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 50.29%. A win for Southampton had a probability of 25.57% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.61%) and 2-0 (8.5%). The likeliest Southampton win was 0-1 (6.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.41%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Nottingham Forest | Draw | Southampton |
| 50.29% ( | 24.14% ( | 25.57% ( |
| Both teams to score 55.12% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 53.37% ( | 46.63% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 31.1% ( | 68.9% ( |
| Nottingham Forest Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 81.42% ( | 18.58% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | |
| 50.14% ( | 49.85% ( |
| Southampton Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 67.7% ( | 32.3% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | |
| 31.2% ( | 68.8% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Nottingham Forest | Draw | Southampton |
| 1-0 @ 10.1% ( 2-1 @ 9.61% ( 2-0 @ 8.5% ( 3-1 @ 5.39% ( 3-0 @ 4.77% ( 3-2 @ 3.05% ( 4-1 @ 2.27% ( 4-0 @ 2.01% ( 4-2 @ 1.28% ( Other @ 3.32% Total : 50.29% | 1-1 @ 11.41% ( 0-0 @ 6% ( 2-2 @ 5.43% ( 3-3 @ 1.15% ( Other @ 0.15% Total : 24.13% | 0-1 @ 6.78% ( 1-2 @ 6.45% ( 0-2 @ 3.83% ( 1-3 @ 2.43% ( 2-3 @ 2.05% ( 0-3 @ 1.44% ( Other @ 2.59% Total : 25.57% |