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Stoke City vs Nottingham Forest: result 1-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 22Kick-off on December 29, 2020 at 08:00 PM (UTC)bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Stoke City
1-1
Nottingham Forest

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What was the result of Stoke City vs Nottingham Forest?

Stoke City and Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 on December 29, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 18′J. ThompsonStoke City
  • 65′J. ChesterNottingham Forest (o.g.)

Official lineup for Stoke City vs Nottingham Forest

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Stoke City

3-5-2
  1. 18J. Brown
  2. 9S. Vokes
  1. 34J. Thompson
  2. 25N. Powell
  3. 11J. McClean
  4. 4J. Allen
  5. 37N. Collins
  1. 36H. Souttar
  2. 14T. Smith
  3. 12J. Chester
  1. 32J. Bursik

Nottingham Forest

4-2-3-1
  1. 7L. Grabban
  1. 22R. Yates
  2. 18Cafú
  3. 11Sammy Ameobi
  1. 28A. Knockaert
  2. 21S. Sow
  1. 4J. Worrall
  2. 5Yuri Ribeiro
  3. 3Tobias Figueiredo
  4. 2C. Christie
  1. 30B. Samba
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Stoke City have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Nottingham Forest have 3, 5 and 7.

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

Stoke City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2020Coventry(away)0-0Championship
Dec 23, 2020Tottenham(home)1-3League Cup
Dec 19, 2020Blackburn(home)1-0Championship
Dec 15, 2020QPR(away)0-0Championship
Dec 12, 2020Derby(away)0-0Championship
Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2020Birmingham(home)0-0Championship
Dec 19, 2020Millwall(away)1-1Championship
Dec 15, 2020Sheffield Wednesday(home)2-0Championship
Dec 12, 2020Brentford(home)1-3Championship
Dec 9, 2020Norwich(away)1-2Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 2 Stoke City wins, 1 draw, 2 Nottingham Forest wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 22, 2020Nottingham Forest 1-4 Stoke CityChampionship
Sep 27, 2019Stoke City 2-3 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Mar 2, 2019Stoke City 2-0 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Nov 10, 2018Nottingham Forest 0-0 Stoke CityChampionship
Sep 26, 2018Nottingham Forest 3-2 Stoke CityLeague Cup

Last archived meeting: Nottingham Forest vs Stoke City on Jul 22, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Stoke City score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Nottingham Forest score 0.7 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Stoke City1.11.195/156/15
Nottingham Forest0.71.146/153/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
8Stoke City10514171616

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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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