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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
West Bromwich Albion FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 15 Feb 2020 · 12:30 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Matty Cash
Y 40' Samba Sow
Y 71' Brice Samba
Matt Phillips 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee James Mainwaring
  • Referee Keith Stroud

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

1
4
1
West Bromwich Albion FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-08-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-02-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-08-07 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb Nottingham Forest FC H 2–2 D
12 Feb Reading FC A 2–1 W
09 Feb Millwall FC A 2–0 W
01 Feb Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
28 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L
20 Jan Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–2 D
11 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 0–1 L
08 Feb Leeds United FC H 2–0 W
01 Feb Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
28 Jan Brentford FC A 1–0 W
22 Jan Reading FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! West Bromwich Albion FC welcome Nottingham Forest FC for this crunch clash at The Hawthorns.
  • 5' The 34-year-old Romaine Sawyers has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matty Cash on 27.
  • 32' Samba Sow has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 37' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Callum Robinson makes it 1-0.
  • 40' Samba Sow picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' The England Kyle Bartley breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 2-0!
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tyler Walker made 372 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' West Bromwich Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' Nottingham Forest FC have won 433 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 65' Brilliant from the ! Tobias Figueiredo makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 65.
  • 70' Adama Diakhaby gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Samba Sow and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Brice Samba on 71 minutes.
  • 72' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Matheus Pereira by Matt Phillips on 72 minute.
  • 75' Matt Phillips was booked on 75.
  • 80' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Tiago Silva by Tyler Walker on 80 minute.
  • 84' Kamil Grosicki gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Hal Robson-Kanu and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sam Johnstone, as he is very good at scoring at The Hawthorns with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' Filip Krovinovic makes way for Rekeem Harper at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Bromwich Albion FC.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sabri Lamouchi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ryan Yates 2
Matty Cash 2
Matt Phillips 2
Jacob Murphy 1
Stefan Johansen 1
Kyle Edwards 1
Kyle Bartley 1
Callum Robinson 1

Head to Head

2020-02-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-08-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-02-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-08-07 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2020-02-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-02-12 Reading FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2020-02-09 Millwall FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2020-02-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2020-01-28 Cardiff City FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2020-01-20 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-02-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-02-11 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC L 2020-02-08 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Leeds United FC W 2020-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-01-28 Brentford FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.49 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Nottingham Forest FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
West Bromwich Albion FC44% Draw27% Nottingham Forest FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
56%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Nottingham Forest FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
West Bromwich Albion FC30% Draw47% Nottingham Forest FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
7.2%
0 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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