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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
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

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

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' And we are off! Rotherham United FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Billy Jones has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Michael Smith makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 15' Joe Mattock has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 28' Goal! Lewis Grabban scores his 60 goal in 382 matches.
  • 33' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 38' Rotherham United 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.
  • 42' Saidy Janko picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Joe Mattock is replaced by Clark Robertson.
  • 51' The travelling Nottingham Forest FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 60' The England Michael Ihiekwe breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 2-1!
  • 65' The 33-year-old Will Vaulks has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Ben Watson is replaced by Pele on 69 minute.
  • 70' Rotherham United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Wiles is hanging Billy Jones on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at New York Stadium. Rotherham United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 76' Joao Carvalho gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Ben Osborn and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' Ryan Williams has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jon Taylor on 80 minute.
  • 85' Rotherham United FC is showing some good football. However, Rotherham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Richie Towell made 358 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 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.