With a late goal having kept Sheffield United in the tie, they will be optimistic about building further momentum during the early stages on Tuesday night. However, we simply cannot back against Forest getting the job done at the City Ground, leading us to predict another hard-fought victory for the East Midlands outfit.
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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 43.7%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 28.63% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.58%) and 2-0 (8.45%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (9.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.
