Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest

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🕒 Sun, 26 Dec 2021 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Josh Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 7 · Nottingham Forest 4
Referee Stats
24 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 54%
Draws 17%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (12-7).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (6-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 14-2-7

Goals For / Against

34 / 21
Avg: 1.48 / 0.91

Points

44
Avg: 1.91

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

4
Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

25
W-D-L: 12-7-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 19
Avg: 1.32 / 0.76

Points

43
Avg: 1.72

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.91
PPG
1.72
1.48
GF
1.32
0.91
GA
0.76
39%
O2.5
30%
48%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank7th
Nottingham Forest rank4th
Middlesbrough points70
Nottingham Forest points80
Middlesbrough: #7 · 70 pts · GD +9
18 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Nottingham Forest: #4 · 80 pts · GD +33
8 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W L L L
Points6/15
Weighted index60
Goals5-5
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

D L W W L
Points7/15
Weighted index44
Goals3-3
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home83%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home35%
Nottingham Forest score away74%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first0%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%
Nottingham Forest score first0%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 0% · Nottingham Forest 0%

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.48 vs 1.41
Middlesbrough concede at home0.91 vs 1.09
Nottingham Forest score away1.32 vs 1.09
Nottingham Forest concede away0.76 vs 1.41
Middlesbrough score 4% above league average, while Nottingham Forest score 21% above league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 17% below league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 46% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
0
Total Shots
12
7
Shots off Goal
3
6
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
10
4
Shots Outside Box
2
3
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
6
8
Fouls
11
11
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
5
Total Passes
451
386
Passes Accurate
361
300
Passes %
80%
78%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins6
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals5 (41.7%)
BTTS5 (41.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS1 (16.7%)

Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-Head History by Season