Possible nail-biting contest in Preston North End - Nottingham Forest game

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 11.July
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Deepdale (23408 seats)

A key match in Championship as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Preston North End in 8th position and Nottingham Forest placed 5th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

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 Preston and Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

W D L L D

Preston North End form and stats

Preston North End have played 21 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 11-3-7 (wins-draws-losses). Three consecutive losses here at Deepdale is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.

A strong away win for Preston against Sheffield Wednesday the last match, as Brad Potts, Scott Sinclair and Jayden Stockley were on target. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Huddersfield Town the opponent.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Preston North End have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won four, drawn five and lost three.

There will be little rest for Preston after this match as they are travelling to Brentford for a Championship game in only four days.

Preston have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Deepdale with 36 goals in 21 league matches. Preston have conceded 28 in these home matches.

L D W W D

Nottingham Forest form and stats

8 wins, 10 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Nottingham Forest playing as the away team in the Championship this season. It's three draws from Nottingham's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Home advantage was not enough for Nottingham in their previous game, as they lost their Championship-match, hosting Fulham, 0-1. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Derby County that ended 1-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 18 similar matches played by Nottingham in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Nottingham Forest, seven draws and six defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Nottingham Forest are hosting Swansea City in the Championship only four days away.

Nottingham have scored 30 goals on their travels this season, from 21 away games in the league. 21 goals have been conceded by Nottingham in these games.

Head 2 Head

Nottingham Forest - Preston 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Preston-Nottingham Forest H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Preston North End three wins, Nottingham Forest two wins, five draws. one of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Nottingham ForestL. Grabban
L. Grabban
19 goals
Preston North EndD. Johnson
D. Johnson
12 goals
Preston North EndT. Barkhuizen
T. Barkhuizen
9 goals

Preston North End missing players

Nottingham Forest missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Preston North End Nottingham Forest
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
42 21 6 Played P 6 21 42
17 11 2 Won W 4 8 18
10 3 2 Drew D 2 10 14
15 7 2 Lost L 0 3 10
55 36 7 Scored S 8 30 54
51 28 7 Conceded C 4 21 42
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 95%
76% 86% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 76% 67%
43% 62% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 43% 40%
24% 33% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 24% 21%
10% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 5%
52% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 52%
19% 10% 17% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 33%
33% 24% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 19%
 
4.7 5 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.7 5.7
5.5 5.2 6.8 Corners against (avg) C A 8.3 7 6.1
1.4 1.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.1 1.8
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
463 239 59 Total Shots T S 65 247 546
144 81 15 Shots on Target S O 17 69 141
38% 44% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 43% 38%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Nottingham Forest have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nottingham Forest have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Preston North End haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 West Bromwich Albion 42 22 14 6 73 40 21 10 8 3 42 25 21 12 6 3 31 15 33 80
2 Leeds United 41 23 9 9 63 34 20 12 5 3 30 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 29 78
3 Brentford 42 22 9 11 75 34 21 13 5 3 42 16 21 9 4 8 33 18 41 75
4 Fulham 42 21 10 11 56 44 21 13 2 6 33 23 21 8 8 5 23 21 12 73
5 Nottingham Forest 42 18 14 10 54 42 21 10 4 7 24 21 21 8 10 3 30 21 12 68
6 Cardiff City 42 16 16 10 60 54 21 9 9 3 30 20 21 7 7 7 30 34 6 64
7 Swansea City 42 16 15 11 55 49 21 9 5 7 26 22 21 7 10 4 29 27 6 63
8 Preston North End 42 17 10 15 55 51 21 11 3 7 36 28 21 6 7 8 19 23 4 61
9 Derby County 42 16 13 13 56 55 21 11 8 2 31 15 21 5 5 11 25 40 1 61
10 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 11 15 59 55 21 9 8 4 28 20 21 7 3 11 31 35 4 59
11 Millwall 42 14 17 11 48 46 21 8 8 5 28 24 21 6 9 6 20 22 2 59
12 Bristol City 42 16 10 16 55 61 21 8 5 8 28 31 21 8 5 8 27 30 -6 58
13 Reading 42 14 11 17 53 48 21 7 4 10 24 28 21 7 7 7 29 20 5 53
14 Queens Park Rangers 42 15 8 19 60 67 21 8 5 8 38 36 21 7 3 11 22 31 -7 53
15 Wigan Athletic 42 14 11 17 46 53 21 9 6 6 24 22 21 5 5 11 22 31 -7 53
16 Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 10 18 51 59 21 7 6 8 18 28 21 7 4 10 33 31 -8 52
17 Birmingham City 42 12 13 17 52 67 21 6 6 9 31 38 21 6 7 8 21 29 -15 49
18 Middlesbrough 42 11 14 17 42 53 21 6 8 7 18 23 21 5 6 10 24 30 -11 47
19 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 49 63 21 7 6 8 24 27 21 5 5 11 25 36 -14 47
20 Stoke City 41 13 7 21 54 61 21 9 3 9 33 26 20 4 4 12 21 35 -7 46
21 Charlton Athletic 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 8 5 8 26 24 21 4 5 12 21 33 -10 46
22 Hull City 42 12 9 21 57 74 21 7 3 11 29 35 21 5 6 10 28 39 -17 45
23 Barnsley 42 10 12 20 46 67 21 6 8 7 28 33 21 4 4 13 18 34 -21 42
24 Luton Town 42 11 8 23 47 79 21 7 6 8 29 34 21 4 2 15 18 45 -32 41

Preston North End:
Nottingham Forest:
Championship:
England:
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 West Bromwich Albion 42 22 14 6 73 40 21 10 8 3 42 25 21 12 6 3 31 15 33 80
2 Leeds United 41 23 9 9 63 34 20 12 5 3 30 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 29 78
3 Brentford 42 22 9 11 75 34 21 13 5 3 42 16 21 9 4 8 33 18 41 75
4 Fulham 42 21 10 11 56 44 21 13 2 6 33 23 21 8 8 5 23 21 12 73
5 Nottingham Forest 42 18 14 10 54 42 21 10 4 7 24 21 21 8 10 3 30 21 12 68
6 Cardiff City 42 16 16 10 60 54 21 9 9 3 30 20 21 7 7 7 30 34 6 64
7 Swansea City 42 16 15 11 55 49 21 9 5 7 26 22 21 7 10 4 29 27 6 63
8 Preston North End 42 17 10 15 55 51 21 11 3 7 36 28 21 6 7 8 19 23 4 61
9 Derby County 42 16 13 13 56 55 21 11 8 2 31 15 21 5 5 11 25 40 1 61
10 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 11 15 59 55 21 9 8 4 28 20 21 7 3 11 31 35 4 59
11 Millwall 42 14 17 11 48 46 21 8 8 5 28 24 21 6 9 6 20 22 2 59
12 Bristol City 42 16 10 16 55 61 21 8 5 8 28 31 21 8 5 8 27 30 -6 58
13 Reading 42 14 11 17 53 48 21 7 4 10 24 28 21 7 7 7 29 20 5 53
14 Queens Park Rangers 42 15 8 19 60 67 21 8 5 8 38 36 21 7 3 11 22 31 -7 53
15 Wigan Athletic 42 14 11 17 46 53 21 9 6 6 24 22 21 5 5 11 22 31 -7 53
16 Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 10 18 51 59 21 7 6 8 18 28 21 7 4 10 33 31 -8 52
17 Birmingham City 42 12 13 17 52 67 21 6 6 9 31 38 21 6 7 8 21 29 -15 49
18 Middlesbrough 42 11 14 17 42 53 21 6 8 7 18 23 21 5 6 10 24 30 -11 47
19 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 49 63 21 7 6 8 24 27 21 5 5 11 25 36 -14 47
20 Stoke City 41 13 7 21 54 61 21 9 3 9 33 26 20 4 4 12 21 35 -7 46
21 Charlton Athletic 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 8 5 8 26 24 21 4 5 12 21 33 -10 46
22 Hull City 42 12 9 21 57 74 21 7 3 11 29 35 21 5 6 10 28 39 -17 45
23 Barnsley 42 10 12 20 46 67 21 6 8 7 28 33 21 4 4 13 18 34 -21 42
24 Luton Town 42 11 8 23 47 79 21 7 6 8 29 34 21 4 2 15 18 45 -32 41

More from England - Championship

Read more about Championship

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.