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EFL Cup | Round of 16
Dec 21, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Ewood Park
Nottingham Forest logo

Blackburn
1 - 4
Nott'm Forest

Wharton (44')
Wharton (52')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Johnson (13' pen., 90+2'), Lingard (53'), Awoniyi (79')
Worrall (55'), Colback (84')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Norwich 0-2 Blackburn
Saturday, December 17 at 5.30pm in Championship
Last Game: Valencia 1-2 Nott'm Forest
Friday, December 16 at 6.30pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Nottingham Forest

On the back of their terrific win at the weekend, Blackburn will be confident of securing another Premier League scalp. However, we have to respect Forest's superior quality and form before the break, leading us to predict a narrow away victory. 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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 41.07%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 32.97% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.72%) and 2-0 (7.04%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 0-1 (8.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.34%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest would win this match.

Result
Blackburn RoversDrawNottingham Forest
41.07% (-0.272 -0.27) 25.97% (0.023 0.02) 32.97% (0.25 0.25)
Both teams to score 53.76% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.47% (-0.031000000000006 -0.03)50.52% (0.032000000000004 0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.55% (-0.026999999999997 -0.03)72.45% (0.027999999999992 0.03)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.67% (-0.15199999999999 -0.15)24.32% (0.153 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.29% (-0.214 -0.21)58.71% (0.215 0.21)
Nottingham Forest Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.04% (0.149 0.15)28.96% (-0.147 -0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.15% (0.182 0.18)64.85% (-0.18100000000001 -0.18)
Score Analysis
    Blackburn Rovers 41.07%
    Nottingham Forest 32.97%
    Draw 25.97%
Blackburn RoversDrawNottingham Forest
1-0 @ 9.96% (-0.032 -0.03)
2-1 @ 8.72% (-0.031000000000001 -0.03)
2-0 @ 7.04% (-0.054 -0.05)
3-1 @ 4.11% (-0.033 -0.03)
3-0 @ 3.32% (-0.041 -0.04)
3-2 @ 2.55% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
4-1 @ 1.45% (-0.018 -0.02)
4-0 @ 1.17% (-0.02 -0.02)
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 41.07%
1-1 @ 12.34% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 7.05% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
2-2 @ 5.41% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-3 @ 1.05%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 25.97%
0-1 @ 8.73% (0.047000000000001 0.05)
1-2 @ 7.65% (0.038 0.04)
0-2 @ 5.41% (0.051 0.05)
1-3 @ 3.16% (0.028 0.03)
0-3 @ 2.23% (0.03 0.03)
2-3 @ 2.23% (0.011 0.01)
1-4 @ 0.98% (0.012 0.01)
Other @ 2.58%
Total : 32.97%

How you voted: Blackburn vs Nott'm Forest

Blackburn Rovers
37.0%
Draw
9.2%
Nottingham Forest
53.8%
119
Head to Head
Feb 9, 2022 7.45pm
Blackburn
0-2
Nott'm Forest

Buckley (18'), Lenihan (40'), Rothwell (50'), Brereton Diaz (59')
Lenihan (53')
Garner (23'), Johnson (90' pen.)
Colback (31'), Garner (69'), Surridge (87')
Aug 18, 2021 7.45pm
Nott'm Forest
1-2
Blackburn
Zinckernagel (69')
Colback (54'), Gabriel (85'), Gabriel (90')
Ayala (47'), Lenihan (86')
Gallagher (66'), Carter (71'), Brereton Diaz (90+2')
Feb 20, 2021 3pm
Oct 17, 2020 3pm
Jan 1, 2020 3pm
Nott'm Forest
3-2
Blackburn
Lolley (22'), Grabban (25' pen., 55')
Sow (45')
Downing (39'), Worrall (71' og.)
Bell (91')
rhs 2.0
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2Arsenal22128243212244
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest22135433221144
4Chelsea22117444271740
5Manchester CityMan City22115644291538
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle22115638261238
7Bournemouth22107536261037
8Aston Villa2210663334-136
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2281043530534
10Fulham228953430433
11Brentford2284104039128
12Crystal Palace226972528-327
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd2275102732-526
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham2275102743-1626
15Tottenham HotspurSpurs22731245351024
16Everton214891828-1020
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2244143251-1916
18Ipswich TownIpswich2237122043-2316
19Leicester CityLeicester2235142348-2514
20Southampton2213181550-356


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