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 Bournemouth win with a probability of 41.88%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 29.57% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bournemouth win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.24%) and 2-1 (8.19%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 0-1 (10.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.19%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bournemouth would win this match.
