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Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield Utd: result 2-1 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 18, 2023 at 06:45 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Forest
2-1
Sheffield Utd

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What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield Utd?

Nottingham Forest won 2-1 on August 18, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 3′T. AwoniyiNottingham Forest
  • 48′G. HamerSheffield Utd
  • 89′C. WoodNottingham Forest

Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield Utd

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nottingham Forest

3-4-3
  1. 10M. Gibbs-White
  2. 9T. Awoniyi
  3. 20B. Johnson
  1. 7N. Williams
  2. 5O. Mangala
  3. 28Danilo Santos
  4. 24S. Aurier
  1. 26S. McKenna
  2. 4J. Worrall
  3. 30W. Boly
  1. 1M. Turner

Sheffield Utd

3-4-2-1
  1. 32W. Osula
  1. 11B. Traoré
  2. 8G. Hamer
  1. 3M. Lowe
  2. 21Vinicius Souza
  3. 16O. Norwood
  4. 23B. Osborn
  1. 19J. Robinson
  2. 12J. Egan
  3. 15A. Ahmedhodžić
  1. 18W. Foderingham
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Sheffield Utd have 7, 1 and 7.

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

Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 12, 2023Arsenal(away)1-2Premier League
Aug 5, 2023Eintracht Frankfurt(away)0-0Friendlies Clubs
Aug 2, 2023Rennes(home)0-5Friendlies Clubs
Jul 30, 2023PSV Eindhoven(away)0-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 27, 2023Leeds(home)0-2Friendlies Clubs
Sheffield Utd
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 12, 2023Crystal Palace(home)0-1Premier League
Aug 5, 2023VfB Stuttgart(home)0-3Friendlies Clubs
Jul 29, 2023Derby(away)3-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 26, 2023Girona(home)0-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 25, 2023Rotherham(away)0-1Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
May 17, 2022Nottingham Forest 1-2 Sheffield UtdChampionship
May 14, 2022Sheffield Utd 1-2 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Mar 4, 2022Sheffield Utd 1-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Nov 2, 2021Nottingham Forest 1-1 Sheffield UtdChampionship
Apr 19, 2019Sheffield Utd 2-0 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Nov 3, 2018Nottingham Forest 1-0 Sheffield UtdChampionship

Last archived meeting: Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield Utd on May 17, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Nottingham Forest score 1.2 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Utd score 1.2 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nottingham Forest1.21.638/158/15
Sheffield Utd1.21.144/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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15Nottingham Forest6123585

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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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