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Swansea City AFC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Matty Cash
Y 44' Saidy Janko
Y 52' Joe Lolley

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Referee Scott Duncan
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Mark Russell
6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 12.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

3
2
4
Swansea City AFC 9 games · Avg 3.0 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 0–0 D
01 Sep Millwall FC A 2–1 W
25 Aug Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
21 Aug Leeds United FC H 2–2 D
17 Aug Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D
11 Aug Preston North End FC H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
01 Sep Brentford FC A 1–2 L
25 Aug Birmingham City FC H 2–2 D
18 Aug Wigan Athletic FC A 2–2 D
11 Aug Reading FC H 1–0 W
07 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
4/5
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/5
46-60
6/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 4 G 1 A
Joseph Opoku 3 G 2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo 3 G
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Swansea City AFC are looking to make home advantage count against Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Ben Watson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Swansea City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Graham Potter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Nottingham Forest FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' Adlene Guedioura is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nottingham Forest FC so far.
  • 40' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nottingham Forest FC backline.
  • 42' A moment of madness from Matty Cash on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Nottingham Forest FC will be frustrated.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Saidy Janko. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Kyle Naughton on, Jay Fulton off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 52' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joe Lolley.
  • 57' Nottingham Forest FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Joao Carvalho. He replaces Joe Lolley on 59 minute.
  • 64' 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.
  • 68' Cameron Carter-Vickers is replacing Yan Dhanda for the Swansea City AFC side.
  • 73' The energy levels are beginning to show. Karanka might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 78' Ben Watson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adlene Guedioura on 78 minute.
  • 83' Bersant Celina needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 88' Swansea City AFC have won 488 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.94 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + Swansea City AFC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC39% Draw34% Nottingham Forest FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
73%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
61%
Swansea City AFC or Nottingham Forest FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC23% Draw59% Nottingham Forest FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
6.1%
0 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
2.5%
3 – 0
2.3%
3 – 1
2%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 22% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 18% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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