Sheffield United - Nottingham Forest 1st Leg

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Nailed on provided everyone is fit.

If everyone is fit then surely Davies to start?

Like I said earlier in the thread I wouldn't risk him and I meant that providing everyone is fit from that starting eleven which Tugger posted.

[Username]

Some interesting stats from @TwentyFirstGrp on Twatter:

The @SkyBetChamp play-offs start this weekend and our projection models make @NFFC favourites to win promotion after meeting @htafc in the final. There isn't much in it, with our models predicting the winner is likely to come from the tie between @NFFC and @SheffieldUnited.

According to data teams that finish 3rd have won the @SkyBetChamp play-offs 42% of the time. Which is good news for @htafc! It perhaps isn't such good news for @NFFC and @LutonTown with 4th and 6th placed teams promoted less frequently.

Data shows that having form going into the @SkyBetChamp play-offs hasn't been important. The form team going into the play-offs has fallen in the semi-finals 59% of the time. @htafc are the form team this year, followed by @NFFC, @SheffieldUnited, and @LutonTown.

[Username]

Interesting point about form given some of the wrist slitting over the last two matches

[Tricky]

Some interesting stats from @TwentyFirstGrp on Twatter:

The @SkyBetChamp play-offs start this weekend and our projection models make @NFFC favourites to win promotion after meeting @htafc in the final. There isn't much in it, with our models predicting the winner is likely to come from the tie between @NFFC and @SheffieldUnited.

According to data teams that finish 3rd have won the @SkyBetChamp play-offs 42% of the time. Which is good news for @htafc! It perhaps isn't such good news for @NFFC and @LutonTown with 4th and 6th placed teams promoted less frequently.

Data shows that having form going into the @SkyBetChamp play-offs hasn't been important. The form team going into the play-offs has fallen in the semi-finals 59% of the time. @htafc are the form team this year, followed by @NFFC, @SheffieldUnited, and @LutonTown.

Out of the 34 Championship Play Off finals to date the winners finished in the positions below:-

3rd = 13 times

4th 7 times

5th 9 times

6th 5 times.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Interesting point about form given some of the wrist slitting over the last two matches

Where was that?

[stefanduma]

Interesting match preview.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Forest fans attending Sheffield tomorrow for the play-off 1st leg, the away friendly pubs Howard, Globe and Graduate are open from 10am. Turnstiles open at 1.30pm with the away end still being on Bramall Lane but the Upper tier part of the stand.

[Mcforest]

A great read from the forest boffin

[RyanR]

I hadn’t heard of this blog before, thanks for sharing. Really interesting read. I think we should be leaving Bramhall Lane with a result. Exciting!

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Jonno:

"The mood has been really positive. Everyone's just really excited and focused to play well on Saturday. We all know it's a big game and bigger than just a normal league game, but we've got to approach it the same way we approach a league game."

[BadDog]

News being broken that Davis is fully fit and will travel.

[Sausage Roll]

Excellent. If it's true.