Football betting preview: Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 06.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: The City Ground (30603 seats)

Nottingham Forest are placed 7th, while Coventry City are lingering 5 points behind in the league table. Can they reduce the gap?

Insights:
  • Nottingham Forest is in the best form (4-2-0) in Championship
  • Coventry City have the most points from losing position (24) in Championship

It's no vacation for neither Nottingham Forest nor Coventry City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Nottingham Forest form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Nottingham Forest at their home stadium (The City Ground) is 9 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Nottingham Forest here at The City Ground, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

A strong away win for Nottingham against Blackpool the last match, as Surridge, Zinckernagel and Johnson (2) were on target. Johnson, a forward, was the top player for the team in that game, and was presented with a rating of 9.13 (out of 10). Johnson scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Erik lost again The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Nottingham Forest have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won seven times, drawn two and lost three.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Nottingham Forest, as the Championship home game vs Birmingham City is only three days away.

Nottingham have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The City Ground with 30 goals in 19 league matches. More than 50 percent of these goals (15 in all) were scored after at least one hour had been played. Nottingham Forest have conceded 21 in these home matches. 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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Coventry City form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Coventry City have produced an overall stat of 5-6-7 so far.

Coventry City's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Blackburn Rovers that finished 2-2. O'Hare, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.32. O'Hare hit one key pass.

A 1-1 draw at Derby County's stadium before that.

Coventry City are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, four draws and seven defeats. From a total of twelve matches.

Coventry have another fixture away from home in just four nights, a Championship game vs Fulham. A demanding itinerary for the visitors!

Coventry City find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. Coventry City's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 27 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H match ended Coventry City - Nottingham Forest 2-1, played this season. Previous ten meetings with these participants: Nottingham won seven, Coventry City were winners in three and we saw zero draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Coventry CityV. Gyökeres
V. Gyökeres
14 goals
Nottingham ForestB. Johnson
B. Johnson
13 goals
Nottingham ForestL. Grabban
L. Grabban
12 goals

Nottingham Forest missing players

Coventry City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nottingham Forest Coventry City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 19 5 Played P 6 18 39
17 9 3 Won W 0 5 15
10 4 2 Drew D 4 6 11
10 6 0 Lost L 2 7 13
57 30 11 Scored S 5 20 51
36 21 5 Conceded C 11 27 48
92% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 95%
84% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 72% 72%
51% 63% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 46%
19% 21% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 26%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 17% 15%
54% 53% 80% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 56%
32% 32% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 17% 23%
22% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 26%
 
5.4 5.5 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 6.2 6.1
4.3 3.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.5 4.1
1.9 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 1.7
3 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
11.8 12.3 11.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 13 14.2
3.8 3.8 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.6 5
40% 42% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 16% 24% 26%
 
10.6 9 9 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 11.9 10.2
3.6 3 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.3 3.5
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Coventry City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (20) in Championship
  • Coventry City have the most points from losing position (24) in Championship
  • Nottingham Forest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nottingham Forest have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Championship
  • Nottingham Forest is in the best form (4-2-0) 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 38 24 8 6 92 32 19 12 4 3 45 16 19 12 4 3 47 16 60 80
2 AFC Bournemouth 37 21 9 7 62 33 19 11 5 3 38 20 18 10 4 4 24 13 29 72
3 Huddersfield Town 40 18 12 10 52 43 19 10 5 4 27 20 21 8 7 6 25 23 9 66
4 Luton Town 39 18 10 11 58 44 20 10 6 4 34 21 19 8 4 7 24 23 14 64
5 Middlesbrough 38 18 8 12 52 40 18 12 2 4 29 16 20 6 6 8 23 24 12 62
6 Blackburn Rovers 40 17 11 12 51 41 20 12 4 4 35 21 20 5 7 8 16 20 10 62
7 Nottingham Forest 37 17 10 10 57 36 19 9 4 6 30 21 18 8 6 4 27 15 21 61
8 Sheffield United 39 17 10 12 52 41 18 10 4 4 31 13 21 7 6 8 21 28 11 61
9 Queens Park Rangers 39 17 8 14 54 50 21 9 6 6 28 22 18 8 2 8 26 28 4 59
10 Millwall 39 15 13 11 41 38 19 10 6 3 23 13 20 5 7 8 18 25 3 58
11 Coventry City 39 15 11 13 51 48 21 10 5 6 31 21 18 5 6 7 20 27 3 56
12 West Bromwich Albion 38 14 12 12 42 36 18 9 7 2 24 12 20 5 5 10 18 24 6 54
13 Stoke City 39 14 10 15 49 44 20 9 4 7 28 21 19 5 6 8 21 23 5 52
14 Blackpool 38 14 10 14 43 45 21 10 3 8 23 23 17 4 7 6 20 22 -2 52
15 Preston North End 39 12 15 12 40 45 18 6 9 3 24 21 21 6 6 9 16 24 -5 51
16 Swansea City 38 14 9 15 45 52 18 8 5 5 23 20 20 6 4 10 22 32 -7 51
17 Cardiff City 39 13 7 19 45 60 21 7 3 11 21 27 18 6 4 8 24 33 -15 46
18 Bristol City 40 12 8 20 51 72 20 7 6 7 26 27 20 5 2 13 25 45 -21 44
19 Birmingham City 39 10 12 17 42 58 19 6 5 8 21 25 20 4 7 9 21 33 -16 42
20 Hull City 40 11 8 21 33 45 20 5 3 12 16 26 20 6 5 9 17 19 -12 41
21 Reading 39 11 7 21 45 74 19 6 4 9 26 36 20 5 3 12 19 38 -29 34
22 Barnsley 39 6 11 22 29 55 20 5 7 8 17 22 19 1 4 14 12 33 -26 29
23 Derby County 40 12 13 15 39 45 20 10 7 3 27 17 20 2 6 12 12 28 -6 28
24 Peterborough United 39 6 8 25 32 80 19 4 6 9 19 30 20 2 2 16 13 50 -48 26

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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 38 24 8 6 92 32 19 12 4 3 45 16 19 12 4 3 47 16 60 80
2 AFC Bournemouth 37 21 9 7 62 33 19 11 5 3 38 20 18 10 4 4 24 13 29 72
3 Huddersfield Town 40 18 12 10 52 43 19 10 5 4 27 20 21 8 7 6 25 23 9 66
4 Luton Town 39 18 10 11 58 44 20 10 6 4 34 21 19 8 4 7 24 23 14 64
5 Middlesbrough 38 18 8 12 52 40 18 12 2 4 29 16 20 6 6 8 23 24 12 62
6 Blackburn Rovers 40 17 11 12 51 41 20 12 4 4 35 21 20 5 7 8 16 20 10 62
7 Nottingham Forest 37 17 10 10 57 36 19 9 4 6 30 21 18 8 6 4 27 15 21 61
8 Sheffield United 39 17 10 12 52 41 18 10 4 4 31 13 21 7 6 8 21 28 11 61
9 Queens Park Rangers 39 17 8 14 54 50 21 9 6 6 28 22 18 8 2 8 26 28 4 59
10 Millwall 39 15 13 11 41 38 19 10 6 3 23 13 20 5 7 8 18 25 3 58
11 Coventry City 39 15 11 13 51 48 21 10 5 6 31 21 18 5 6 7 20 27 3 56
12 West Bromwich Albion 38 14 12 12 42 36 18 9 7 2 24 12 20 5 5 10 18 24 6 54
13 Stoke City 39 14 10 15 49 44 20 9 4 7 28 21 19 5 6 8 21 23 5 52
14 Blackpool 38 14 10 14 43 45 21 10 3 8 23 23 17 4 7 6 20 22 -2 52
15 Preston North End 39 12 15 12 40 45 18 6 9 3 24 21 21 6 6 9 16 24 -5 51
16 Swansea City 38 14 9 15 45 52 18 8 5 5 23 20 20 6 4 10 22 32 -7 51
17 Cardiff City 39 13 7 19 45 60 21 7 3 11 21 27 18 6 4 8 24 33 -15 46
18 Bristol City 40 12 8 20 51 72 20 7 6 7 26 27 20 5 2 13 25 45 -21 44
19 Birmingham City 39 10 12 17 42 58 19 6 5 8 21 25 20 4 7 9 21 33 -16 42
20 Hull City 40 11 8 21 33 45 20 5 3 12 16 26 20 6 5 9 17 19 -12 41
21 Reading 39 11 7 21 45 74 19 6 4 9 26 36 20 5 3 12 19 38 -29 34
22 Barnsley 39 6 11 22 29 55 20 5 7 8 17 22 19 1 4 14 12 33 -26 29
23 Derby County 40 12 13 15 39 45 20 10 7 3 27 17 20 2 6 12 12 28 -6 28
24 Peterborough United 39 6 8 25 32 80 19 4 6 9 19 30 20 2 2 16 13 50 -48 26

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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.