Championship

Championship | 2nd Leg

May 17, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

The City Ground

Nott'm Forest
1 - 2
Sheff Utd

(3-3 on aggregate)

Johnson (19')
McKenna (75'), Worrall (90+1'), Cook (111')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Gibbs-White (47'), Fleck (75')
Heckingbottom (38'), Robinson (58')

Nott'm Forest win 3-2 on penalties

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The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Nottingham Forest

Last Six:

Last Game: Huddersfield 0-1 Nott'm Forest
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

Sheffield United

Last Six:

Last Game: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (3-2 pen.)
Tuesday, May 17 at 7.45pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
4	Nottingham Forest	46	33	80
5	Sheffield United	46	18	75
6	Luton Town	46	8	75

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 43.7%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 28.63% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.58%) and 2-0 (8.45%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (9.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.

Result
Nottingham Forest	Draw	Sheffield United
43.7%	27.67%	28.63%

Both teams to score 46.78%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.41%

58.59%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.85%

79.15%

Nottingham Forest Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.38%

26.62%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.14%

61.85%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.76%

36.24%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.97%

73.03%

Score Analysis

Nottingham Forest 43.69%

Sheffield United 28.63%

Draw 27.67%

Nottingham Forest	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 12.76% 2-1 @ 8.58% 2-0 @ 8.45% 3-1 @ 3.78% 3-0 @ 3.73% 3-2 @ 1.92% 4-1 @ 1.25% 4-0 @ 1.23% Other @ 1.99% Total : 43.69%	1-1 @ 12.96% 0-0 @ 9.65% 2-2 @ 4.35% Other @ 0.71% Total : 27.67%	0-1 @ 9.79% 1-2 @ 6.58% 0-2 @ 4.97% 1-3 @ 2.23% 0-3 @ 1.68% 2-3 @ 1.47% Other @ 1.92% Total : 28.63%