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Nottingham Forest vs Hull City: result 2-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 23Kick-off on December 18, 2021 at 03:00 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Forest
2-1
Hull City

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What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Hull City?

Nottingham Forest won 2-1 on December 18, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 43′K. Lewis-PotterHull City
  • 55′L. GrabbanNottingham Forest (pen.)
  • 72′B. JohnsonNottingham Forest

Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Hull City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nottingham Forest

3-4-3
  1. 11P. Zinckernagel
  2. 7L. Grabban
  3. 20B. Johnson
  1. 37J. Garner
  2. 22R. Yates
  3. 8J. Colback
  4. 2D. Spence
  1. 4J. Worrall
  2. 24J. Osei-Tutu
  3. 26S. McKenna
  1. 30B. Samba

Hull City

3-4-1-2
  1. 11K. Lewis-Potter
  2. 7M. Wilks
  1. 27J. Magennis
  1. 16R. Longman
  2. 10G. Honeyman
  3. 8G. Docherty
  4. 6R. Smallwood
  1. 4J. Greaves
  2. 17S. McLoughlin
  3. 24D. Bernard
  1. 13N. Baxter
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat; Hull City have 5, 3 and 7.

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

Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 11, 2021Swansea(away)4-1Championship
Dec 4, 2021Peterborough(home)2-0Championship
Nov 26, 2021West Brom(away)0-0Championship
Nov 23, 2021Luton(home)0-0Championship
Nov 20, 2021Reading(away)1-1Championship
Hull City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 11, 2021Bristol City(home)2-2Championship
Dec 4, 2021Reading(away)1-1Championship
Nov 27, 2021Millwall(home)2-1Championship
Nov 24, 2021Cardiff(away)1-0Championship
Nov 20, 2021Birmingham(home)2-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2019Hull City 0-2 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Oct 23, 2019Nottingham Forest 1-2 Hull CityChampionship
Mar 9, 2019Nottingham Forest 3-0 Hull CityChampionship
Nov 24, 2018Hull City 0-2 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Feb 10, 2018Nottingham Forest 0-2 Hull CityChampionship
Jan 27, 2018Hull City 2-1 Nottingham ForestFA Cup

Last archived meeting: Hull City vs Nottingham Forest on Dec 26, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Nottingham Forest score 1.7 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Hull City score 1.0 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nottingham Forest1.70.868/157/15
Hull City1.01.146/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Hull City46211015706673

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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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