Blackburn Rovers vs Nottingham Forest betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 09.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Ewood Park (31367 seats)

Championship: Two teams who have played superbly as yet. Get ready for Blackburn Rovers - Nottingham Forest with this thorough guide!

Insights:
  • Blackburn Rovers have the most points (33) at home in Championship
  • Nottingham Forest have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Championship

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest.

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

33 points is a decent return from 15 Championship games here at Ewood Park for Blackburn Rovers. The data says 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 194 minutes without scoring a league goal. Gallagher was the last player to find the net.

Blackburn faced defeat in their previous match, away at Swansea City (0-1). Giles, who usually features in attack, was the best performer for the team in that fixture, scoring a rating of 7.75 (out of 10). Giles hit four key passes and had 27 successful passes (of 31 total).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Luton Town that finished 0-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Blackburn Rovers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won three, drawn three and lost one.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (31 in 15 games), Blackburn Rovers's attacking play is working. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Blackburn Rovers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Nottingham Forest form and stats

6-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Nottingham Forest in their Championship matches away.

Zinckernagel, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.32. Zinckernagel scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.

It was a Championship defeat before that one as the away game against Cardiff City wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nottingham playing away and similar expectations, we found 19 relevant matches. Results were five Nottingham Forest wins, nine draws and five defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Nottingham Forest are hosting Stoke City in the Championship only three days away.

Nottingham Forest have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Nottingham Forest are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Nottingham Forest - Blackburn Rovers 1-2 was the scoreline in these sides' last head-to-head game, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Blackburn Rovers victories, three draws and three Nottingham Forest wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BlackburnB. Brereton
B. Brereton
20 goals
Nottingham ForestL. Grabban
L. Grabban
12 goals
Nottingham ForestB. Johnson
B. Johnson
7 goals

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Nottingham Forest missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Blackburn Rovers Nottingham Forest
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 4 14 29
15 10 1 Won W 1 6 12
8 3 1 Drew D 2 4 7
7 2 2 Lost L 1 4 10
45 31 2 Scored S 3 20 39
31 17 9 Conceded C 3 13 31
90% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 93% 93%
70% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 79% 83%
47% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 43% 52%
27% 47% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 10%
10% 13% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
47% 47% 25% BTTS BTTS 25% 57% 55%
40% 47% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 28%
23% 13% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 21% 24%
 
4.4 4.4 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.2 5.3
4.7 4.6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.6 3.9
2.6 2.3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.6 1.9
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.4 11.7 9 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 10.8 11.5
3.6 4.4 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.7 3.4
41% 47% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 39%
 
10.7 11 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13 11.9 10.5
3.8 3.7 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.1 3.6
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Blackburn Rovers have the most points (33) at home in Championship
  • Nottingham Forest have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 28 17 7 4 74 26 15 9 4 2 37 13 13 8 3 2 37 13 48 58
2 Blackburn Rovers 30 15 8 7 45 31 15 10 3 2 31 17 15 5 5 5 14 14 14 53
3 AFC Bournemouth 28 15 7 6 44 24 13 7 3 3 26 14 15 8 4 3 18 10 20 52
4 Queens Park Rangers 28 15 6 7 44 31 15 8 4 3 21 11 13 7 2 4 23 20 13 51
5 Huddersfield Town 30 13 9 8 40 34 15 8 4 3 22 16 15 5 5 5 18 18 6 48
6 West Bromwich Albion 29 12 9 8 34 24 14 8 5 1 21 8 15 4 4 7 13 16 10 45
7 Middlesbrough 28 13 6 9 32 26 15 9 2 4 21 13 13 4 4 5 11 13 6 45
8 Nottingham Forest 29 12 7 10 39 31 15 6 3 6 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 13 8 43
9 Luton Town 28 11 9 8 39 32 14 6 5 3 22 16 14 5 4 5 17 16 7 42
10 Sheffield United 27 12 6 9 37 33 11 5 2 4 17 11 16 7 4 5 20 22 4 42
11 Preston North End 30 10 11 9 34 35 14 5 7 2 20 17 16 5 4 7 14 18 -1 41
12 Coventry City 27 11 7 9 35 31 14 8 2 4 22 13 13 3 5 5 13 18 4 40
13 Blackpool 29 11 7 11 32 34 16 8 2 6 16 16 13 3 5 5 16 18 -2 40
14 Stoke City 28 11 6 11 33 30 14 6 3 5 19 16 14 5 3 6 14 14 3 39
15 Millwall 28 9 10 9 29 29 14 6 5 3 16 12 14 3 5 6 13 17 0 37
16 Swansea City 28 9 8 11 29 35 14 6 4 4 16 13 14 3 4 7 13 22 -6 35
17 Bristol City 30 9 7 14 39 54 15 5 5 5 18 19 15 4 2 9 21 35 -15 34
18 Birmingham City 30 8 9 13 33 46 15 5 4 6 18 21 15 3 5 7 15 25 -13 33
19 Hull City 29 9 5 15 25 32 15 5 3 7 15 17 14 4 2 8 10 15 -7 32
20 Cardiff City 28 8 5 15 31 48 13 3 1 9 11 20 15 5 4 6 20 28 -17 29
21 Reading 28 8 4 16 33 55 15 4 4 7 21 31 13 4 0 9 12 24 -22 22
22 Peterborough United 27 5 5 17 23 55 13 4 4 5 15 17 14 1 1 12 8 38 -32 20
23 Derby County 29 8 12 9 28 30 14 6 6 2 18 13 15 2 6 7 10 17 -2 15
24 Barnsley 28 2 8 18 17 43 14 2 4 8 8 17 14 0 4 10 9 26 -26 14

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 28 17 7 4 74 26 15 9 4 2 37 13 13 8 3 2 37 13 48 58
2 Blackburn Rovers 30 15 8 7 45 31 15 10 3 2 31 17 15 5 5 5 14 14 14 53
3 AFC Bournemouth 28 15 7 6 44 24 13 7 3 3 26 14 15 8 4 3 18 10 20 52
4 Queens Park Rangers 28 15 6 7 44 31 15 8 4 3 21 11 13 7 2 4 23 20 13 51
5 Huddersfield Town 30 13 9 8 40 34 15 8 4 3 22 16 15 5 5 5 18 18 6 48
6 West Bromwich Albion 29 12 9 8 34 24 14 8 5 1 21 8 15 4 4 7 13 16 10 45
7 Middlesbrough 28 13 6 9 32 26 15 9 2 4 21 13 13 4 4 5 11 13 6 45
8 Nottingham Forest 29 12 7 10 39 31 15 6 3 6 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 13 8 43
9 Luton Town 28 11 9 8 39 32 14 6 5 3 22 16 14 5 4 5 17 16 7 42
10 Sheffield United 27 12 6 9 37 33 11 5 2 4 17 11 16 7 4 5 20 22 4 42
11 Preston North End 30 10 11 9 34 35 14 5 7 2 20 17 16 5 4 7 14 18 -1 41
12 Coventry City 27 11 7 9 35 31 14 8 2 4 22 13 13 3 5 5 13 18 4 40
13 Blackpool 29 11 7 11 32 34 16 8 2 6 16 16 13 3 5 5 16 18 -2 40
14 Stoke City 28 11 6 11 33 30 14 6 3 5 19 16 14 5 3 6 14 14 3 39
15 Millwall 28 9 10 9 29 29 14 6 5 3 16 12 14 3 5 6 13 17 0 37
16 Swansea City 28 9 8 11 29 35 14 6 4 4 16 13 14 3 4 7 13 22 -6 35
17 Bristol City 30 9 7 14 39 54 15 5 5 5 18 19 15 4 2 9 21 35 -15 34
18 Birmingham City 30 8 9 13 33 46 15 5 4 6 18 21 15 3 5 7 15 25 -13 33
19 Hull City 29 9 5 15 25 32 15 5 3 7 15 17 14 4 2 8 10 15 -7 32
20 Cardiff City 28 8 5 15 31 48 13 3 1 9 11 20 15 5 4 6 20 28 -17 29
21 Reading 28 8 4 16 33 55 15 4 4 7 21 31 13 4 0 9 12 24 -22 22
22 Peterborough United 27 5 5 17 23 55 13 4 4 5 15 17 14 1 1 12 8 38 -32 20
23 Derby County 29 8 12 9 28 30 14 6 6 2 18 13 15 2 6 7 10 17 -2 15
24 Barnsley 28 2 8 18 17 43 14 2 4 8 8 17 14 0 4 10 9 26 -26 14

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.