Nottingham Forest vs Stoke City: result 3-2 and analysis
League Cup3rd RoundKick-off on September 26, 2018 at 06:45 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Stoke City?
Nottingham Forest won 3-2 on September 26, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 19′B. OsbornNottingham Forest
- 40′Daryl Michael MurphyNottingham Forest
- 50′J. LolleyNottingham Forest
- 60′B. AfobeStoke City
- 83′S. BerahinoStoke City
Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Stoke City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1- 31Gil Dias
- 23J. Lolley
- 9Daryl Michael Murphy
- 19Diogo Gonçalves
- 11B. Osborn
- 26L. Bridcutt
- 8Benjamin Watson
- 3Tobias Figueiredo
- 27T. Darikwa
- 20M. Dawson
- 15L. Steele
Stoke City
4-4-2- 19S. Berahino
- 27Bojan Krkić
- 25P. Crouch
- 24Darren Fletcher
- 16Charles Graham Adam
- 30T. Edwards
- 36H. Souttar
- 2M. Bauer
- 15B. Martins Indi
- 5Ashley Williams
- 32A. Federici
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats; Stoke City have 4, 6 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2018 | Rotherham(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Sep 19, 2018 | Sheffield Wednesday(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Swansea(away) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Brentford(away) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Aug 29, 2018 | Newcastle(home) | 3-1 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2018 | Blackburn(home) | 2-3 | Championship |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Swansea(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Sheffield Wednesday(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Sep 1, 2018 | West Brom(away) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Aug 28, 2018 | Huddersfield(home) | 2-0 | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Nottingham Forest score 1.4 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Stoke City score 1.3 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 1.4 | 1.1 | 5 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
| Stoke City | 1.3 | 1.4 | 4 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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