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Preston North End FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Preston North End FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 16 Feb 2019 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jayden Stockley 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee John Brooks
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

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

2
4
2
Preston North End FC 8 games · Avg 1.5 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-12-08 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb Nottingham Forest FC H 0–0 D
13 Feb Norwich City FC H 3–1 W
09 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
01 Feb Derby County FC H 0–0 D
26 Jan Stoke City FC A 2–0 W
19 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 4–1 W
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
12 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–2 D
09 Feb Brentford FC H 2–1 W
02 Feb Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L
26 Jan Wigan Athletic FC H 3–1 W
19 Jan Bristol City FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Preston North End FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sean Maguire, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale Stadium with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Daniel Johnson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 38 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 30' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' Ben Davies needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 22 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nottingham Forest FC backline.
  • 46' Jayden Stockley is replacing Paul Gallagher for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 51' England international Brad Potts has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' Nottingham Forest FC 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.
  • 61' Nottingham Forest FC is showing some good football. However, Nottingham Forest FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 64' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 64 minute. Sean Maguire leaves to be changed by Lukas Nmecha.
  • 65' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Barkhuizen departs to be replaced by Daniel Johnson.
  • 70' 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.
  • 71' Joao Carvalho gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Daryl Murphy and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' 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.
  • 81' Darnell Fisher, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 83' Jayden Stockley picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Pearson made 383 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 5
Billy Bodin 1
Albert Adomah 1
Jayden Stockley 1
Liam Lindsay 1
Tom Bayliss 1
James Garner 1
Jack Colback 1

Head to Head

2019-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-12-08 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2019-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-02-13 Preston North End FC 3–1 Norwich City FC W 2019-02-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2019-02-01 Preston North End FC 0–0 Derby County FC D 2019-01-26 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2019-01-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2019-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-02-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-02-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2019-02-02 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2019-01-26 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-01-19 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC47% Draw32% Nottingham Forest FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
53%
Preston North End FC or Nottingham Forest FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC28% Draw57% Nottingham Forest FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.9%
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
10%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
2.6%
2 – 2
2.5%
3 – 2
1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 25% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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