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 41.33%. A win for Aston Villa had a probability of 34.05% and a draw had a probability of 24.59%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.67%) and 2-0 (6.57%). The likeliest Aston Villa win was 0-1 (7.92%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.5%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood.