Nottingham Forest FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

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Stoke City FC

Wed 22 Jul 2020 · 18:30 UTC The City Ground HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'

Y 90' Jordan Cousins

Overview

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at The City Ground.

Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Richard Wild
Referee Gavin Ward
Referee Philip Dermott
Referee Tony Harrington

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Watford FC	0	0
13	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
14	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Birmingham City FC	0	0
17	Sheffield United FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Burnley FC	0	0
20	Cardiff City FC	0	0
21	West Ham United FC	0	0
22	Southampton FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Stoke City FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–4 Stoke City FC 2019-09-27 Stoke City FC 2–3 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-11-10 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Stoke City FC	H	1–4	L
19 Jul	Barnsley FC	A	0–1	L
15 Jul	Swansea City AFC	H	2–2	D
11 Jul	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D
07 Jul	Fulham FC	H	0–1	L
04 Jul	Derby County FC	A	1–1	D

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Nottingham Forest FC	A	4–1	W
18 Jul	Brentford FC	H	1–0	W
15 Jul	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D
12 Jul	Birmingham City FC	H	2–0	W
09 Jul	Leeds United FC	A	0–5	L
04 Jul	Barnsley FC	H	4–0	W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at The City Ground. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Nottingham Forest FC and Stoke City FC.
5' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Stoke City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Stoke City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
19' What a moment for Danny Batth! That strike on 19 puts his side firmly in control.
24' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Tiago Silva on, Samba Sow off on 24 minutes.
29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
39' Tobias Figueiredo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nottingham Forest FC so far.
44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Stoke City FC that had 380 games and scored 400 goals.
49' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Jordan Cousins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
54' Sam Vokes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
59' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
61' Goal! Tobias Figueiredo scores his 9 goal in 372 matches.
62' Lasse Sorensen is replacing Jordan Thompson for the Stoke City FC side.
67' Over 67 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
71' A change in the Stoke City FC ranks — Tashan Oakley-Boothe exits the field as Josh Tymon enters on 71.
72' Fresh legs for Stoke City FC! Tyrese Campbell comes on to replace Sam Vokes.
73' A goal from the Ireland international James McClean! He fires home on 73 to make it 1-2!
78' The England Lee Gregory breaks the deadlock on 78 minutes. 1-3!
80' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Ryan Yates trudges off to be replaced by Nuno Joia on 80 minutes.
82' Another change for Stoke City FC made on 82 minute. Lee Gregory leaves to be changed by Tom Ince.
87' It’s high time Sabri Lamouchi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Jordan Cousins argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' Alexander Mighten gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Yuri Ribeiro and will look to change the dynamic.
Nottingham Forest FC will have plenty to reflect on. Stoke City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sabri Lamouchi

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
Tommy Smith
9
Sam Vokes ↓ Tyrese Campbell 72'
15
Bruno Martins Indi C
11
James McClean
19
Lee Gregory ↓ Tom Ince 82'
16
Adam Davies
24
Jordan Cousins
6
Danny Batth
12
James Chester
34
Jordan Thompson ↓ Lasse Sorensen 62'
20
Tashan Oakley-Boothe ↓ Josh Tymon 71'

Bench

1
Jack Butland
33
Lasse Sorensen ↑ 62'
26
Tyrese Campbell ↑ 72'
7
Tom Ince ↑ 82'
5
Liam Lindsay
35
Josh Tymon ↑ 71'
37
Nathan Collins
48
Adam Porter

Coach Michael O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lewis Grabban	2
James McClean	2
Lee Gregory	2
Lewis Baker	2
Benik Afobe	1
Rabbi Matondo	1
Josh Tymon	1
Joe Lolley	1

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-07-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–4 Stoke City FC L 2020-07-19 Barnsley FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-07-15 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2020-07-11 Preston North End FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-07-07 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Fulham FC L 2020-07-04 Derby County FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D

Stoke City FC Form

2020-07-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–4 Stoke City FC W 2020-07-18 Stoke City FC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2020-07-15 Bristol City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2020-07-12 Stoke City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2020-07-09 Leeds United FC 5–0 Stoke City FC L 2020-07-04 Stoke City FC 4–0 Barnsley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.33 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.68 Stoke City FC xG

I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Stoke City FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC30% Draw27% Stoke City FC43%

Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Stoke City FC

70%

Nottingham Forest FC or Stoke City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC23% Draw44% Stoke City FC33%

Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

7.4%

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 2

6.8%

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	21%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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