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Championship | Gameweek 30
Apr 6, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
City Ground
Coventry City

Nott'm Forest
2 - 0
Coventry

Johnson (25'), Garner (61')
Worrall (21'), Zinckernagel (54'), Colback (90+2')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Bidwell (39'), Hyam (77'), O'Hare (90+7')

Preview: Nottingham Forest vs. Coventry City - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Nottingham Forest and Coventry City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Nottingham Forest play host to Coventry City on Wednesday evening looking for the victory which could move the club into the Championship playoff positions.

However, Coventry, who are in 11th spot, will move to within two points of their seventh-placed hosts if they can prevail at the City Ground.


Match preview

Nottingham Forest's Brennan Johnson celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates on April 2, 2022© Reuters

While Forest were naturally disappointed to push Liverpool so hard in the FA Cup quarter-finals without progressing further in the competition, Steve Cooper perhaps will not mind that his squad can focus on the promotion race.

For all of their eye-catching performances, there have been times when Forest have been inconsistent, but Saturday's 4-1 victory at Blackpool was their third Championship success in a row.

As many as 10 goals have been scored during that period, Brennan Johnson netting three of the five most recent strikes to take his tally for the campaign to 13.

At the other end of the pitch, Forest have conceded just three times in six matches, but they still only possess the 14th-best home record in the division.

Even though Forest remain outside of the playoff spots, possessing three matches in hand arguably puts Forest in a more favourable position than many of the clubs above them.

Coventry City manager Mark Robins on January 29, 2022© Reuters

From Coventry's perspective, they are almost at the point of no return with regards to the playoffs having won just one of their last seven fixtures.

Although Mark Robins and his squad can be relatively satisfied with their efforts this campaign, their promotion bid has lost steam ahead of the run-in.

To their credit, they battled on gamely to earn a share of the spoils against Blackburn Rovers at the weekend, Viktor Gyokeres's equaliser coming deep into added-on time.

However, now sitting six points adrift of the playoffs, a point did not feel enough, and Robins realistically needs to encourage his side to go on the attack against one of their direct rivals.

Nottingham Forest Championship form:
  • D
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • W
  • W

Nottingham Forest form (all competitions):
  • D
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • L
  • W

Coventry City Championship form:
  • L
  • L
  • W
  • L
  • D
  • D



Team News

Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper celebrates after the match on March 12, 2022© Reuters

Barring any injury issues, Cooper may decide to stick with the Forest XI which ruthlessly dispatched of Blackpool at the weekend.

Goalkeeper Brice Samba was preferred to Ethan Horvath, who had been away on international duty, but Samba is expected to remain between the sticks.

Although Lewis Grabban is now back in contention after injury, the forward will only be selected among the replacements with Keinan Davis and Sam Surridge ahead of him in the pecking order.

With Jake Clarke-Salter potentially out for the season and Kyle McFadzean having not returned to training by the weekend, the Coventry XI may stay the same.

However, Ben Sheaf is an option either in defence or midfield if Robins wants to freshen up his side.

Nottingham Forest possible starting lineup:
Samba; Worrall, Figueiredo, McKenna; Spence, Yates, Garner, Colback; Zinckernagel; Johnson, Davis

Coventry City possible starting lineup:
Moore; Rose, Hyam, Bidwell; Dabo, Allen, Hamer, Maatsen; O'Hare; Gyokeres, Godden


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We say: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Coventry City

Coventry have reached a point where they may as well push hard for all three points, something which should help the game as a spectacle. However, Forest remain one of the form teams in the division, and we expect the home side to make relatively light work of the Sky Blues.



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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Nottingham Forest win with a probability of 47.35%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 26.76% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.21%) and 2-0 (8.71%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 0-1 (8.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.3%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest would win this match.


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How you voted: Nott'm Forest vs Coventry

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Draw
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Coventry City
8.1%
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