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 Preston North End win with a probability of 39.71%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 32.42% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.21%) and 0-2 (7.44%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 (10.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.1%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood.