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Coventry vs Nottingham Forest: result 2-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 8, 2021 at 03:30 PM (UTC)The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands

Coventry
2-1
Nottingham Forest

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What was the result of Coventry vs Nottingham Forest?

Coventry won 2-1 on August 8, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 36′L. TaylorNottingham Forest
  • 81′V. GyökeresCoventry
  • 90′K. McFadzeanCoventry

Official lineup for Coventry vs Nottingham Forest

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Coventry

3-4-1-2
  1. 17V. Gyökeres
  2. 9M. Waghorn
  1. 38G. Hamer
  1. 10C. O'Hare
  2. 14B. Sheaf
  3. 18I. Maatsen
  4. 15D. Hyam
  1. 29J. Dacosta
  2. 23F. Dabo
  3. 5K. McFadzean
  1. 1S. Moore

Nottingham Forest

4-2-3-1
  1. 17A. Mighten
  1. 23J. Lolley
  2. 33L. Taylor
  3. 20B. Johnson
  1. 22R. Yates
  2. 8J. Colback
  1. 6L. Mbe Soh
  2. 27J. Lawrence-Gabriel
  3. 26S. McKenna
  4. 13G. Bong
  1. 30B. Samba
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Coventry have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Nottingham Forest have 4, 7 and 4.

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

Coventry
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 1, 2021Wolves(away)1-2Friendlies Clubs
Aug 1, 2021Wolves(home)1-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 27, 2021Mansfield Town(away)0-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 24, 2021Cheltenham(away)0-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 17, 2021Sevilla(away)0-4Friendlies Clubs
Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 24, 2021Crewe(away)2-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 20, 2021Northampton(away)2-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 17, 2021Port Vale(away)2-0Friendlies Clubs
May 8, 2021Preston(home)1-2Championship
May 1, 2021Sheffield Wednesday(away)0-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Coventry win, 0 draws, 3 Nottingham Forest wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 2, 2021Coventry 1-2 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Nov 4, 2020Nottingham Forest 2-1 CoventryChampionship
Feb 18, 2012Nottingham Forest 2-0 CoventryChampionship
Oct 15, 2011Coventry 1-0 Nottingham ForestChampionship

Last archived meeting: Coventry vs Nottingham Forest on Feb 2, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Coventry score 1.3 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Nottingham Forest score 1.0 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Coventry1.31.637/158/15
Nottingham Forest1.00.957/153/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Coventry4628117974595

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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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