The manager Cooper gearing up to whip up Nottingham Forest win against Swansea City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 30.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The City Ground (30603 seats)

Nottingham Forest are placed 3rd, while Swansea City are loitering 15 points behind in the league standings. Can they shorten the gap?

Insights:
  • Nottingham Forest have the fewest conceded goals (37) in Championship
  • Swansea City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Swansea City is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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.

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Nottingham Forest form and stats

Nottingham Forest have collected 40 points from their Championship home games so far after 12-4-6. Nottingham has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at The City Ground. We remember; it was Stoke City.

Nottingham Forest are confident in defense, having played 323 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Happy days for Nottingham Forest in their previous game, a fixture away at Fulham (placed 1st) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Samba, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.32 out of 10 in that game. Samba topped it up with a clean sheet.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Peterborough United with a 1-0 scoreline.

There will be little rest for Nottingham after this match as they are travelling to AFC Bournemouth for a Championship game in only three days.

A decent goal production from Nottingham Forest in their home games so far, with 38 goals from 22 league matches. Nottingham Forest have only conceded 21 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Swansea City form and stats

The visitors are W7-D5-L10 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. Swansea City has showed their ability to avoid defeat with four draws in a row, but are also dodging victories. They last avoided the draw 21 days ago, in the Derby County fixture.

There were no winners in Swansea's previous match, the home game that ended 3-3 vs AFC Bournemouth (placed 2nd). Drawing 3-3 against AFC Bournemouth after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 3-0. Their manager Martin needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Goalkeeper Fisher made a total of eight saves, making him a hero against AFC Bournemouth. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Midfielder Piroe was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.55. Piroe scored two goals.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Middlesbrough.

Swansea City have scored 27 goals on their travels this season, from 22 away games in the league. Swansea City struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 36 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest head to head game ended Swansea City - Nottingham 1-4, played this season. Numbers for the prior ten meetings between these two participants are: three wins for Nottingham Forest, three draws and four wins for Swansea City. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Swansea CityJ. Piroe
J. Piroe
22 goals
NottinghamB. Johnson
B. Johnson
15 goals
Nottingham ForestL. Grabban
L. Grabban
12 goals

Nottingham Forest missing players

Swansea City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nottingham Forest Swansea City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
43 22 7 Played P 7 22 44
22 12 5 Won W 0 7 16
10 4 2 Drew D 2 5 13
11 6 0 Lost L 5 10 15
67 38 17 Scored S 6 27 57
37 21 5 Conceded C 18 36 62
93% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 86%
79% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 73% 68%
47% 59% 71% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 55% 52%
19% 23% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 57% 36% 34%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 14% 16%
47% 45% 57% BTTS BTTS 57% 41% 48%
40% 41% 43% Clean Sheets C S 0% 32% 36%
21% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 43% 36% 30%
 
5.5 5.9 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4 4.1
4.3 3.2 2.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.1 4.7 4.7
2 2.1 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.1 2.3 2
3 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
12.1 12.8 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11.1 10.7 10.8
4 3.9 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.9 3.6 3.5
39% 44% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 34% 37%
 
10.6 8.8 8.4 Shots against (avg) S A 12.6 10.9 10.9
3.6 2.9 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.2 4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Nottingham Forest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nottingham Forest have the fewest conceded goals (37) in Championship
  • Nottingham Forest have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in Championship
  • Nottingham Forest is in the best form (5-0-1) in Championship
  • Swansea City 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 Fulham 44 26 9 9 99 39 22 13 4 5 49 20 22 13 5 4 50 19 60 87
2 AFC Bournemouth 43 22 13 8 69 39 21 11 7 3 39 21 22 11 6 5 30 18 30 79
3 Nottingham Forest 43 22 10 11 67 37 22 12 4 6 38 21 21 10 6 5 29 16 30 76
4 Huddersfield Town 44 21 13 10 60 46 22 12 6 4 33 23 22 9 7 6 27 23 14 76
5 Luton Town 44 20 12 12 62 48 22 11 7 4 36 22 22 9 5 8 26 26 14 72
6 Sheffield United 44 19 12 13 56 44 22 12 5 5 34 15 22 7 7 8 22 29 12 69
7 Middlesbrough 44 19 10 15 55 45 22 13 2 7 31 20 22 6 8 8 24 25 10 67
8 Blackburn Rovers 44 18 12 14 57 46 22 12 5 5 36 23 22 6 7 9 21 23 11 66
9 Millwall 44 17 15 12 50 44 22 12 6 4 29 16 22 5 9 8 21 28 6 66
10 Coventry City 44 17 12 15 58 56 22 10 5 7 31 24 22 7 7 8 27 32 2 63
11 Queens Park Rangers 44 18 9 17 58 56 22 10 6 6 29 22 22 8 3 11 29 34 2 63
12 Stoke City 44 17 10 17 55 48 22 10 4 8 29 22 22 7 6 9 26 26 7 61
13 West Bromwich Albion 44 16 13 15 47 45 22 11 8 3 29 16 22 5 5 12 18 29 2 61
14 Swansea City 44 16 13 15 57 62 22 9 8 5 30 26 22 7 5 10 27 36 -5 61
15 Blackpool 44 16 12 16 54 51 22 11 3 8 29 24 22 5 9 8 25 27 3 60
16 Preston North End 44 14 16 14 45 54 22 8 10 4 29 27 22 6 6 10 16 27 -9 58
17 Bristol City 44 14 10 20 57 75 22 7 8 7 28 29 22 7 2 13 29 46 -18 52
18 Hull City 44 14 8 22 40 48 22 7 3 12 21 27 22 7 5 10 19 21 -8 50
19 Cardiff City 44 14 7 23 48 67 22 7 3 12 21 28 22 7 4 11 27 39 -19 49
20 Birmingham City 44 11 13 20 48 72 22 7 6 9 26 31 22 4 7 11 22 41 -24 46
21 Reading 44 13 8 23 54 85 22 7 5 10 33 43 22 6 3 13 21 42 -31 41
22 Peterborough United 44 8 10 26 38 84 22 5 7 10 22 33 22 3 3 16 16 51 -46 34
23 Derby County 44 13 13 18 43 52 22 11 7 4 30 21 22 2 6 14 13 31 -9 31
24 Barnsley 44 6 12 26 32 66 22 5 7 10 17 26 22 1 5 16 15 40 -34 30

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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 44 26 9 9 99 39 22 13 4 5 49 20 22 13 5 4 50 19 60 87
2 AFC Bournemouth 43 22 13 8 69 39 21 11 7 3 39 21 22 11 6 5 30 18 30 79
3 Nottingham Forest 43 22 10 11 67 37 22 12 4 6 38 21 21 10 6 5 29 16 30 76
4 Huddersfield Town 44 21 13 10 60 46 22 12 6 4 33 23 22 9 7 6 27 23 14 76
5 Luton Town 44 20 12 12 62 48 22 11 7 4 36 22 22 9 5 8 26 26 14 72
6 Sheffield United 44 19 12 13 56 44 22 12 5 5 34 15 22 7 7 8 22 29 12 69
7 Middlesbrough 44 19 10 15 55 45 22 13 2 7 31 20 22 6 8 8 24 25 10 67
8 Blackburn Rovers 44 18 12 14 57 46 22 12 5 5 36 23 22 6 7 9 21 23 11 66
9 Millwall 44 17 15 12 50 44 22 12 6 4 29 16 22 5 9 8 21 28 6 66
10 Coventry City 44 17 12 15 58 56 22 10 5 7 31 24 22 7 7 8 27 32 2 63
11 Queens Park Rangers 44 18 9 17 58 56 22 10 6 6 29 22 22 8 3 11 29 34 2 63
12 Stoke City 44 17 10 17 55 48 22 10 4 8 29 22 22 7 6 9 26 26 7 61
13 West Bromwich Albion 44 16 13 15 47 45 22 11 8 3 29 16 22 5 5 12 18 29 2 61
14 Swansea City 44 16 13 15 57 62 22 9 8 5 30 26 22 7 5 10 27 36 -5 61
15 Blackpool 44 16 12 16 54 51 22 11 3 8 29 24 22 5 9 8 25 27 3 60
16 Preston North End 44 14 16 14 45 54 22 8 10 4 29 27 22 6 6 10 16 27 -9 58
17 Bristol City 44 14 10 20 57 75 22 7 8 7 28 29 22 7 2 13 29 46 -18 52
18 Hull City 44 14 8 22 40 48 22 7 3 12 21 27 22 7 5 10 19 21 -8 50
19 Cardiff City 44 14 7 23 48 67 22 7 3 12 21 28 22 7 4 11 27 39 -19 49
20 Birmingham City 44 11 13 20 48 72 22 7 6 9 26 31 22 4 7 11 22 41 -24 46
21 Reading 44 13 8 23 54 85 22 7 5 10 33 43 22 6 3 13 21 42 -31 41
22 Peterborough United 44 8 10 26 38 84 22 5 7 10 22 33 22 3 3 16 16 51 -46 34
23 Derby County 44 13 13 18 43 52 22 11 7 4 30 21 22 2 6 14 13 31 -9 31
24 Barnsley 44 6 12 26 32 66 22 5 7 10 17 26 22 1 5 16 15 40 -34 30

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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.