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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 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
4/5
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/5
46-60
6/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 4 G 1 A
Joseph Opoku 3 G 2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo 3 G
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at The City Ground as Nottingham Forest FC face off against Swansea City AFC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Joe Lolley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Swansea City AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Tendayi Darikwa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 24' Joe Lolley has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' Swansea City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 39' Swansea City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Oliver McBurnie is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Yohan Benalouane. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 50' Mali international Molla Wague has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 57' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 57 minute. Ryan Yates leaves to be changed by Pele.
  • 59' Jack Colback is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
  • 64' It looks like no one’s ball. Swansea City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 66' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 66 minute. Ben Watson leaves to be changed by Joao Carvalho.
  • 67' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 67 minute. Lewis Grabban leaves to be changed by Daryl Murphy.
  • 69' Tendayi Darikwa picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Barry McKay. He replaces Nathan Dyer on 70 minute.
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 76' A goal from the Wales international Connor Roberts! He fires home on 76 to make it 0-1!
  • 80' GOAL! Daryl Murphy scores on 80. Assisted by Joe Lolley
  • 84' The crowd applauds George Byers as he leaves the pitch. Courtney Baker-Richardson steps in for Swansea City AFC.
  • 87' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Molla Wague makes it 2-1.
  • 89' Controversy at the stadium! Yohan Benalouane argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Matt Grimes 2
Liam Cullen 2
Sammy Ameobi 2
Rhian Brewster 1
Anthony Knockaert 1
Alexander Mighten 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.