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Blackburn vs Nottingham Forest: result 2-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 10Kick-off on September 29, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire

Blackburn
2-2
Nottingham Forest

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What was the result of Blackburn vs Nottingham Forest?

Blackburn and Nottingham Forest drew 2-2 on September 29, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 52′L. GrabbanNottingham Forest
  • 65′A. ArmstrongBlackburn
  • 74′B. DackBlackburn
  • 80′L. GrabbanNottingham Forest (pen.)

Official lineup for Blackburn vs Nottingham Forest

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Blackburn

4-2-3-1
  1. 10Danny Graham
  1. 4H. Reed
  2. 23B. Dack
  3. 6R. Smallwood
  1. 29C. Evans
  2. 31E. Bennett
  1. 2R. Nyambe
  2. 17A. Bell
  3. 26D. Lenihan
  4. 25Paul Michael Downing
  1. 1David Raya

Nottingham Forest

4-2-3-1
  1. 23J. Lolley
  1. 7L. Grabban
  2. 14M. Cash
  3. 10João Carvalho
  1. 5A. Guédioura
  2. 6J. Colback
  1. 21S. Janko
  2. 44M. Hefele
  3. 18J. Robinson
  4. 4D. Fox
  1. 1C. Pantilimon
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Blackburn have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Nottingham Forest have 6, 7 and 2.

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

Blackburn
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 25, 2018Bournemouth(away)2-3League Cup
Sep 22, 2018Stoke City(away)3-2Championship
Sep 18, 2018Derby(away)0-0Championship
Sep 15, 2018Aston Villa(home)1-1Championship
Sep 2, 2018Bristol City(away)1-4Championship
Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 26, 2018Stoke City(home)3-2League Cup
Sep 22, 2018Rotherham(home)1-0Championship
Sep 19, 2018Sheffield Wednesday(home)2-1Championship
Sep 15, 2018Swansea(away)0-0Championship
Sep 1, 2018Brentford(away)1-2Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Blackburn wins, 3 draws, 0 Nottingham Forest wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 14, 2017Nottingham Forest 0-1 BlackburnChampionship
Oct 18, 2016Blackburn 2-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Apr 19, 2016Nottingham Forest 1-1 BlackburnChampionship
Dec 14, 2015Blackburn 0-0 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Apr 18, 2015Blackburn 3-3 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Oct 25, 2014Nottingham Forest 1-3 BlackburnChampionship

Last archived meeting: Nottingham Forest vs Blackburn on Apr 14, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Blackburn score 1.7 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Nottingham Forest score 1.5 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Blackburn1.71.259/158/15
Nottingham Forest1.51.1510/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
7Blackburn10433151315

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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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