Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Nottingham Forest FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Wed 2 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC The City Ground HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Joe Lolley 23' Y
Anthony Knockaert 54' Y
Y 69' Nathaniel Chalobah
Y 71' Quina
Harry Arter 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Gareth Rhodes
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee David Webb
  • Referee Samuel Lewis

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

1
1
Nottingham Forest FC 2 games · Avg 0.5 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Watford FC H 0–0 D
29 Nov Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
24 Nov AFC Bournemouth A 0–2 L
21 Nov Barnsley FC A 0–2 L
07 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
04 Nov Coventry City FC H 2–1 W
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 0–0 D
28 Nov Preston North End FC H 4–1 W
25 Nov Bristol City FC A 0–0 D
21 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–1 D
07 Nov Coventry City FC H 3–2 W
04 Nov Stoke City FC H 3–2 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Nottingham Forest FC host Watford FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' It’s high time Chris Hughton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joe Lolley on 23.
  • 28' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vladimir Ivic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 38' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 43' Watford FC have won 399 goals from 366 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' Anthony Knockaert was booked on 54.
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joao Pedro made 398 appearances and scored 67 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nathaniel Chalobah on 69.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Quina.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Quina as he leaves the pitch. Stipe Perica steps in for Watford FC.
  • 80' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 84' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 88' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 88 minute. Joe Lolley leaves to be changed by Sammy Ameobi.
  • 90' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Craig Cathcart is withdrawn and Ben Wilmot gets his opportunity.
  • It finishes all square. Nottingham Forest FC and Watford FC share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Ivic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.8 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC35% Draw37% Watford FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Watford FC
65%
Nottingham Forest FC or Watford FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC21% Draw63% Watford FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17.3%
0 – 1
13.5%
1 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
1.9%
2 – 2
1.8%
3 – 1
1.4%
0 – 3
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 23% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 18% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗

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