Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 2–0 Nottingham Forest

Championship · Sat, 07 Apr 2018 15:00 BST · Riverside Stadium

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

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Middlesbrough 2–0 Nottingham Forest — Middlesbrough won this Championship match.

Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Middlesbrough 2–0 Nottingham Forest · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: David Webb, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Middlesbrough 0 · draws 0 · Nottingham Forest 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Middlesbrough 2W 2D 1L · Nottingham Forest 1W 3D 1L

Middlesbrough 2–0 Nottingham Forest (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.14 / 4.29

Corners

against 5.29 / 5.57 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.14 / 3.57

Shots on target

against 3.71 / 4 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.14 / 3.43

Cards

against 3 / 2.14 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

2.83 yellows

Referee · David Webb, England

1.5 home / 1.33 away

over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 April 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 April 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Middlesbrough for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.14 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.29 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11.71 for · 13.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	12.29 for · 13.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.14 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.57 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.14 for · 9.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.29 for · 11.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.14 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	3.43 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: David Webb, England — 2.83 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 19.83 fouls over 12 matches (1.5 to the home side, 1.33 to the away side).

Home 1.5Away 1.33

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Assombalonga n 8	25.6	2.2 4/1	5.3 6/3	—
R. Shotton n 8	85.1	2 8/5	0.5 3/1	B. Watson
Adama Traoré n 8	82.5	1.8 6/2	3.5 8/7	Apostolos Vellios
R. Gestede n 8	52.1	1.7 6/2	1.1 4/1	—
P. Bamford n 8	85.8	1.6 6/4	0.9 4/3	Apostolos Vellios

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Bamford n 8	85.8	2.9 8/5	1.7 7/3
L. Baker n 8	58.8	2.9 5/4	0.8 2/2
J. Harrison n 8	54.1	2.5 6/5	0.8 4/0
Adama Traoré n 8	82.5	2.3 7/5	0.8 4/2
R. Gestede n 8	52.1	2.2 5/3	0.9 2/2

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Bamford n 8	85.8	1.2 6/2	0 0/0
Adama Traoré n 8	82.5	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
R. Gestede n 8	52.1	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	25.6	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
R. Shotton n 8	85.1	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Cranie n 8	29.3	1.2 2/1
G. Friend n 8	90	0.3 2/0
M. Bešić n 8	82.1	0.3 2/0
G. Leadbitter n 8	69.6	0.3 1/1
J. Harrison n 8	54.1	0.2 1/0

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Randolph n 8	90	2.9 6/4

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Apostolos Vellios n 6	41.5	2.5 3/3	0 0/0	P. Bamford
B. Brereton n 8	71.9	2.2 7/5	1.6 6/3	—
J. Lolley n 8	70	2.1 5/3	0.2 1/0	—
B. Watson n 8	90	2 7/5	0.5 3/1	R. Shotton
A. Guédioura n 6	37.2	2 3/1	1.2 2/1	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Apostolos Vellios n 6	41.5	3.3 4/2	0.4 1/0
L. Tomlin n 8	70	3.2 6/5	0.8 3/2
J. Lolley n 8	70	2.9 8/6	0.8 4/1
D. Murphy n 8	53.8	2.9 5/3	0.6 3/0
M. Cash n 8	74.8	2.1 6/6	0.9 4/2

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Tomlin n 8	70	0.5 2/1	0.3 2/0
J. Lolley n 8	70	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
M. Cash n 8	74.8	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
B. Brereton n 8	71.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
B. McKay n 8	52.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Lolley n 8	70	0.3 1/1
J. Worrall n 8	71	0.2 1/0
L. Tomlin n 8	70	0.2 1/0
B. McKay n 8	52.6	0.2 1/0
D. Fox n 8	90	0.1 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Pantilimon n 8	90	3.2 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Randolph	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
R. Shotton	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7
Daniel Ayala	90	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
B. Gibson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
G. Friend	90	0	2	1	1	1	0	7.1
J. Howson	90	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.2
G. Leadbitter	90	0	2	2	1	2	0	7.3
S. Downing	90	1	2	1	0	0	0	7.6
P. Bamford	89	0	3	1	0	1	0	6.9
Adama Traoré	81	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
M. Bešić	63	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
A. Clayton sub	27	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
B. Assombalonga sub	9	0	2	1	1	0	0	7
M. Cranie sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Pantilimon	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
T. Darikwa	90	1	0	1	3	0	6.8
Tobias Figueiredo	90	1	0	0	0	Y	6.2
D. Fox	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
B. Osborn	90	0	0	2	2	0	7.7
B. Watson	90	2	0	2	1	0	7
J. Colback	90	0	0	2	3	0	7
L. Tomlin	90	3	2	0	1	0	6.9
J. Lolley	90	4	1	2	4	0	7.9
K. Dowell	59	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
Apostolos Vellios	59	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. McKay	31	1	0	1	0	0	6.4
B. Brereton	31	1	0	0	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MiddlesbroughWWDLD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestWDDDL

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Middlesbrough 0 · 0 draws · Nottingham Forest 1 · 3 goals/game

2017-08-19 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Middlesbrough

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Middlesbrough#9 pos48 pts31 pl+11 GD

Nottingham Forest#17 pos35 pts31 pl-15 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.29

Nottingham Forest scored1.13

Middlesbrough conceded0.94

Nottingham Forest conceded1.61

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What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 1 meetings, Middlesbrough won 0, Nottingham Forest won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Middlesbrough 2W 2D 1L; Nottingham Forest 1W 3D 1L.

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