The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Nottingham Forest and Queens Park Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Huddersfield 0-1 Nott'm Forest
Sunday, May 29 at 4.30pm in Championship
Sunday, May 29 at 4.30pm in Championship
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 82 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 33 | 80 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 75 |
Last Game: Swansea 0-1 QPR
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 7 | 67 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 1 | 66 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 46 | 1 | 64 |
We said: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
On the back of their excellent win at Luton, QPR head into this game with plenty of confidence. Nevertheless, we cannot ignore Forest's general dominance at the City Ground, leading to a prediction of a narrow victory for the East Midlands giants. Read more.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 Nottingham Forest win with a probability of 48.86%. A draw had a probability of 26.6% and a win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 24.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.6%) and 2-1 (9.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.49%), while for a Queens Park Rangers win it was 0-1 (8.61%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Nottingham Forest | Draw | Queens Park Rangers |
| 48.86% | 26.6% | 24.54% |
| Both teams to score 46.77% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
