Blackburn Rovers vs Nottingham Forest – Preview, Tips and Odds

England: Championship
Blackburn
Full Time
0:2
Nottingham
Highlights and Stats


Ewood Park will welcome the teams of Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest on Wednesday for their meeting of the 31st round of the Championship. Blackburn Rovers are currently occupying 2nd place in the standings with 53 points, while Nottingham Forest are sitting on the 8th place with 43 points.

Blackburn Rovers vs Nottingham Forest Head to Head

TeamLast Game 2021/08/18Last 20 Games
Blackburn
win
  • ?
  • Waway
  • Laway
  • Lhome
  • Laway
  • Dhome
  • Waway
  • Dhome
  • Waway
  • Whome
  • Daway
  • Dhome
  • Dhome
  • Waway
  • Laway
  • Lhome
  • Whome
  • Daway
  • Waway
  • Laway
  • Whome
Nottingham
loss
  • ?
  • Lhome
  • Whome
  • Waway
  • Whome
  • Daway
  • Lhome
  • Daway
  • Lhome
  • Laway
  • Dhome
  • Daway
  • Daway
  • Lhome
  • Whome
  • Waway
  • Laway
  • Dhome
  • Lhome
  • Whome
  • Laway

Worth Mentioning

The outcome of their most recent encounter was an away win for Blackburn Rovers, with the final score being 2:1. The match went down on the 18th of August 2021. Across the most recent 10 H2H meetings, being the hosting side has not proven to be an advantage as the end results were 3 home victories and 4 away triumphs. Two of the previous five clashes produced over 2.5 goals and three witnessed goals at both ends. Throughout the extent of this period, Blackburn Rovers was not successful at all in maintaining a clean sheet, and Nottingham Forest managed to prevent goals in their net on two occasions. The preceding five matches between the contending teams ended with as many as 12 goals.

Blackburn Rovers vs Nottingham Forest Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games

BlackburnNottingham
  • Goals

    1.40
    1.15
  • Fouls

    10.55
    11.09
  • Corners

    4.55
    3.91
  • Offsides

    1.18
    1.73
  • Cards

    2.27
    2.27
  • Posession

    51%
    49%

Blackburn Rovers Form

  • ?
  • Laway
  • Daway
  • Whome
  • Laway
  • Waway
  • Laway
  • Dhome
  • Whome
  • Whome
  • Whome

Blackburn Rovers recorded a disappointing 1:0 away loss when coming up against Swansea City in a Championship encounter on February 5th. For the time being, the club is suffering a streak without a triumph for two consecutive matches with a total of 1 loss and 1 draw recorded in the process. Being the host has proven to be beneficial in Blackburn Rovers’s most recent 10 meetings. The hosting squad registered a triumph 6 times and have not been defeated in 8 out of 10 games. Out of the outfit’s latest 10 clashes, 2 finished without a winner and in a draw. None of the last five games produced over 2.5 goals and none witnessed goals at both ends. In the course of that period, Blackburn Rovers did not concede on three occasions. At the same time they failed to score a goal in three cases. There were a combined of 5 goals scored across their preceding five outings.
  • Goals
    1.10
  • Fouls
    11.33
  • Corners
    6.56
  • Offsides
    1.33
  • Cards
    3.33
  • Posession
    44%
LeagueDateTeam 1Team 2Team 1 ScoreTeam 2 ScoreForm
Championship2022/02/05Swansea CityBlackburn Rovers10 L
Championship2022/01/29Luton TownBlackburn Rovers00 D
Championship2022/01/24Blackburn RoversMiddlesbrough10 W
Championship2022/01/19Hull CityBlackburn Rovers20 L
Championship2022/01/15Cardiff CityBlackburn Rovers01 W
FA Cup2022/01/08Wigan AthleticBlackburn Rovers32 L
Championship2022/01/02Blackburn RoversHuddersfield Town00 D
Championship2021/12/29Blackburn RoversBarnsley21 W
Championship2021/12/18Blackburn RoversBirmingham City40 W
Championship2021/12/04Blackburn RoversPreston North End10 W

Nottingham Forest Form

  • ?
  • Whome
  • Laway
  • Whome
  • Whome
  • Waway
  • Whome
  • Lhome
  • Laway
  • Waway
  • Daway

In their most recent match Nottingham Forest played against Leicester City on Sunday, with the final score of the game being a comprehensive 4:1 home victory. Playing at home turned out to be favourable across the ten previous Nottingham Forest meetings, as they finished in seven victories for the hosting party and the visiting sides triumphed in three. For the last ten encounters, the outfit did not record any draws. All but one of their most recent five clashes produced more than 2.5 goals with three seeing both of the sides netting goals. Within this time frame Nottingham Forest were successful in keeping two clean sheets and netted one or more in all cases. During the team’s recent five outings, the goalkeepers had to pull the ball out of the nets 15 times altogether.
  • Goals
    1.60
  • Fouls
    11.90
  • Corners
    5.90
  • Offsides
    1.60
  • Cards
    2.00
  • Posession
    47%
LeagueDateTeam 1Team 2Team 1 ScoreTeam 2 ScoreForm
FA Cup2022/02/06Nottingham ForestLeicester City41 W
Championship2022/01/30Cardiff CityNottingham Forest21 L
Championship2022/01/25Nottingham ForestBarnsley30 W
Championship2022/01/22Nottingham ForestDerby County21 W
Championship2022/01/15MillwallNottingham Forest01 W
FA Cup2022/01/09Nottingham ForestArsenal10 W
Championship2021/12/30Nottingham ForestHuddersfield Town01 L
Championship2021/12/26MiddlesbroughNottingham Forest20 L
Championship2021/12/11Swansea CityNottingham Forest14 W
Championship2021/11/26West Bromwich AlbionNottingham Forest00 D

Formations and Lineups

Blackburn

Formation:4-4-1-1
  • G1Thomas Kaminski
  • D26Darragh Lenihan
  • D25Jan Paul van Hecke
  • D16Scott Wharton
  • D28Ryan Giles
  • M42Deyovaisio Zeefuik
  • M27Lewis Travis
  • M8Joe Rothwell
  • M7Reda Khadra
  • F21John Buckley
  • F22Ben Brereton Díaz
1 Thomas Kaminski 26 Darragh Lenihan 25 Jan Paul van Hecke 16 Scott Wharton 28 Ryan Giles 42 Deyovaisio Zeefuik 27 Lewis Travis 8 Joe Rothwell 7 Reda Khadra 21 John Buckley 22 Ben Brereton Díaz

Nottingham

Formation:3-5-2
  • G30Brice Samba
  • D4Joe Worrall
  • D27Steve Cook
  • D26Scott McKenna
  • M2Djed Spence
  • M22Ryan Yates
  • M8Jack Colback
  • M37James Garner
  • M15Max Lowe
  • F20Brennan Johnson
  • F9Keinan Davis
30 Brice Samba 4 Joe Worrall 27 Steve Cook 26 Scott McKenna 2 Djed Spence 22 Ryan Yates 8 Jack Colback 37 James Garner 15 Max Lowe 20 Brennan Johnson 9 Keinan Davis

Match Details

BlackburnvsNottingham
  • 90+3`
    (in) X. Silva(out) B. Johnson
  • 90`
    0 - 2
    B. Johnson (pen.)
  • 87`
    S. Surridge
  • 83`
    (in) R. Hedges(out) D. Zeefuik
  • 69`
    (in) S. Surridge(out) K. Davis
  • 69`
    J. Garner
  • 59`
    B. Brereton
  • 57`
    (in) T. Dolan(out) R. Khadra
  • 54`
    (in) S. Gallagher(out) J. Buckley
  • 53`
    D. Lenihan
  • 50`
    J. Rothwell
  • 40`
    D. Lenihan
  • 31`
    J. Colback
  • 23`
    0 - 1
    J. GarnerK. Davis
  • 18`
    J. Buckley

Players Ratings

BlackburnvsNottingham
  • 16Scott Wharton
    7.2 / 10
  • 22Ben Brereton Díaz
    7.2 / 10
  • 1Thomas Kaminski
    6.9 / 10
  • 10Tyrhys Dolan
    6.9 / 10
  • 8Joe Rothwell
    6.6 / 10
  • 9Sam Gallagher
    6.6 / 10
  • 25Jan Paul van Hecke
    6.5 / 10
  • 28Ryan Giles
    6.3 / 10
  • 42Deyovaisio Zeefuik
    6.3 / 10
  • 27Lewis Travis
    6.3 / 10
  • 19Ryan Hedges
    6.3 / 10
  • 21John Buckley
    6.2 / 10
  • 7Reda Khadra
    6 / 10
  • 26Darragh Lenihan
    5.6 / 10
  • 30Brice Samba
    8.6 / 10
  • 37James Garner
    7.9 / 10
  • 26Scott McKenna
    7.5 / 10
  • 20Brennan Johnson
    7.5 / 10
  • 9Keinan Davis
    7.5 / 10
  • 15Max Lowe
    7.2 / 10
  • 4Joe Worrall
    7 / 10
  • 8Jack Colback
    7 / 10
  • 16Sam Surridge
    7 / 10
  • 27Steve Cook
    6.9 / 10
  • 2Djed Spence
    6.9 / 10
  • 22Ryan Yates
    6.7 / 10

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