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Nottingham Forest FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Rotherham United FC
Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Adlene Guedioura 32' Y
Y 33' Billy Jones
Y 86' Richie Towell
Y 90' Will Vaulks

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Rotherham United FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Johnson
  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton
  • Referee Robert Hyde

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
2018-09-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
19 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
15 Sep Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
01 Sep Brentford FC A 1–2 L
25 Aug Birmingham City FC H 2–2 D
18 Aug Wigan Athletic FC A 2–2 D
Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L
18 Sep Aston Villa FC A 0–2 L
15 Sep Derby County FC H 1–0 W
01 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 0–1 L
26 Aug Millwall FC H 1–0 W
21 Aug Hull City AFC H 2–3 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Nottingham Forest FC welcome Rotherham United FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' It’s high time Karanka made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Costel Pantilimon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nottingham Forest FC tonight.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Joao Carvalho has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 375 appearances.
  • 32' Adlene Guedioura has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 32.
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Billy Jones. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' A change in the Rotherham United FC ranks — Jamie Proctor exits the field as Michael Smith enters on 46.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Adlene Guedioura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Adlene Guedioura has done his job and it is now time for Joe Lolley to step up.
  • 65' It looks like no one’s ball. Rotherham United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 72' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Gil Dias trudges off to be replaced by Matty Cash on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Nottingham Forest FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rotherham United FC's shape.
  • 82' Rotherham United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 86' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lewis Grabban makes it 1-0.
  • 86' Richie Towell catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
  • 88' Jon Taylor has so much to prove this time. He replaces Richie Towell on 88 minute.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Will Vaulks on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Rotherham United FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Liam Bridcutt comes on to replace Joao Carvalho.
  • With this win, Nottingham Forest FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

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

2018-09-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2018-09-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2018-09-19 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-09-15 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-09-01 Brentford FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2018-08-25 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2018-08-18 Wigan Athletic FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D

Rotherham United FC Form

2018-09-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2018-09-18 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC L 2018-09-15 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2018-09-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2018-08-26 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2018-08-21 Rotherham United FC 2–3 Hull City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.32 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC53% Draw29% Rotherham United FC18%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
47%
Nottingham Forest FC or Rotherham United FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC33% Draw54% Rotherham United FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
16.2%
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
7.8%
3 – 0
5%
1 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 2
2.8%
2 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 16% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 26% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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