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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 42.78%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 30.07% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.66%) and 0-2 (7.98%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 (9.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.83%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood.