Match Report
Nottingham Forest, 17th on 52 points, faced a 45-point deficit to Norwich City (1st, 97). Norwich City had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.8/0.98 for Nottingham Forest and 1.63/0.78 for Norwich City (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.15.
Norwich City had won eight straight, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Nottingham Forest, 15/15 for Norwich City.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Nottingham Forest 2, draws 3, Norwich City 6, at 3.09 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 73% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 82%.
The venue was The City Ground in Nottingham, with room for 30,603 spectators. On the scoreboard, Norwich City led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.