Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 2

Aug 18, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

The City Ground

Nott'm Forest
2 - 1
Sheff Utd

Awoniyi (3'), Wood (89')
Boly (36'), Aurier (44')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Hamer (48')
Norwood (45+2'), Heckingbottom (49+49'), Hamer (72'), Osborn (86')

The Match

Match Report

Chris Wood heads home an 89th-minute winner as Nottingham Forest edge past Sheffield United 2-1 in Friday's Premier League encounter at the City Ground.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Premier League clash between Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Nottingham Forest

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Arsenal 2-1 Nott'm Forest
Saturday, August 12 at 1pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sheffield United

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Sheff Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
Saturday, August 12 at 3pm in Premier League

Goals
for

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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 54.27%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 20.55%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.8%) and 1-2 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.83%), while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 1-0 (7.46%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Nottingham Forest in this match.

Result
Nottingham Forest	Draw	Sheffield United
20.55% ( -1.74)	25.17% ( -0.32)	54.27% ( 2.06)

Both teams to score 46.15% (

-1.31)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.44% (

-0.56)

55.55% (

0.56)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.27% (

-0.46)

76.72% (

0.46)

Nottingham Forest Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.03% (

-2.12)

41.97% (

2.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.59% (

-1.89)

78.41% (

1.89)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.53% (

0.62)

20.47% (

-0.62)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.06% (

0.97)

52.94% (

-0.98)

Score Analysis

Nottingham Forest 20.55%

Sheffield United 54.26%

Draw 25.17%

Nottingham Forest	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 7.46% ( -0.27) 2-1 @ 5.14% ( -0.4) 2-0 @ 3.24% ( -0.32) 3-1 @ 1.49% ( -0.21) 3-2 @ 1.18% ( -0.14) 3-0 @ 0.94% ( -0.15) Other @ 1.11% Total : 20.55%	1-1 @ 11.83% ( -0.2) 0-0 @ 8.59% ( 0.18) 2-2 @ 4.07% ( -0.23) Other @ 0.68% Total : 25.17%	0-1 @ 13.62% ( 0.54) 0-2 @ 10.8% ( 0.62) 1-2 @ 9.38% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 5.72% ( 0.43) 1-3 @ 4.96% ( 0.1) 0-4 @ 2.27% ( 0.21) 2-3 @ 2.15% ( -0.08) 1-4 @ 1.97% ( 0.08) Other @ 3.39% Total : 54.26%