Thursday , 2 July 2026

Stoke City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Stoke City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 21 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Tobias Figueiredo
Y 62' Brice Samba
Sam Clucas 85' Y
Harry Souttar 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
1
Stoke City FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-21 Stoke City FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-04-24 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2020-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-07-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–4 Stoke City FC 2019-09-27 Stoke City FC 2–3 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W
17 Aug Swansea City AFC A 3–1 W
14 Aug Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D
07 Aug Reading FC H 3–2 W
08 May AFC Bournemouth A 2–0 W
01 May Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
18 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–2 L
14 Aug AFC Bournemouth H 1–2 L
08 Aug Coventry City FC A 1–2 L
08 May Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
01 May Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Stoke City FC and Nottingham Forest FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ben Wilmot suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Stoke City FC is showing some good football. However, Stoke City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tobias Figueiredo on 28.
  • 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 38' It’s high time Michael O'Neill made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' The travelling Nottingham Forest FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 48' Leo Ostigard has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 58' Scott McKenna needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 62' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a Yellow card on 62.
  • 66' Goal! Josh Tymon scores his 5 goal in 380 matches.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Sam Surridge. He replaces Steven Fletcher on 70 minute.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Stoke City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Romaine Sawyers. He replaces Sam Clucas on 86 minute.
  • 88' Stoke City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Stoke City FC and Nottingham Forest FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 2
James McClean 2
Lee Gregory 2
Lewis Baker 2
Josh Tymon 1
Joe Lolley 1
Ryan Yates 1
Sammy Ameobi 1

Head to Head

2021-08-21 Stoke City FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-04-24 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2020-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-07-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–4 Stoke City FC 2019-09-27 Stoke City FC 2–3 Nottingham Forest FC

Stoke City FC Form

2021-08-21 Stoke City FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-08-17 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Stoke City FC W 2021-08-14 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2021-08-07 Stoke City FC 3–2 Reading FC W 2021-05-08 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Stoke City FC W 2021-05-01 Stoke City FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-08-21 Stoke City FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-08-18 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-08-14 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-08-08 Coventry City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-05-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2021-05-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.4 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC51% Draw27% Nottingham Forest FC22%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

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

Stoke City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
49%
Stoke City FC or Nottingham Forest FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC31% Draw50% Nottingham Forest FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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