Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Nottingham Forest FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 12 Feb 2022 · 15:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham HT 45' · FT 45'
Max Lowe 7' Y
Keinan Davis 18' Y
Y 33' Ben Wilmot
James Garner 51' Y
James Garner 52' Y
Y 81' Sam Clucas
Brice Samba 85' R
Y 90' Joe Allen

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-12 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Stoke City FC 2021-08-21 Stoke City FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-04-24 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2020-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-07-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–4 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Stoke City FC H 2–2 D
09 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–0 W
06 Feb Leicester City FC H 4–1 W
30 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L
25 Jan Barnsley FC H 3–0 W
22 Jan Derby County FC H 2–1 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Nottingham Forest FC A 2–2 D
08 Feb Swansea City AFC H 3–0 W
05 Feb Wigan Athletic FC H 2–0 W
28 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
25 Jan Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
22 Jan Fulham FC H 2–3 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at City Ground, Nottingham. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 7' Max Lowe was booked on 7.
  • 12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Josef Bursik made 231 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 17' It’s high time Michael O'Neill made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 18' Keinan Davis is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Wilmot, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground, Nottingham with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ben Wilmot.
  • 38' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
  • 48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 51' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 52' The referee calls foul for James Garner. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 54' The whistle greets Keinan Davis as he departs to be replaced by Sam Surridge.
  • 56' GOAL! Brennan Johnson scores on 56.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 372 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 66' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
  • 68' What an equalizer from Josh Maja!
  • 70' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Jacob Brown is replaced by Sam Clucas on 70 minute.
  • 75' Stoke City FC is showing some good football. However, Stoke City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 79' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Nick Powell departs to be replaced by Jordan Thompson.
  • 81' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a Yellow card on 81.
  • 82' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Philip Zinckernagel departs to be replaced by Ryan Yates.
  • 85' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 85.
  • 87' Stoke City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lewis Baker on 87.
  • 88' What a strike from Lewis Baker! The score is 1-3.
  • 90' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Baker 2
Lewis Grabban 2
James McClean 2
Lee Gregory 2
Tobias Figueiredo 1
Nuno Joia 1
Danny Batth 1
James Chester 1

Head to Head

2022-02-12 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Stoke City FC 2021-08-21 Stoke City FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-04-24 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2020-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-07-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–4 Stoke City FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2022-02-12 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2022-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-02-06 Nottingham Forest FC 4–1 Leicester City FC W 2022-01-30 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-01-25 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Barnsley FC W 2022-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Derby County FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2022-02-12 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2022-02-08 Stoke City FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC W 2022-02-05 Stoke City FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-01-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2022-01-25 Coventry City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2022-01-22 Stoke City FC 2–3 Fulham FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Stoke City FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC43% Draw27% Stoke City FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Stoke City FC
57%
Nottingham Forest FC or Stoke City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC31% Draw46% Stoke City FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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