EFL Stats Gallery: xG, possession, aerial duels and more from Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest | OneFootball

Bristol City hosted Nottingham Forest at the Ashton Gate Stadium on Matchday 13 of the 2021 EFL Championship season. The game ended 2-1 in favour of the visitors after Bristol City had taken the lead in the first half through Alex Scott. Forest came back with two stoppage-time goals from substitute Lyle Taylor to win them the three points.

We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;

* shot maps

* xT (expected threat)

* pass networks

* xG timelines

* defensive duels

* average positions and much more!

We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;

Who was the highest xT creator for Bristol City? Who had the highest xG in the match?

To navigate the stats gallery simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.

At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.

Bristol City’s Starting XI (3-5-2): D. Bentley, Tomas Kalas, Rob Atkinson, Nathan Baker, Ale Scotty Matty James and A Weimann, Chris Martin, N Wells.

The average positions of the Bristol City players show that they tried to get forward and make their presence felt in the opposition half.

Nottingham Forest’s Starting XI (3-4-1-2): Brice Samba, Scott McKenna, Tobias Figueiredo, Joe Worral, Max Lowe, James Garner, Ryan Yates, Djed Spence, Zinckernagel, Lewis Grabban, Brennan Johnson. The average positions of the Forest players show that they were the more attacking team in the match, with their players’ position mostly being in the opposition half.

Bristol City had a decent game in which they created an xG of 1.60 in the match, with a total of eight shots and just two on target. They only had 32% possession and were able to score one goal. The visitors, Forest, had a much higher xG of 2.69, with a total of 14 shots five on target and two goals.

This was a very interesting game between the two clubs, as Lyle Taylor had the highest individual xG of 1.94. Many players took multiply shots, while Joe Worrall had the highest passes into the final third.

The shot map for the home side shows that they took almost took all shots from inside the box and were also able to score once. They hit the target a total of four times. The visitors shot map shows that they took shots from both inside and outside of the penalty area. One goal game from near the penalty spot, while the other from inside the six-yard box.

The xT creation timeline shows that after a good start by the home team in the first half, the visitors came back strongly towards the end of the second to win 2-1. The xG timeline also shows a similar story to the match. There were only a few passes recorded for Bristol City in this match. Matty James had the highest attempted passes in the match with 37, while Andreas Weimann received the most with 26. Nottingham Forest had a lot of passes recorded in their match. Mike Lowe attempted a total of 77 passes in the match and also received 58 which was the highest. The passing zones of Bristol City show that they completed most of their passes in the midfield areas. They only had a few crosses and smart passes, with Matty James and Weimann both had multiple passes and crosses into the box.

The passing zones of the visitors show that they pass around all over the pitch looking for the best chaced. They also put in a decent number of crosses in the match. The xT creation zones of Bristol City show that they did not create decent chances and opportunities in and around the box. Andreas Weimann had the highest xT from passing. Andreas Weimann was their best creator when it came to passing. From the substitutes, Nahki Wells came on and provided a decent xT from dribbling.

The xT creation ones for the visitors show that they created a lot of threats and opportunities into the opposition half. Many players had decent xT generation.

Max Lowe, James Garner, Brennan Johnson ad Lewis Grabban had high xT generation from passing. Brennan Johnson also had the highest xT from dribbling. Bristol City contested in most of the defensive duels in their own defensive third. Rob Atkinson won five defensive duels for the team in the match. There were only a few aerial duels contested in the match, with Chris Martin winning three, the highest among Bristol players.

A lot of loose ball duels have been contested all over the pitch, with Matty James winning the most, making five loose ball recoveries. Nottingham Forest contested a few defensive duels in defence and midfield. Most of their payers were able to win one or two each.

There were only a few aerial duels contested in the match by both teams. Forest players Spence, Worrall and Figueiredo all won three aerial balls each.

There were a lot of Loose  Ball Duels contested in the match all over the football pitch. Joe Worrall won three loose balls from his team, while Grabban also made three loose ball recoveries up front.

Nottingham Forest’s away win sees them come up to 16th I’m the standing with 17 points from 13 games. On the other hand, the hosts, Bristol City are at 16th with just 16 points from their 13 games.

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EFL Stats Gallery: Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest