West Bromwich Albion manager Slaven Bilić looking for three points in Nottingham Forest showdown

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 15.February
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: The Hawthorns (26445 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for West Bromwich Albion - Nottingham Forest!

It's no vacation for neither West Bromwich Albion nor Nottingham Forest as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

Overall Championship stats at home this season for West Bromwich Albion, who have the most scored goals (57) in Championship, are 7-6-2 (wins-draw-losses).

Happy days for West Bromwich Albion in their previous game, a Championship match away at Reading (placed 16th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. A strong away win before that one, visiting Millwall and winning 2-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier West Bromwich Albion matches with similar probabilities have ended with zero wins, four draws and zero defeats (from four games).

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (32 in 15 games), West Bromwich Albion's attacking play is working. West Bromwich Albion's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Nottingham Forest form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 7 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.

The manager Sabri Lamouchi was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground The City Ground. Nottingham Forest suffered a 0-1 loss to Charlton Athletic (placed 19th). Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Leeds United.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Nottingham Forest playing away, we found two games. Results were one away win, one draw and zero home wins.

Nottingham Forest find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 23 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Nottingham Forest as they have only conceded 15 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Nottingham Forest - West Bromwich Albion 1-2 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - two - one (West Bromwich Albion wins - draws - Nottingham Forest wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Nottingham ForestL. Grabban
L. Grabban
16 goals
West Bromwich AlbionC. Austin
C. Austin
8 goals
West Bromwich AlbionM. Phillips
M. Phillips
7 goals

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Nottingham Forest missing players

Total First Half Second Half
West Bromwich Albion Nottingham Forest
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 15 4 Played P 4 16 32
17 7 2 Won W 2 7 15
11 6 2 Drew D 2 6 9
4 2 0 Lost L 0 3 8
57 32 10 Scored S 4 23 43
34 20 5 Conceded C 2 15 31
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 94% 97%
84% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 69%
44% 53% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 44% 41%
28% 47% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 19%
19% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
69% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 53%
22% 7% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 34%
9% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 12% 16%
 
6 6.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.6 5.8
5.4 5.3 7.5 Corners against (avg) C A 9.8 7.6 6.2
1.8 1.5 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 1.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
449 215 56 Total Shots T S 37 186 422
148 83 27 Shots on Target S O 8 52 104
39% 39% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 44% 41%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Nottingham Forest has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13)
  • Nottingham Forest have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nottingham Forest have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • West Bromwich Albion has the most points from losing position (24)
  • West Bromwich Albion has the most scored goals (57)
  • West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • West Bromwich Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 32 17 11 4 57 34 15 7 6 2 32 20 17 10 5 2 25 14 23 62
2 Leeds United 32 16 8 8 47 30 15 8 4 3 22 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 17 56
3 Fulham 32 16 8 8 47 33 16 10 2 4 29 18 16 6 6 4 18 15 14 56
4 Brentford 32 16 6 10 53 26 16 9 4 3 29 13 16 7 2 7 24 13 27 54
5 Nottingham Forest 32 15 9 8 43 31 16 8 3 5 20 16 16 7 6 3 23 15 12 54
6 Preston North End 32 15 8 9 47 36 16 10 3 3 32 19 16 5 5 6 15 17 11 53
7 Bristol City 32 15 8 9 48 45 16 7 4 5 24 23 16 8 4 4 24 22 3 53
8 Cardiff City 32 12 13 7 46 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 17 4 7 6 24 31 3 49
9 Blackburn Rovers 32 13 8 11 46 38 17 8 6 3 22 14 15 5 2 8 24 24 8 47
10 Swansea City 32 12 11 9 37 37 17 7 4 6 21 19 15 5 7 3 16 18 0 47
11 Millwall 32 11 13 8 39 38 16 8 5 3 24 17 16 3 8 5 15 21 1 46
12 Sheffield Wednesday 32 12 8 12 41 35 15 6 5 4 14 15 17 6 3 8 27 20 6 44
13 Derby County 32 11 10 11 40 44 16 9 5 2 23 11 16 2 5 9 17 33 -4 43
14 Birmingham City 32 12 7 13 41 48 15 6 3 6 22 22 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 43
15 Hull City 32 11 7 14 43 47 16 6 2 8 23 24 16 5 5 6 20 23 -4 40
16 Reading 32 10 9 13 38 37 16 6 2 8 21 21 16 4 7 5 17 16 1 39
17 Queens Park Rangers 32 11 6 15 47 56 16 6 4 6 29 28 16 5 2 9 18 28 -9 39
18 Middlesbrough 32 8 13 11 34 42 16 6 7 3 16 15 16 2 6 8 18 27 -8 37
19 Charlton Athletic 32 9 9 14 41 45 16 6 5 5 22 19 16 3 4 9 19 26 -4 36
20 Huddersfield Town 32 9 8 15 37 51 17 5 5 7 18 24 15 4 3 8 19 27 -14 35
21 Stoke City 32 10 4 18 39 49 17 6 3 8 22 23 15 4 1 10 17 26 -10 34
22 Wigan Athletic 32 7 9 16 31 48 16 5 5 6 17 22 16 2 4 10 14 26 -17 30
23 Luton Town 32 8 3 21 38 66 16 6 3 7 24 25 16 2 0 14 14 41 -28 27
24 Barnsley 32 5 10 17 37 58 17 4 7 6 25 31 15 1 3 11 12 27 -21 25

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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 West Bromwich Albion 32 17 11 4 57 34 15 7 6 2 32 20 17 10 5 2 25 14 23 62
2 Leeds United 32 16 8 8 47 30 15 8 4 3 22 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 17 56
3 Fulham 32 16 8 8 47 33 16 10 2 4 29 18 16 6 6 4 18 15 14 56
4 Brentford 32 16 6 10 53 26 16 9 4 3 29 13 16 7 2 7 24 13 27 54
5 Nottingham Forest 32 15 9 8 43 31 16 8 3 5 20 16 16 7 6 3 23 15 12 54
6 Preston North End 32 15 8 9 47 36 16 10 3 3 32 19 16 5 5 6 15 17 11 53
7 Bristol City 32 15 8 9 48 45 16 7 4 5 24 23 16 8 4 4 24 22 3 53
8 Cardiff City 32 12 13 7 46 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 17 4 7 6 24 31 3 49
9 Blackburn Rovers 32 13 8 11 46 38 17 8 6 3 22 14 15 5 2 8 24 24 8 47
10 Swansea City 32 12 11 9 37 37 17 7 4 6 21 19 15 5 7 3 16 18 0 47
11 Millwall 32 11 13 8 39 38 16 8 5 3 24 17 16 3 8 5 15 21 1 46
12 Sheffield Wednesday 32 12 8 12 41 35 15 6 5 4 14 15 17 6 3 8 27 20 6 44
13 Derby County 32 11 10 11 40 44 16 9 5 2 23 11 16 2 5 9 17 33 -4 43
14 Birmingham City 32 12 7 13 41 48 15 6 3 6 22 22 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 43
15 Hull City 32 11 7 14 43 47 16 6 2 8 23 24 16 5 5 6 20 23 -4 40
16 Reading 32 10 9 13 38 37 16 6 2 8 21 21 16 4 7 5 17 16 1 39
17 Queens Park Rangers 32 11 6 15 47 56 16 6 4 6 29 28 16 5 2 9 18 28 -9 39
18 Middlesbrough 32 8 13 11 34 42 16 6 7 3 16 15 16 2 6 8 18 27 -8 37
19 Charlton Athletic 32 9 9 14 41 45 16 6 5 5 22 19 16 3 4 9 19 26 -4 36
20 Huddersfield Town 32 9 8 15 37 51 17 5 5 7 18 24 15 4 3 8 19 27 -14 35
21 Stoke City 32 10 4 18 39 49 17 6 3 8 22 23 15 4 1 10 17 26 -10 34
22 Wigan Athletic 32 7 9 16 31 48 16 5 5 6 17 22 16 2 4 10 14 26 -17 30
23 Luton Town 32 8 3 21 38 66 16 6 3 7 24 25 16 2 0 14 14 41 -28 27
24 Barnsley 32 5 10 17 37 58 17 4 7 6 25 31 15 1 3 11 12 27 -21 25

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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.