Nottingham Forest vs Burton Albion: result 4-3 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 6, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Burton Albion?
Nottingham Forest won 4-3 on August 6, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 23′B. AssombalongaNottingham Forest
- 27′L. AkinsBurton Albion
- 30′Lloyd DyerBurton Albion
- 45′T. LamNottingham Forest
- 49′O. BurkeNottingham Forest
- 77′B. AssombalongaNottingham Forest
- 90′T. NaylorBurton Albion
Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Burton Albion
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nottingham Forest
4-1-4-1- 9B. Assombalonga
- 41M. Cash
- 35O. Burke
- 17Hildeberto Pereira
- 11B. Osborn
- 10H. Lansbury
- 40A. Iacovitti
- 37J. Grant
- 28T. Lam
- 5Matt Mills
- 1Dorus de Vries
Burton Albion
5-3-2- 8Chris O'Grady
- 10L. Akins
- 19H. Choudhury
- 16M. Palmer
- 11Lloyd Dyer
- 7L. Williamson
- 2T. Flanagan
- 4John Michael Lewis Mousinho
- 5K. McFadzean
- 6Ben Howard Turner
- 1J. McLaughlin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Burton Albion have 5, 7 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2016 | Milton Keynes Dons(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Wolves(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Fulham(away) | 3-1 | Championship |
| Apr 19, 2016 | Blackburn(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Apr 16, 2016 | Rotherham(away) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2016 | Doncaster(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Gillingham(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Colchester(away) | 3-0 | League One |
| Apr 19, 2016 | Wigan(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 16, 2016 | Barnsley(home) | 0-0 | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Nottingham Forest score 0.8 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Burton Albion score 1.0 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Burton Albion | 1.0 | 0.7 | 7 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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