EFL Cup | Second Round
Aug 23, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Blundell Park
We said: Grimsby Town 0-3 Nottingham Forest
With so many new signings likely to be provided with a chance by Cooper at Grimsby, there is a chance the visitors could be a little disjointed.
However, some of the players expected to start have the potential to hugely improve Forest, who could enjoy themselves in Lincolnshire on Tuesday.
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 43.28%. A win for Grimsby Town had a probability of 31.04% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.97%) and 0-2 (7.44%). The likeliest Grimsby Town win was 1-0 (8.29%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-3 win for Nottingham Forest in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Nottingham Forest.
| Result |
| Grimsby Town | Draw | Nottingham Forest |
31.04% ( 0) | 25.68% ( 0) | 43.28% ( -0.01) |
| Both teams to score 53.98% ( -0.02) |
