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Nottingham Forest vs Middlesbrough: result 2-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 19, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Forest
2-1
Middlesbrough

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What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Middlesbrough?

Nottingham Forest won 2-1 on August 19, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 16′B. McKayNottingham Forest
  • 79′Daryl Michael MurphyNottingham Forest (pen.)
  • 83′B. GibsonMiddlesbrough

Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Middlesbrough

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nottingham Forest

4-2-3-1
  1. 10B. McKay
  1. 9Daryl Michael Murphy
  2. 20K. Dowell
  3. 11B. Osborn
  1. 31A. Bouchalakis
  2. 24D. Vaughan
  1. 42J. Worrall
  2. 27T. Darikwa
  3. 6Armand Traoré
  4. 5Matt Mills
  1. 43J. Smith

Middlesbrough

4-3-3
  1. 11P. Bamford
  2. 9B. Assombalonga
  3. 39Rudy Gestede
  1. 20D. Fry
  2. 34A. Forshaw
  3. 8A. Clayton
  1. 16J. Howson
  2. 6B. Gibson
  3. 22C. Christie
  4. 3G. Friend
  1. 25D. Randolph
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Middlesbrough have 3, 3 and 9.

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

Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 15, 2017Barnsley(away)1-2Championship
Aug 12, 2017Brentford(away)4-3Championship
Aug 8, 2017Shrewsbury(home)2-1League Cup
Aug 4, 2017Millwall(home)1-0Championship
May 7, 2017Ipswich(home)3-0Championship
Middlesbrough
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 15, 2017Burton Albion(home)2-0Championship
Aug 12, 2017Sheffield Utd(home)1-0Championship
Aug 5, 2017Wolves(away)0-1Championship
May 21, 2017Liverpool(away)0-3Premier League
May 13, 2017Southampton(home)1-2Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 23, 2016Middlesbrough 0-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Sep 19, 2015Nottingham Forest 1-2 MiddlesbroughChampionship
Mar 7, 2015Nottingham Forest 2-1 MiddlesbroughChampionship
Dec 26, 2014Middlesbrough 3-0 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Mar 11, 2014Middlesbrough 1-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Sep 17, 2013Nottingham Forest 2-2 MiddlesbroughChampionship

Last archived meeting: Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest on Jan 23, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Nottingham Forest score 1.4 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Middlesbrough score 0.7 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nottingham Forest1.41.337/157/15
Middlesbrough0.71.755/158/15

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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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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