Home advantage could prove decisive in Nottingham Forest - Huddersfield Town battle

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 18.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Ron Steel Sports Ground (30603 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Nottingham Forest fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Huddersfield Town's 18th place in the table will show on the pitch.

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!

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Nottingham Forest form and stats

Nottingham Forest have played 18 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-4-6 (wins-draws-losses).

The Nottingham Forest crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Millwall here at Ron Steel Sports Ground in a Championship match. A 2-2 draw away before that, with Middlesbrough the opponent.

Nottingham Forest lost the game against Millwall in the first half with a 0-3 deficit and could never come back from that.

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 17 games) they have won eight times, drawn five and lost four.

Nottingham Forest has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. On the other hand, Nottingham Forest have conceded 19 goals.

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Huddersfield Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Huddersfield Town so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 4-4-10 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Huddersfield Town have lost on their last two travels.

Two away games in a row for Huddersfield Town, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Leeds United in the Championship. Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Charlton Athletic.

We have checked recent matches where Huddersfield Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were zero victories, two draws and seven defeats.

Huddersfield Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 18 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Huddersfield Town have conceded 33 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Huddersfield Town - Nottingham Forest 2-1 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Nottingham Forest won four, Huddersfield Town won five and one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Nottingham ForestL. Grabban
L. Grabban
17 goals
Huddersfield Town
K. Ahearne-Grant
16 goals
Huddersfield TownS. Mounié
S. Mounié
8 goals

Nottingham Forest missing players

Huddersfield Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nottingham Forest Huddersfield Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
16 8 3 Won W 1 4 11
12 4 1 Drew D 0 4 9
9 6 2 Lost L 5 10 17
48 20 7 Scored S 8 21 45
38 19 5 Conceded C 17 33 58
95% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
68% 61% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 78% 84%
43% 39% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 54%
22% 17% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 33% 22%
5% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 17% 11%
51% 39% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 72% 62%
35% 39% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 17% 22%
19% 28% 17% Failed to Score F T 17% 11% 22%
 
5.9 7.1 8.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.1 4.8
6 4.7 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.2 4.6
1.7 1.4 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
495 268 85 Total Shots T S 43 146 381
121 59 14 Shots on Target S O 20 57 140
40% 34% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 37% 32%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Huddersfield Town has the fewest scored goals in the first half (15)
  • Huddersfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Huddersfield Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Nottingham Forest has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14)
  • Nottingham Forest have won significantly more corners at 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 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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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 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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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.