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Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest: result 3-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 23Kick-off on December 26, 2014 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Riverside Stadium, Queanbeyan

Middlesbrough
3-0
Nottingham Forest

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What was the result of Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest?

Middlesbrough won 3-0 on December 26, 2014.

Goalscorers

  • 53′G. FriendMiddlesbrough
  • 79′J. VossenMiddlesbrough
  • 88′Grant LeadbitterMiddlesbrough (pen.)

Official lineup for Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Middlesbrough

  1. 9Kike García
  2. 10Lee Tomlin
  3. 23P. Bamford
  4. 24Emilio Nsue
  5. 27A. Adomah
  1. 7Grant Leadbitter
  2. 8A. Clayton
  1. 3G. Friend
  2. 6B. Gibson
  3. 22K. Omeruo
  1. 13Dimitrios Konstantopoulos

Nottingham Forest

  1. 7M. Fryatt
  2. 9B. Assombalonga
  3. 18M. Antonio
  1. 27Christopher Robert Burke
  2. 32R. Tesche
  3. 38B. Osborn
  1. 2E. Lichaj
  2. 4M. Mancienne
  3. 6K. Wilson
  4. 13D. Fox
  1. 1K. Darlow
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What is the recent form of both teams?

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

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

Middlesbrough
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 20, 2014Ipswich(away)0-2Championship
Dec 13, 2014Derby(home)2-0Championship
Dec 6, 2014Millwall(away)5-1Championship
Nov 29, 2014Blackburn(home)1-1Championship
Nov 22, 2014Wigan(away)1-1Championship
Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 20, 2014Leeds(home)1-1Championship
Dec 13, 2014Rotherham(away)0-0Championship
Dec 6, 2014Charlton(home)1-1Championship
Nov 29, 2014Birmingham(away)1-2Championship
Nov 22, 2014Wolves(away)3-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Middlesbrough wins, 3 draws, 1 Nottingham Forest win.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 11, 2014Middlesbrough 1-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Sep 17, 2013Nottingham Forest 2-2 MiddlesbroughChampionship
Apr 16, 2013Middlesbrough 1-0 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Nov 6, 2012Nottingham Forest 0-0 MiddlesbroughChampionship
Feb 14, 2012Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Oct 18, 2011Nottingham Forest 2-0 MiddlesbroughChampionship

Last archived meeting: Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest on Mar 11, 2014

How many goals should we expect?

Middlesbrough score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Nottingham Forest score 1.1 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Middlesbrough1.70.967/155/15
Nottingham Forest1.11.5410/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Middlesbrough9531171218

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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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