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 Blackpool win with a probability of 44.69%. A draw had a probability of 28% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 27.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.88%) and 1-2 (8.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.98%), while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 1-0 (9.9%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.