Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Blackpool win with a probability of 36.87%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 34.85% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.78%) and 2-0 (6.86%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 0-1 (11.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.23%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest would win this match.