NOTTINGHAM VS BRISTOL CITY PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Nottingham Forest and Bristol City meet at The City Ground, in a match for the 45th day of the Championship. Bristol City won at home (2-1) when they last met in this league edition, on 12-16-2017. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 5 matches won 4 and lost 1. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and outside.
Nottingham Forest:
After 15 wins, 7 draws and 22 losses, the home team is currently in the 17 th position of the league, with 52 points won. In their last match, they beat Barnsley at home (3-0), after in the previous match they lost (2-1), in a match against Cardiff City. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Nottingham Forest has a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. In 44 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 26 times and only managed 3 comebacks. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 22 home matches for this competition: they scored 10 of their 25 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Nottingham Forest had a very irregular championship and this performance prevented the team from fighting for a better place at the top of the table. We remember that in the last game the home team beat Barnsley 3-0. In this match it will be expected that the coach Aitor Karanka plays in his usual tactical system, that is, the 4-2-3-1, benefiting the maintenance of the possession of the ball and the slow attacks, always looking for the offensive reference Brereton. On the other hand, Kieran Dowell, player who acts as an attacking midfielder, is the best marker of Nottingham Forest, with 9 goals scored. Everything indicates that the coach still can not count on the injured Dejagah.
Bristol City:
After 17 wins, 15 draws and 12 losses, the away team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 66 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Middlesbrough, by (2-1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Hull City, by (5-5). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 26 conceded; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 30 goals scored and 20 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Bristol City has a record of 4 draws and 6 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 11 away matches. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 44 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 16 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
The Bristol no longer believes that it can reach the area of the play-offs of promotion to the English first division and that has affected the team, as happened in the last game, when they drew 5-5 against Hull City. In this away game, coach Lee Johnson must line up in the usual 4-2-3-1, benefiting the defensive organization and the successive counterattacks, exploring in the best way the space in the defensive line of the opponent. Bobby Reid is the best finisher for Bristol, with 19 goals scored. O’Dowda will be out of this game due to an injury.
PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.68
