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 West Ham United win with a probability of 63.47%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 15.72%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Ham United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.24%) and 2-1 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.89%), while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 0-1 (4.95%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that West Ham United would win this match.