Championship: Nottingham Forest vs Huddersfield Town
Beijing time on December 31, 2021 at 3:45 a.m., the 25th round of the Championship, Nottingham Forest will host Huddersfield Town at home. Nottingham Forest has performed well this season, with the team winning 9 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats after 24 league rounds, ranking 9th in the league with 34 points, and there is a 2-point gap with the promotion play-off area, and the team's current point-grabbing intention is beyond doubt. From the statistical point of view, Nottingham Forest has scored 32 goals in 24 league rounds, conceded 27 goals, and the offensive and defensive performance is still outstanding, and the special attack end is currently the fifth team with the most goals in the Championship.
Nottingham Forest has been relatively strong recently, once kept unbeaten in 9 games, the team in the last round of league away games against Middlesbrough, the possession rate of 47%, 7 shots on goal 0 shots on target, after giving the opponent a oolong gift in the first half, the second half was again broken by the opponent, and finally suffered a 0-2 clean sheet, which made the team's multi-game unbeaten record abruptly. Notably, Nottingham Forest's home record this season has been poor, with 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in 12 league home games, and its home field ranks 18th in the league.
Huddersfield have been in the lower league after nearly 2 seasons, and this season has become more and more courageous, after 24 league rounds, it has achieved 10 wins, 6 draws and 8 defeats, ranking 6th in the league with 36 points, the team is currently in the last place in the promotion play-off area, if the team wants to retain this position, then it needs to grab points consecutively. From the statistical point of view, Huddersfield scored 31 goals in 24 league rounds, conceded 29 goals, and although the attacking end performed well, the defensive end was still slightly insufficient.
Huddersfield have been in recent form, winning two consecutive league games and remaining unbeaten in four games. The team played blackpool at home in the last round of the league, dominating the scene, with 61% possession, 14 shots and 6 shots on target, Huddersfield was in a backward position in the first half of the game, but in the second half in the case of more than 1 person, with Thomas's open score, the situation on the field was reversed, and finally won the opponent 3-2, continuing the team's unbeaten record.
In terms of past matches between the two teams, Nottingham Forest has won 3, drawn 1 and lost 6 in the last 10 matches against Huddersfield, but the first leg of this season Nottingham Forest won 2-0 away from home. In terms of recent conditions, Nottingham Forest suffered a defeat in the last round, ending the previous nine unbeaten games, which is still a certain damage to the morale of the team; Huddersfield is back in form, but the defensive end has conceded consecutive goals, which still needs to be improved.