FC H 1–2 L
25 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L
19 Sep Cardiff City FC H 0–2 L
12 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–2 L
Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
17 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–2 L
03 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–1 D
26 Sep Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
19 Sep Millwall FC H 0–1 L
12 Sep Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at The City Ground. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Nottingham Forest FC and Rotherham United FC.
  • 5' Nottingham Forest FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Wes Harding has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' England international Mikel Miller has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' It’s high time Chris Hughton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 377 games and scored 437 goals.
  • 45' Matty Crooks needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 50' The travelling Rotherham United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 51' A goal from the England international Daniel Barlaser! He fires home on 51 to make it 0-1!
  • 54' The referee has no hesitation. Jamie Lindsay is booked for Rotherham United FC — Yellow card on 54.
  • 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.
  • 64' Jamie Lindsay has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 212 appearances.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Luke Freeman is replaced by Lyle Taylor.
  • 69' Mikel Miller makes way for Matthew Olosunde at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rotherham United FC.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Jack Colback is replaced by Harry Arter.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Rotherham United FC team. Billy Jones is replaced by Kieran Sadlier on 76 minute.
  • 79' GOAL! Sammy Ameobi scores on 79. Assisted by Lewis Grabban
  • 84' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rotherham United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Wes Harding.
  • It finishes all square. Nottingham Forest FC and Rotherham United FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 2
Lewis Grabban 1
Michael Smith 1
Michael Ihiekwe 1
Sammy Ameobi 1
Daniel Barlaser 1
Ryan Yates 1

Head to Head

2020-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC 2019-04-06 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-09-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-10-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2020-09-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-09-19 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC L 2020-09-12 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L

Rotherham United FC Form

2020-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2020-10-17 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2020-10-03 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2020-09-19 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2020-09-12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–1 Rotherham United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.09 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Rotherham United FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC36% Draw31% Rotherham United FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
64%
Nottingham Forest FC or Rotherham United FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC23% Draw52% Rotherham United FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13%
0 – 1
11%
1 – 0
10.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.6%
0 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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