EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 24, 2021 at 8pm UK

The City Ground

Nott'm Forest
0 - 4
Wolves

FT(HT: 0-0)

Saiss (58'), Podence (60'), Trincao (86'), Gibbs-White (88')

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Wolverhampton Wanderers' Romain Saiss celebrates scoring their first goal against Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup on August 24, 2021

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The Match

Match Report

Romain Saiss, Daniel Podence, Francisco Trincao and Morgan Gibbs-White ensured victory.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Wolverhampton Wanderers win with a probability of 38.46%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 35.29% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.39%) and 0-2 (6.57%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 (9.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.48%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wolverhampton Wanderers would win this match.

Result
Nottingham Forest	Draw	Wolverhampton Wanderers
35.29%	26.25%	38.46%

Both teams to score 53.31%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.69%

51.31%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.87%

73.13%

Nottingham Forest Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.1%

27.9%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.49%

63.51%

Wolverhampton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.94%

26.06%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.89%

61.11%

Score Analysis

Nottingham Forest 35.29%

Wolverhampton Wanderers 38.46%

Draw 26.25%

Nottingham Forest	Draw	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1-0 @ 9.28% 2-1 @ 7.97% 2-0 @ 5.93% 3-1 @ 3.39% 3-0 @ 2.52% 3-2 @ 2.28% 4-1 @ 1.08% Other @ 2.84% Total : 35.29%	1-1 @ 12.48% 0-0 @ 7.27% 2-2 @ 5.36% 3-3 @ 1.02% Other @ 0.12% Total : 26.25%	0-1 @ 9.78% 1-2 @ 8.39% 0-2 @ 6.57% 1-3 @ 3.76% 0-3 @ 2.95% 2-3 @ 2.4% 1-4 @ 1.27% 0-4 @ 0.99% Other @ 2.36% Total : 38.46%