Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 1–0 Nottingham Forest

Championship · Sat, 31 Oct 2020 15:00 GMT · Riverside Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Middlesbrough · Nottingham Forest · Head-to-head

Middlesbrough 1–0 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 1–0 Nottingham Forest · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: L. Mason
Head-to-head (last 6): Middlesbrough 1 · draws 2 · Nottingham Forest 3 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Middlesbrough 3W 2D 0L · Nottingham Forest 1W 3D 1L

Middlesbrough 1–0 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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 0.63

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 6

Corners

against 3.17 / 5 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.17 / 4

Shots on target

against 2.67 / 3.25 · 0 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.17 / 1

Cards

against 0.83 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 October 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 October 2020. 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	1 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	11.5 for · 10.5 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	13.75 for · 7.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3.17 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 3.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 12.5 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	14.75 for · 10.75 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.17 for · 0.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2020. 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
Sam Morsy n 8	68.3	2.8 7/6	0.8 2/2	—
B. Assombalonga n 8	76.1	2.5 8/5	1.9 7/4	L. Freeman
G. Saville n 8	88.5	1.9 8/5	1.5 6/4	J. Colback
M. Browne n 8	52.5	1.7 4/2	3.6 7/4	—
Nathan Wood n 4	40	1.7 3/0	0.6 1/0	L. Freeman

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Browne n 8	52.5	2.8 6/4	1.1 4/1
A. Fletcher n 8	76.8	2.5 7/6	1.3 5/3
L. Wing n 8	40.1	2.5 3/3	0.8 3/0
P. Roberts n 8	65	2.3 6/5	0.3 1/1
H. Coulson n 8	34.4	2 4/1	0.7 2/0

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Browne n 8	52.5	0.4 2/0	0.9 4/0
L. Wing n 8	40.1	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
A. Fletcher n 8	76.8	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
P. Roberts n 8	65	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
G. Saville n 8	88.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. McNair n 8	84.4	2.7 8/4
M. Bola n 8	90	2.3 8/6
G. Saville n 8	88.5	2.3 7/5
L. Wing n 8	40.1	2.2 6/2
M. Tavernier n 8	76.8	1.8 5/4

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Bettinelli n 8	90	1.9 4/2

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2020. 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
S. Sow n 8	45.4	4 7/5	2.2 6/3	—
J. Colback n 8	83	2.4 7/6	2.2 7/5	G. Saville
A. Mighten n 8	21.8	2.1 2/1	5.7 5/4	—
L. Freeman n 8	65.5	1.9 6/2	1.5 5/3	Nathan Wood
L. Taylor n 8	48	1.9 5/2	1.6 5/1	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Grabban n 8	69.5	2.9 6/5	0.3 2/0
A. Knockaert n 8	71	2.7 7/4	0.5 2/1
L. Taylor n 8	48	1.9 5/2	1.2 3/1
R. Yates n 8	88.8	1.8 8/6	0.6 5/0
S. Ameobi n 8	73	1.7 5/3	0.8 5/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Lolley n 8	69.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
R. Yates n 8	88.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
S. Ameobi n 8	73	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
C. Jenkinson n 8	72.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
A. Knockaert n 8	71	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Sow n 8	45.4	4.2 7/6
H. Arter n 8	68.5	3.3 7/7
J. Colback n 8	83	2.8 7/7
Nuno da Costa n 8	57.1	2.8 5/4
S. Ameobi n 8	73	2.2 5/3

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Samba n 8	90	2.4 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Bettinelli	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Dijksteel	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.5
Nathan Wood	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
P. McNair	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.3
M. Bola	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
J. Howson	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
G. Saville	90	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
M. Tavernier	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
H. Coulson	77	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	7.3
B. Assombalonga	70	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
Sam Morsy	34	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.2
D. Spence sub	56	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
Chuba Akpom sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Johnson sub	13	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.7

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Samba	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Christie	90	0	0	1	3	0	6.3
Tobias Figueiredo	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
S. McKenna	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
G. Bong	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
R. Yates	90	2	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Colback	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
A. Knockaert	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
Miguel Guerrero	77	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Freeman	65	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
S. Ameobi	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Lolley sub	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Cafú sub	25	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
L. Taylor sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	6.3

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

MiddlesbroughWDWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.2 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestLWDDD

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

Head-to-head last 6

Middlesbrough 1 · 2 draws · Nottingham Forest 3 · 2.67 goals/game

2020-03-02 Middlesbrough 2–2 Nottingham Forest
2019-12-10 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Middlesbrough
2019-04-22 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Middlesbrough
2018-10-06 Middlesbrough 0–2 Nottingham Forest
2018-04-07 Middlesbrough 2–0 Nottingham Forest
2017-08-19 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Middlesbrough

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Middlesbrough#10 pos64 pts46 pl+2 GD

Nottingham Forest#17 pos52 pts46 pl-8 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.2

Nottingham Forest scored0.8

Middlesbrough conceded1.15

Nottingham Forest conceded0.98

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What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 6 meetings, Middlesbrough won 1, Nottingham Forest won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Middlesbrough 3W 2D 0L; Nottingham Forest 1W 3D 1L.

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