While Forest are naturally regarded as the favourites for this contest, they showed their vulnerabilities during the second leg versus Sheffield United, something which will only encourage their opponents.
Nevertheless, if Cooper's side get it right on Sunday, they should have too much firepower for the Terriers, even if the game itself should be competitive.
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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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 42.91%. A draw had a probability of 28.9% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 28.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.64%) and 2-1 (8.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.19%), while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 0-1 (10.67%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest would win this match.
