This has the potential to be an interesting fixture as Middlesbrough have their presumed home advantage, while Nottingham Forest are in front by 1 point in the Championship table.
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nottingham Forest have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Championship
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Middlesbrough form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for Middlesbrough at their home stadium (Riverside Stadium) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Middlesbrough has recorded two wins in a row here at Riverside Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Middlesbrough are confident in defense, having played 270 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Middlesbrough's last game was hosting AFC Bournemouth (placed 2nd) and winning 1-0. Lumley, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.64 out of 10 in that game. Lumley stopped the opponent with three saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Stoke City that finished 0-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Middlesbrough handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are nine wins, one draw and six defeats.
There will be little rest for Middlesbrough after this match as they are travelling to Blackpool for a Championship game in only three days.
Middlesbrough has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. 12 goals have been conceded.
Nottingham Forest form and stats
As the visiting team in Championship matches, Nottingham Forest have produced an overall stat of 5-4-2 so far. Nottingham are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.
Nottingham Forest are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Championship against Hull City (placed 19th). The attacker Grabban got a match rating of 7.8 in that game. Grabban scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at Swansea City.We have checked recent matches where Nottingham have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were two victories, two draws and four defeats.
A new game in only four days for Nottingham, the Championship home match versus Huddersfield Town. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Nottingham's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 11 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Nottingham as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved played each other earlier on this match year: Nottingham Forest - Middlesbrough 0-2. Middlesbrough-Nottingham Forest H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Middlesbrough four wins, Nottingham Forest four wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. Grabban 10 goals |  B. Johnson 5 goals |   M. Crooks 4 goals |
Middlesbrough missing players
Nottingham Forest missing players
| Middlesbrough | Nottingham Forest | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 25 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 32 |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 25 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 78% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 87% |
| 26% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 52% |
| 9% | 8% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 18% | 13% |
| 4% | 8% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 9% | 4% |
| 43% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 61% |
| 39% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 26% |
| 26% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 5.6 | 6.9 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12.2 | 13.5 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 10.5 | 10.7 |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| 25% | 28% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 86% | 42% | 44% |
| 10 | 9.1 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12.2 | 10.8 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Middlesbrough have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Middlesbrough haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- 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 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 33 | 45 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 43 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 34 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Millwall | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 30 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 27 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -9 | 27 |
| 19 | Hull City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -14 | 22 |
| 21 | Reading | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 21 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -24 | 19 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -19 | 14 |
| 24 | Derby County | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 4 |
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