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Nottingham Forest vs Birmingham: result 2-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 41Kick-off on April 9, 2022 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Forest
2-0
Birmingham

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What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Birmingham?

Nottingham Forest won 2-0 on April 9, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 5′K. DavisNottingham Forest
  • 79′S. McKennaNottingham Forest

Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Birmingham

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nottingham Forest

3-4-1-2
  1. 9K. Davis
  2. 11P. Zinckernagel
  1. 20B. Johnson
  1. 37J. Garner
  2. 22R. Yates
  3. 8J. Colback
  4. 2D. Spence
  1. 4J. Worrall
  2. 26S. McKenna
  3. 3Tobias Figueiredo
  1. 30B. Samba

Birmingham

3-5-2
  1. 9S. Hogan
  2. 8T. Richards
  1. 21J. Bacuna
  2. 34I. Šunjić
  3. 25O. Hernández
  4. 20G. Gardner
  5. 50N. Gordon
  1. 3K. Pedersen
  2. 4M. Roberts
  3. 2M. Colin
  1. 1N. Etheridge
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Birmingham have 4, 5 and 6.

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

Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 6, 2022Coventry(home)2-0Championship
Apr 2, 2022Blackpool(away)4-1Championship
Mar 20, 2022Liverpool(home)0-1FA Cup
Mar 16, 2022QPR(home)3-1Championship
Mar 12, 2022Reading(home)4-0Championship
Birmingham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 3, 2022West Brom(home)1-0Championship
Mar 19, 2022Swansea(away)0-0Championship
Mar 15, 2022Middlesbrough(home)0-2Championship
Mar 12, 2022Hull City(home)0-0Championship
Mar 5, 2022Bristol City(away)2-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Nottingham Forest wins, 2 draws, 2 Birmingham wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 2, 2021Birmingham 0-3 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Apr 21, 2021Birmingham 1-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Dec 26, 2020Nottingham Forest 0-0 BirminghamChampionship
Feb 1, 2020Birmingham 2-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Aug 17, 2019Nottingham Forest 3-0 BirminghamChampionship
Feb 2, 2019Birmingham 2-0 Nottingham ForestChampionship

Last archived meeting: Birmingham vs Nottingham Forest on Oct 2, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Nottingham Forest score 2.1 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham score 1.3 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nottingham Forest2.10.768/159/15
Birmingham1.31.749/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Birmingham10451171117

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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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