On Feb 12th, Nottingham Forest plays host to Stoke City in a meeting of these two Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Nottingham Forest recorded a 4-1 win against Leicester City. Philip Zinckernagel struck first for Nottingham Forest in the 23rd minute, then Brennan Johnson added another in the 24th minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Nottingham Forest should be reasonably happy with their performance, while stoke City sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Swansea City. Jaden Philogene-Bidace struck first for Stoke City in the 47th minute, then Lewis Baker added another in the 59th minute on a penalty shot In the end, Swansea City couldn’t muster any offence and Stoke City ran away with the shutout win. Stoke City is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Bet365 Stadium, Stoke City won by a score of 1 to 0. Josh Tymon struck first for Stoke City in the 66th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Nottingham Forest was frustrated by Stoke City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Stoke City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Jacob Brown has been the most prolific scorer on Stoke City in his last 5 matches with three goals. Nottingham Forest’s most prolific scorer has been Brennan Johnson. The Welsh midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.