Nottingham Forest hope to have lots of fans in for this game despite that the season has been strenuous up to now with 19 points and a 17th position in the Championship table. Visiting Preston North End have 15th place with 21 pts.
- Nottingham Forest have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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 Nottingham and Preston North End.
Nottingham Forest form and stats
With 1 Championship win, 2 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Nottingham Forest are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Nottingham drew their last game, also a home match. Sheffield United (placed 16th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. The hometeam coach S. Cooper made a successful contribution in the game against Sheffield United, bringing on Lewis Grabban who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. Brennan Johnson, who usually features in attack, was the declared top player for the team in that fixture, collecting a rating of 7.61 (out of 10). Johnson served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Queens Park Rangers that finished 1-1.Nottingham aren't scoring a lot here at The City Ground in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Nottingham defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Preston North End form and stats
Preston North End have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Championship, after 1-3-4 (8 played).
Two travels in a row for Preston, whose manager F. McAvoy could celebrate last time after the Championship win against AFC Bournemouth. Midfielder Benjamin Whiteman was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.15. Whiteman scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Luton Town.The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Preston in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - six - three (Nottingham wins - draws - Preston North End wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Riis Jakobsen 7 goals |   L. Grabban 6 goals |  B. Whiteman 4 goals |
Nottingham Forest missing players
Preston North End missing players
| Nottingham Forest | Preston North End | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 22 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 81% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 69% |
| 56% | 62% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 69% | 75% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 31% |
| 19% | 25% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 31% |
| 5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.9 | 11 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.2 | 10.1 |
| 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| 37% | 35% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 33% | 33% |
| 10.8 | 9.9 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 11.4 | 12.1 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
- All of Nottingham Forest's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Nottingham Forest have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Nottingham Forest have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Nottingham Forest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nottingham Forest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 37 |
| 2 | Fulham | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 29 | 35 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 31 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Millwall | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 18 | Reading | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -14 | 15 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -15 | 12 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 11 |
| 23 | Hull City | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -13 | 9 |
| 24 | Derby County | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
- Nottingham Forest
- Nottinghamshire Live - (local newspaper)
- Preston North End
- Lancashire Post - (local newspaper)