We said: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Hull City
A battle between eighth and 19th would usually not be a competitive fixture, but we are anticipating an entertaining battle between two in-form teams at the City Ground. While Hull are playing with the confidence to earn at least a share of the spoils, Forest could ultimately prevail by the odd goal in three.
Read more.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 Hull City win with a probability of 36.52%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 34.6% and a draw had a probability of 28.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hull City win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.58%) and 0-2 (6.92%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 (11.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.36%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Nottingham Forest in this match.
