Our prediction for this Championship match:
Nottingham Forest
Match Time & Date:
04/12/2021
16:00
Prediction: 3-0
Peterborough
Nottingham Forest will look to extend their unbeaten run to seven games when they host Peterborough to their City Ground on Matchday 21. The Reds have been showing signs of improvement of late, but they need to start winning on a regular basis if they are to secure a top-six finish. All Max Lowe, Loic Mbe Soh, and Jordi Osei-Tutu are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Posh, on the other hand, are on a six-game winless run in the Championship. The newcomers do not seem to be competitive at this level, and given their poor away record, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the Reds. Both Jack Marriott and Ricky-Jade Jones are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Jack Colback):
After spending nine years at Sunderland youth academy, Jack Colback signed a loan deal with Ipswich Town on 6 August, 2009. The left-footed midfielder, who is capable of playing at left back as well, made 37 appearances for the Championship side, scoring four goals in the English second tier.
Against all odds, Colback decided to sign for Sunderland’s bitterest rivals Newcastle United on 9 June, 2014 and it has to be noted he became the first player to move directly from Sunderland to Newcastle since 1998 when Lionel Perez did the same. In 2015 Sunderland fans created a sick banner depicting Colback hanging with a noose around his neck and that caused uproar on social media.
Colback and his teammates from Newcastle dropped to the Championship at the end of the 2015/2016 season, but he decided not to leave the club. Colback scored 5 goals in 64 appearances for Newcastle United in the Premier League. He is well known for his passing skills, he rarely gives the ball away and journalist often compare him with Italy ace Andrea Pirlo.
Highlighted Team (Peterborough):
Founded in 1934, Peterborough United are a professional club that competes in the League One. The Posh play their home games at London Road Stadium, the venue with the capacity of 15,314. Peterborough’s home colour is blue, whilst the colour of their away kit is blue. The Posh have the third kit as well where yellow and black are the dominant colours.
Peterborough United’s biggest success came in the 1964/1965 when the club booked their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Chelsea, though, proved to be a big catch for the Posh, beating them 5-1 in London. It has to be noted that Peterborough United made it to the Football League Cup semis in the 1965/1966 season, with the team losing to WBA in the two-legged tie.
The likes of Cambridge United and Northampton Town are considered the club’s main rivals. The Posh have built a rivalry with Huddersfield Town, with fans seeing MK Dons as rivals as well.
