After losing both play-off games last season, Nottingham Forest are up for another two games this season. Their opponents, Swansea lost the 6th spot last year in the final round to Blackpool
Nottingham Forest
The team finished the season on the 6th spot with 75 points in 46 matches. Their home record reads W13 D8 L2, scoring 43 goals in those games and conceding 22. The team barely lost any games at home, but had the worst away record from the Top 6 teams. Last home loss for Forest was against another Top 6 team, Reading with 3:4. Since then the team was able to record 3 consecutive victories scoring a total of 10 goals in them and conceding just 3.
Swansea
After letting go of the 6th spot last season in the final round (perhaps for financial reasons or just bad luck), the Welsh team is back in Top 6 and will be playing a play-off against Nottingham Forest. Swansea were able to reach the 3rd spot in the final round this year, winning their last game against Sheffield Utd at home with 4:0. They were able to equalize Cardiff by points, and take their 3rd place with goal difference. The team’s away record this season is W9 D3 L11. Eleven losses away from home, is the highest amount of losses among top 9 teams in the table.
Prediction
With Nottingham winning the first game this season against Swansea with 3:1, and losing their visit with 3:2, seems like this will be a very competitive play-off. Overall forest has met Swansea 6 times since 2006. Their record reads W3 D2 L1, being unbeaten in the past 5 meetings here.
My prediction would be a victory for Nottingham Forest. Knowing this is the first leg of the play-offs, Nottingham must win, in order to stand a chance when visiting. What better opponent, that Swansea a team that has lost almost 50% of their visits this season.
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