The visiting Swansea City side should be favourites in this visit to Nottingham Forest, as the away team holds a 11 point advantage from their 13 league games this season.
- Nottingham Forest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Swansea City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Championship.
Nottingham Forest form and stats
When playing at home in the Championship, Nottingham Forest have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at The City Ground.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 196 minutes without scoring a league goal. L. Taylor was the last player to find the net.
In their previous game, the manager C. Hughton led his Nottingham to a defeat in the Championship match away at AFC Bournemouth. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The City Ground. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Barnsley.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Watford in only three days. This game is also played here at The City Ground.
Nottingham are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. 7 goals have been conceded.
Swansea City form and stats
Playing away, Swansea City have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the Championship this season.
Swansea played 1-1 against Sheffield Wednesday in their previous match. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Rotherham United.
As mentioned above, Swansea City drew the match against Sheffield Wednesday. Manager S. Cooper brought on André Ayew to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Swansea City manager S. Cooper as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Middlesbrough.
The visiting Swansea City have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 6 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Nottingham won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Swansea City has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  A. Ayew Pelé 6 goals |   L. Taylor 4 goals |  B. Cabango 2 goals |
Nottingham Forest missing players
Swansea City missing players
| Nottingham Forest | Swansea City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 77% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 69% |
| 15% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 46% |
| 46% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1 | 14.7 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.5 |
| 3.3 | 4.3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 21% | 27% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 25% | 28% |
- All of Nottingham Forest's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Nottingham Forest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nottingham Forest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Swansea City haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Watford | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Reading | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Brentford | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 10 | Millwall | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 18 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 15 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 12 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 12 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 9 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 24 | Derby County | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -15 | 6 |
- Nottingham Forest
- Nottinghamshire Live - (local newspaper)
- Swansea City
- Wales Online - (local newspaper)