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 Nottingham Forest win with a probability of 44.25%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 29.93% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.03%) and 2-0 (7.77%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 (8.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.28%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest would win this match.
