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FA Cup | Third Round
Jan 7, 2024 at 2pm UK
The City Ground
Blackpool

Nott'm Forest
2 - 2
Blackpool

Dominguez (39'), Gibbs-White (56')
Tavares (72')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Gabriel (25'), Morgan (27')
Husband (35'), Casey (45+3'), Morgan (71'), Connolly (78'), Grimshaw (90+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's FA Cup clash between Nottingham Forest and Blackpool, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Nottingham Forest

All competitions
Last Game: Nott'm Forest 2-1 Man Utd
Saturday, December 30 at 5.30pm in Premier League

Blackpool

All competitions
FA Cup
Last Game: Blackpool 2-0 Lincoln
Monday, January 1 at 3pm in League One

We said: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Blackpool

 Sunday's visitors may possess extremely fond memories of their most recent clash against Nottingham Forest, but under Santo at the City Ground, the Tricky Trees should be a different proposition entirely. Given the Tangerines' recent struggles away from Bloomfield Road, we anticipate Critchley's men falling short against their top-tier hosts, who may have vengeance on their minds too. 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 Blackpool win with a probability of 50.19%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 24.85%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.5%) and 0-2 (9.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.87%), while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 1-0 (7.42%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.

Result
Nottingham ForestDrawBlackpool
24.85% (0.141 0.14) 24.96% (0.065999999999999 0.07) 50.19% (-0.202 -0.2)
Both teams to score 51.83% (-0.055 -0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.36% (-0.145 -0.15)50.64% (0.149 0.15)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.45% (-0.128 -0.13)72.55% (0.13200000000001 0.13)
Nottingham Forest Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.94% (0.047000000000011 0.05)35.06% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.19% (0.044999999999998 0.04)71.81% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04)
Blackpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.81% (-0.14099999999999 -0.14)20.19% (0.146 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.51% (-0.228 -0.23)52.49% (0.232 0.23)
Score Analysis
    Nottingham Forest 24.85%
    Blackpool 50.18%
    Draw 24.96%
Nottingham ForestDrawBlackpool
1-0 @ 7.42% (0.053 0.05)
2-1 @ 6.22% (0.023 0.02)
2-0 @ 3.89% (0.032 0.03)
3-1 @ 2.17% (0.011 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.74% (0.0010000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 1.36% (0.013 0.01)
Other @ 2.06%
Total : 24.85%
1-1 @ 11.87% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
0-0 @ 7.08% (0.042000000000001 0.04)
2-2 @ 4.98% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-3 @ 0.93% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 24.96%
0-1 @ 11.32% (0.02 0.02)
1-2 @ 9.5% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
0-2 @ 9.06% (-0.026999999999999 -0.03)
1-3 @ 5.07% (-0.032 -0.03)
0-3 @ 4.83% (-0.036 -0.04)
2-3 @ 2.65% (-0.014 -0.01)
1-4 @ 2.03% (-0.022 -0.02)
0-4 @ 1.93% (-0.024 -0.02)
2-4 @ 1.06% (-0.01 -0.01)
Other @ 2.73%
Total : 50.18%

How you voted: Nott'm Forest vs Blackpool

Nottingham Forest
85.5%
Draw
3.6%
Blackpool
10.9%
55
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