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Nottingham Forest Barnsley betting prediction


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The most probable scenario for this match will be for a couple of goals being scored. We believe Nottingham Forest will dominate most of the match and have the best scoring chances, but Barnsley's quick transitions will create scoring chances. On the other hand, Nottingham Forest has a good attack when playing at home, so it is likely they will score some goals. So we believe a bet towards the over has a lot of value.
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Preview
Nottingham Forest and Barnsley face at The City Ground, in a match for the 25th round of the Championship. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 25‑11‑2016, Nottingham Forest got an away win by (2‑5). The head‑to‑head history of the last 3 years favours the home team, since in the last 4 matches they won 2, tied 1 and lost 1. Barnsley registers significant differences between home and away results, so special attention is due to the home/away factor.

Analysis Nottm Forest

After 7 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses, the home team is in the 18th position, havinf won 26 points so far. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Newcastle United by (3‑1), after in the previous match they have lost (2‑1) an away match against Huddersfield Town. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Nottingham Forest has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 15 points out of 30 possible. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 1‑0 (4 out of 11 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 11 of the last 11 for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 24 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 12 times and have only turned the score around in 2.

Nottingham Forest heads into this match after a 3-1 loss away from home against Newcastle, their 5th consecutive match without a win, as Dumitru scored their goal. In this match, coach Philippe Montanier should use a 3-4-3 formation, prioritising ball possession and organized attacks, especially through the wings, as Dumitru is a very quick player and great at getting the ball forward. Apostolos Vellios is one of their best scorers, with 6 goals. In this match, they will be without Matthew Mills, suspended, in addition to Fryatt, Cohen, Perquis and Gonzalez, injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Stephen Henderson, Matty Cash, Eric Lichaj, Michael Mancienne, Jack Hobbs, Thomas Lam, David Vaughan, Hildeberto Pereira, Ben Osborn, Nicolao Dumitru, Britt Assombalonga.

Analysis Barnsley

The away team is currently in the 9th position of the league, with 35 points won, after 10 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Blackburn Rovers, by (2‑0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Birmingham City, by (2‑2). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in away matches, with 32 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 24 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Barnsley has a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 1‑0 (4 out of 11 matches). Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 24 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 11 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Barnsley heads into this match after a 2-2 draw against Birmingham, their 3rd consecutive match without a loss, as Bradshaw and Winnall scored their goals. In this away match, coach Paul Heckingbottom should maintain a 4-4-2 formation, with Winnall and Bradshaw as their forwards. However, it is Winnall their top scorer with 10 goals. In this match, they will be without Roberts, suspended, in addition to Armstrong and White, who are injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Adam Davies, Adam Jackson, James Bree, Angus MacDonald, Andy Yiadom, Josh Scowen, Conor Hourihane, Adam Hammill, Ryan Williams, Ryan Kent, Tom Bradshaw.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Nottm Forest vs Barnsley match, on 2 January 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy US, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Nottm Forest vs Barnsley on 2 January 2017 will be played at Nottingham, The City Ground.

 

Championship - 2016/2017

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 47.4%
  • Draws 23.7%
  • Away team wins 28.9%
  • Over 1.5 73.61%
  • Over 2.5 48.83%
  • Over 3.5 25.13%
  • Goals 1446
  • Goals /match 2.6
  • Goals /match home 1.49
  • Goals /match away 1.11
  • Both teams score 52.6%
  • Goals after 80' 17.98%
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