Championship

Championship | Gameweek 1

Aug 8, 2021 at 4.30pm UK

Ricoh Arena

Coventry
2 - 1
Nott'm Forest

Gyokeres (81'), McFadzean (90+5')
Sheaf (34'), McFadzean (49'), Maatsen (55'), Hamer (61')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Taylor (36')
Taylor (58')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Coventry City and Nottingham Forest, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 36.78%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 32.15% and a draw had a probability of 31.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.38%) and 1-2 (6.96%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 1-0 (13.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 0-0 (13.9%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.

Result
Coventry City	Draw	Nottingham Forest
32.15%	31.06%	36.78%

Both teams to score 39.26%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

31.61%

68.39%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

13.81%

86.19%

Coventry City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.04%

38.96%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.31%

75.68%

Nottingham Forest Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.32%

35.68%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.55%

72.45%

Score Analysis

Coventry City 32.15%

Nottingham Forest 36.78%

Draw 31.06%

Coventry City	Draw	Nottingham Forest
1-0 @ 13.1% 2-1 @ 6.37% 2-0 @ 6.18% 3-1 @ 2% 3-0 @ 1.94% 3-2 @ 1.03% Other @ 1.54% Total : 32.15%	0-0 @ 13.9% 1-1 @ 13.5% 2-2 @ 3.28% Other @ 0.38% Total : 31.06%	0-1 @ 14.32% 0-2 @ 7.38% 1-2 @ 6.96% 0-3 @ 2.54% 1-3 @ 2.39% 2-3 @ 1.13% Other @ 2.06% Total : 36.78%