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 Wolverhampton Wanderers win with a probability of 38.46%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 35.29% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.39%) and 0-2 (6.57%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 (9.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.48%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wolverhampton Wanderers would win this match.