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Blackburn Rovers U21 vs Nottingham Forest U21: result 3-2 and analysis

Premier League 2 Division OneGroup 1 - 20Kick-off on February 24, 2025 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Lancashire FA County Ground, Leyland, Lancashire

Blackburn Rovers U21
3-2
Nottingham Forest U21

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What was the result of Blackburn Rovers U21 vs Nottingham Forest U21?

Blackburn Rovers U21 won 3-2 on February 24, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 26′Z. StritchBlackburn Rovers U21
  • 31′K. FletcherNottingham Forest U21
  • 46′Alexander BakerBlackburn Rovers U21
  • 57′J. SinclairNottingham Forest U21
  • 88′J. BogganBlackburn Rovers U21

Official lineup for Blackburn Rovers U21 vs Nottingham Forest U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Blackburn Rovers U21

  1. 7A. Doherty
  2. 9Y. Ohashi
  1. 2Patrick Gamble
  2. 6James Edmondson
  3. 8H. O'Grady-Macken
  4. 10Z. Stritch
  5. 11J. Boggan
  1. 3B. Powell
  2. 4George Christopher John Pratt
  3. 5Tom Atcheson
  1. 1N. Michalski

Nottingham Forest U21

  1. 3Joshua Alan Powell
  2. 9K. Fletcher
  3. 11Joel Tshisanga Ndala
  1. 2J. Sinclair
  2. 6B. Hammond
  3. 7Jack Richard Nadin
  4. 8Jack Perkins
  1. 4Z. Abbott
  2. 5Jack Ethan Thompson
  3. 10Kyle James McAdam
  1. 1George Murray-Jones
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Blackburn Rovers U21 have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Nottingham Forest U21 have 6, 3 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Blackburn Rovers U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 14, 2025West Ham United U21(away)1-2Premier League 2 Division One
Feb 10, 2025Queens Park Rangers U21(home)1-0Premier League Cup
Feb 8, 2025Manchester City U21(home)1-3Premier League 2 Division One
Feb 5, 2025Athletic Club U21(home)1-2Premier League International Cup
Jan 27, 2025Derby County U21(away)0-0Premier League 2 Division One
Nottingham Forest U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 17, 2025Stoke City U21(home)1-0Premier League 2 Division One
Feb 10, 2025Derby County U21(home)1-1Premier League 2 Division One
Feb 4, 2025Sutton Utd(away)2-3National League Cup
Jan 29, 2025Hull City U21(away)1-0Premier League Cup
Jan 24, 2025Arsenal U21(away)0-2Premier League 2 Division One

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Blackburn Rovers U21 wins, 0 draws, 0 Nottingham Forest U21 wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 11, 2024Nottingham Forest U21 1-5 Blackburn Rovers U21Premier League 2 Division One
Apr 11, 2023Blackburn Rovers U21 6-1 Nottingham Forest U21Premier League Cup

Last archived meeting: Nottingham Forest U21 vs Blackburn Rovers U21 on Mar 11, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Blackburn Rovers U21 score 1.7 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Nottingham Forest U21 score 1.5 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Blackburn Rovers U211.72.1213/1511/15
Nottingham Forest U211.51.449/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Blackburn Rovers U21 sit 22nd in Premier League 2 Division One (6 points from 4 matches) and Nottingham Forest U21 sit 5th (12 points from 6 matches).

2026-27 standings
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5Nottingham Forest U216402111112
22Blackburn Rovers U214202896

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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