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 Arsenal win with a probability of 65.34%. A draw had a probability of 19.96% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 14.67%.
The most likely scoreline for a Arsenal win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.96%) and 1-2 (10.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9%) , while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 1-0 (4.77%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood.