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 Aston Villa win with a probability of 57.38%. A draw had a probability of 23.3% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 19.34%.
The most likely scoreline for an Aston Villa win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.64%) and 2-1 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.07%), while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 0-1 (6.27%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Aston Villa would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Aston Villa | Draw | Nottingham Forest |
| 57.38% ( | 23.28% ( | 19.34% ( |
| Both teams to score 49.79% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 50.25% ( | 49.75% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 28.24% ( | 71.76% ( |
| Aston Villa Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 82.9% ( | 17.1% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | |
| 52.7% ( | 47.3% ( |
| Nottingham Forest Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 60.06% ( | 39.93% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | |
| 23.41% ( | 76.59% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Aston Villa | Draw | Nottingham Forest |
| 1-0 @ 12.06% ( 2-0 @ 10.64% ( 2-1 @ 9.78% ( 3-0 @ 6.27% ( 3-1 @ 5.76% ( 4-0 @ 2.77% ( 3-2 @ 2.64% ( 4-1 @ 2.54% ( 4-2 @ 1.17% ( 5-0 @ 0.98% ( Other @ 2.77% Total : 57.37% | 1-1 @ 11.07% ( 0-0 @ 6.83% ( 2-2 @ 4.49% ( Other @ 0.9% Total : 23.28% | 0-1 @ 6.27% ( 1-2 @ 5.08% ( 0-2 @ 2.88% ( 1-3 @ 1.56% ( 2-3 @ 1.37% ( Other @ 2.19% Total : 19.34% |