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Rotherham United FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Rotherham United FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 6 Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC New York Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Saidy Janko

Overview

Match Preview

Rotherham United FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at New York Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Scott Ledger
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 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

1
1
2
Rotherham United FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-06 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-09-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W
30 Mar Derby County FC A 1–6 L
16 Mar Norwich City FC H 1–2 L
13 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
09 Mar Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L
02 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–2 W
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Nottingham Forest FC gets underway.
  • 5' Michael Ihiekwe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 39 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' The England forward Michael Smith breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 1-0!
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Portugal international Joao Carvalho has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Rotherham United FC have won 375 goals from 357 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 28' Lewis Grabban is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 33' A quiet spell here at New York Stadium. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rotherham United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Saidy Janko.
  • 46' Clark Robertson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Mattock on 46 minute.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rotherham United FC and Nottingham Forest FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' 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.
  • 60' Michael Ihiekwe is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rotherham United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 69' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Ben Watson by Pele on 69 minute.
  • 70' Ben Wiles is replacing Billy Jones for the Rotherham United FC side.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Martin O'Neill will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 76' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Osborn departs to be replaced by Joao Carvalho.
  • 80' Rotherham United FC make a change. Jon Taylor trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Williams on 80 minutes.
  • 85' Rotherham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 90' Saidy Janko has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • With this win, Rotherham United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 2
Lewis Grabban 1
Michael Smith 1
Michael Ihiekwe 1
Sammy Ameobi 1
Daniel Barlaser 1
Ryan Yates 1

Head to Head

2019-04-06 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-09-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC

Rotherham United FC Form

2019-04-06 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-03-30 Derby County FC 6–1 Rotherham United FC L 2019-03-16 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2019-03-13 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Rotherham United FC W 2019-03-09 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC L 2019-03-02 Rotherham United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2019-04-06 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.42 Rotherham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rotherham United FC46% Draw28% Nottingham Forest FC26%
Actual: Rotherham United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
54%
Rotherham United FC or Nottingham Forest FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rotherham United FC30% Draw48% Nottingham Forest FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap Rotherham United FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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