Championship

Championship | Gameweek 34

Feb 22, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
0 - 0
Nott'm Forest

Johnson (45+1'), Earl (77'), Whiteman (90+1')

Colback (60'), McKenna (73')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Nottingham Forest, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Preston North End 1-1 Nottingham Forest

With two sides generally showing upward curves in recent months, this promises to be an intriguing Championship encounter, and we cannot quite pick a winner at Deepdale. Both will be vying for a victory to boost their chances of earning a top-six spot but could ultimately cancel one another out given their similarities in quality and form. 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 Preston North End win with a probability of 38.74%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 33.54% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.14%) and 2-0 (7.15%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 0-1 (10.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Nottingham Forest
38.74%	27.72%	33.54%

Both teams to score 48.41%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.62%

57.39%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.8%

78.2%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.23%

28.78%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.38%

64.62%

Nottingham Forest Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.97%

32.03%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.51%

68.5%

Score Analysis

Preston North End 38.74%

Nottingham Forest 33.54%

Draw 27.72%

Preston North End	Draw	Nottingham Forest
1-0 @ 11.48% 2-1 @ 8.14% 2-0 @ 7.15% 3-1 @ 3.38% 3-0 @ 2.97% 3-2 @ 1.92% 4-1 @ 1.05% 4-0 @ 0.93% Other @ 1.72% Total : 38.74%	1-1 @ 13.07% 0-0 @ 9.22% 2-2 @ 4.63% Other @ 0.8% Total : 27.72%	0-1 @ 10.49% 1-2 @ 7.44% 0-2 @ 5.97% 1-3 @ 2.82% 0-3 @ 2.27% 2-3 @ 1.76% Other @ 2.78% Total : 33.54%