Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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 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

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
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 3 G 1 A
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A
Joseph Opoku 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to The City Ground that hosts another battle between Nottingham Forest FC and Swansea City AFC.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Swansea City AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Bersant Celina has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 24' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
  • 29' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' 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 Kristoffer Nordfeldt suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' Swansea City AFC is showing some good football. However, Swansea City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oliver McBurnie.
  • 45' Yohan Benalouane has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 57' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Pele comes on to replace Ryan Yates.
  • 59' Controversy at the stadium! Jack Colback argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 64' 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.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Ben Watson as he leaves the pitch. Joao Carvalho steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 67' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 67 minute. Lewis Grabban leaves to be changed by Daryl Murphy.
  • 69' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 69.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Nathan Dyer is replaced by Barry McKay.
  • 75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 76' What a moment for Connor Roberts! That strike on 76 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 80' A goal from the Republic of Ireland international Daryl Murphy! He fires home on 80 to make it 1-1!
  • 84' Swansea City AFC make a change. George Byers trudges off to be replaced by Courtney Baker-Richardson on 84 minutes.
  • 87' The deadlock is broken! Molla Wague gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yohan Benalouane on 89 minutes.
  • 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 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.