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 58.1%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 22.31% and a draw had a probability of 19.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (7.06%) and 0-2 (6.62%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 2-1 (5.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-3 win for Nottingham Forest in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Nottingham Forest.