Season ticket holders at The City Ground haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Nottingham Forest languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Blackburn Rovers will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Nottingham Forest has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Championship
- Blackburn Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Nottingham Forest form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for Nottingham Forest at their home stadium (The City Ground) is 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Nottingham haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 198 minutes ago. A. Knockaert scored that one.
Nottingham lost their last game at Swansea City (placed 3rd) after a 0-1 scoreline. In the match before that, Nottingham Forest hosted AFC Bournemouth and drew the game 0-0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nottingham as they are travelling to their away game against Rotherham United in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Nottingham here at The City Ground in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 15 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Nottingham Forest are not conceding a lot of goals here at The City Ground in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 15 matches.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats. Three has not been a lucky number for Blackburn as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Luton Town match. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Blackburn Rovers are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Blackburn Rovers, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Barnsley (placed 10th). A loss against Preston North End was the result prior to that, in a home game.
A new game in only four days for Blackburn, the Championship home match versus Watford. Busy days.
Blackburn Rovers have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 15 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. 18 goals have been conceded by Blackburn Rovers in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Blackburn Rovers - Nottingham 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Nottingham, five draws and three wins for Blackburn Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Armstrong 19 goals |   L. Taylor 4 goals |  S. Gallagher 4 goals |
Nottingham Forest missing players
Blackburn Rovers missing players
| Nottingham Forest | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 25 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 11 | 22 | 43 |
| 31 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 33 |
| 87% | 73% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 67% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 72% |
| 27% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 53% | 55% |
| 7% | 13% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 28% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 40% | 47% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | 52% |
| 30% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 33% | 31% |
| 43% | 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.2 | 12.5 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 15.1 | 13.8 |
| 3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 28% | 25% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 30% | 29% |
- Blackburn Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Nottingham Forest has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Championship
- Nottingham Forest has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Championship
- Nottingham Forest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 61 |
| 2 | Brentford | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 56 |
| 4 | Watford | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 54 |
| 5 | Reading | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 51 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 49 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 43 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 43 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 42 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 42 |
| 11 | Millwall | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 39 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 22 | -4 | 39 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -12 | 39 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 37 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -5 | 36 |
| 17 | Derby County | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -9 | 34 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 33 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -10 | 33 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -15 | 31 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 29 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 23 | -10 | 28 |
| 23 | Birmingham City | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -16 | 28 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 32 | -29 | 19 |
- Nottingham Forest
- Nottinghamshire Live - (local newspaper)
- Blackburn Rovers
- Lancashire Telegraph - (local newspaper)