We said: Olympiacos 1-2 Nottingham Forest
With each side wanting to make a statement ahead of 2024-25, we expect a competitive tussle between two well-match teams. Although Olympiacos boast home advantage, Forest are building under Nuno, leading us to predict a hard-fought victory for the Premier League outfit.
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 Olympiacos win with a probability of 52.48%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 24.96% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Olympiacos win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.43%) and 2-0 (7.89%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 1-2 (6.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.34%). The actual scoreline of 3-4 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest would win this match.