Nottingham – Bristol City Prediction & Picks (19.01.2019)

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Nottingham – Bristol City SOCCER PICKS

Nottingham Forest and Bristol City meet at The City Ground, in a match for the 28th day of the Championship. The two teams tied (1-1), on 04-08-2018, in the previous match for this edition of the league. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates total equilibrium between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 04-28-2018, for the Championship, which ended in a draw by (0-0). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Nottingham Forest presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Nottingham Forest:

After 9 wins, 12 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 39 points won. In the last match, they lost in an away match against Reading (2-0), after in the previous match they won (4-2) at home, against Leeds United. 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 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Nottingham Forest has a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 17 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 13 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 27 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 13 home matches for this competition: they have scored 7 of their 17 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).

Nottingham Forest leaves for this game with a defeat, by 2-0, in the displacement to the land of the Reading, adding the second official game without tasting the flavor of the victory. We emphasize that the locals are going through a difficult time, as they won only 2 wins in the last 10 games played. The great objective of the premises will be to occupy a place at the top of the qualifying table. For this game coach Simon Ireland must re-align his team in a 4-2-3-1, with Diogo Gonçalves being the main responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. Lewis Grabban is the great highlight of Nottingham Forest, with 14 goals and 2 assists. For this game the coach does not have Daniel Fox and Darkwa, both with physical problems.

Bristol City:

After 11 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses, the away team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 41 points won. In the last match, they have won at home against Bolton Wanderers by (2-1), after in the previous match they have won away, in a match against Stoke City, by (0-2). This is a team that usually shows similar results, at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home team factor, as in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 away league matches Bristol City has a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 14 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 13 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 27 matches in this competition, he only managed 3 comebacks in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The Bristol City comes to this game with a 2-1 victory at the reception to Bolton, totaling an excellent series of 9 games in a row without losing in the championship: the goals of the team were scored by Matt Taylor and Kasey Palmer. Outside the home, the visitors won 6 victories in 13 games played. In this away game, coach Lee Johnson must maintain his usual 4-2-3-1, Famara Diédhiou being the team’s most offensive reference. In addition, the player mentioned above is the highlight of this formation, with 7 goals scored. For this game the coach has all the staff at his disposal.


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