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

Championship · 2018-19
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Sheffield United FC
Sat 3 Nov 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Matty Cash 34' Y
Tobias Figueiredo 71' Y
Y 88' John Egan
Jack Robinson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Duncan
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Philip Dermott
  • Referee Samuel Lewis

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
3
1
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sheffield United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
27 Oct Leeds United FC A 1–1 D
24 Oct Bolton Wanderers FC A 3–0 W
20 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–2 L
06 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 2–0 W
03 Oct Millwall FC H 2–2 D
Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L
27 Oct Wigan Athletic FC H 4–2 W
23 Oct Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
20 Oct Derby County FC A 1–2 L
06 Oct Hull City AFC H 1–0 W
03 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Nottingham Forest FC welcome Sheffield United FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' It looks surprising Sheffield United FC does not make any changes. Michael Dawson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The travelling Sheffield United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Billy Sharp made 366 appearances and scored 70 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' Controversy at the stadium! Matty Cash argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 39' Sheffield United FC have won 436 goals from 366 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 49' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 54' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jack Robinson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 55' The supporters are chanting for David McGoldrick. He replaces Paul Coutts on 55 minute.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Sheffield United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 69' The Jamaica Lewis Grabban breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 1-0!
  • 71' It’s a booking for Nottingham Forest FC player. Tobias Figueiredo gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' Paul Coutts has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 366 appearances.
  • 80' Another substitution for Sheffield United FC to replace Kieron Freeman by George Baldock on 80 minute.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Gil Dias on, Matty Cash off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for John Egan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Jack Robinson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Lewis Grabban exits the field as Karim Ansarifard enters on 90.
  • Nottingham Forest FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brennan Johnson 2
Lewis Grabban 2
Callum Hudson-Odoi 2
Morgan Gibbs-White 2
Ryan Yates 2
Sander Berge 1
John Fleck 1
Chris Wood 1

Head to Head

2018-11-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2018-11-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2018-10-27 Leeds United FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-10-24 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2018-10-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2018-10-06 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2018-10-03 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Millwall FC D

Sheffield United FC Form

2018-11-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2018-10-27 Sheffield United FC 4–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2018-10-23 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2018-10-20 Derby County FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC L 2018-10-06 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W 2018-10-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.22 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Sheffield United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC47% Draw30% Sheffield United FC23%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Sheffield United FC
53%
Nottingham Forest FC or Sheffield United FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC29% Draw54% Sheffield United FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.5%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 2
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 24% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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