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Nottingham Forest FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Nottingham Forest FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Sat 30 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC The City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
Joe Lolley 24' Y
Y 40' Oliver McBurnie
Yohan Benalouane 45' Y
Jack Colback 59' Y
Tendayi Darikwa 69' Y
Yohan Benalouane 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at The City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Collins
  • Referee Nigel Lugg
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Shaun Hudson

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 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United 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

4
2
3
Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 3.0 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-30 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2018-09-15 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W
16 Mar Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
13 Mar Aston Villa FC H 1–3 L
09 Mar Hull City AFC H 3–0 W
02 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–2 L
25 Feb Derby County FC H 1–0 W
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L
16 Mar Manchester City FC H 2–3 L
13 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–3 L
08 Mar Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
02 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
23 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nottingham Forest FC is hosting Swansea City AFC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their trying to find a way past Swansea City AFC's compact .
  • 10' Matt Grimes, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nathan Dyer suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joe Lolley.
  • 29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joe Lolley is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Graham Potter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' Oliver McBurnie is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
  • 45' Yohan Benalouane is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' Nottingham Forest FC have won 433 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' Pele has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Yates on 57 minute.
  • 59' The referee has no hesitation. Jack Colback is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Costel Pantilimon made 372 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Watson departs to be replaced by Joao Carvalho.
  • 67' Daryl Murphy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis Grabban at the 67 minute mark.
  • 69' The referee has no hesitation. Tendayi Darikwa is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — Yellow card on 69.
  • 70' Nathan Dyer makes way for Barry McKay at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
  • 75' Nottingham Forest FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Swansea City AFC backline.
  • 76' Assisted by George Byers with the perfectly-timed delivery and Connor Roberts makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 80' What an equalizer from Daryl Murphy!
  • 84' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. George Byers is replaced by Courtney Baker-Richardson.
  • 87' What a moment for Molla Wague! That strike on 87 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yohan Benalouane on 89 minutes.
  • Swansea City AFC will have plenty to reflect on. Nottingham Forest FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Surridge 3
Connor Roberts 3
Sammy Ameobi 2
Matt Grimes 2
Liam Cullen 2
Joel Piroe 1
Andre Ayew 1
Cyrus Christie 1

Head to Head

2019-03-30 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2018-09-15 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2019-03-30 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2019-03-16 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC L 2019-03-09 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Hull City AFC W 2019-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2019-02-25 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Derby County FC W

Swansea City AFC Form

2019-03-30 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L 2019-03-16 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Manchester City FC L 2019-03-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC L 2019-03-08 Norwich City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2019-03-02 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2019-02-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.49 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC53% Draw27% Swansea City AFC20%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
47%
Nottingham Forest FC or Swansea City AFC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC34% Draw49% Swansea City AFC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
12.7%
0 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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