FA Cup

FA Cup | Fifth Round

Mar 7, 2022 at 7.30pm UK

The City Ground

Nott'm Forest
2 - 1
Huddersfield

Surridge (29'), Yates (37')
Lowe (32')

FT(HT: 2-1)

Lees (13')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's FA Cup clash between Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Nottingham Forest

Last Six:

Last Game: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (3-2 pen.)
Tuesday, May 17 at 7.45pm in Championship

Next Game: Huddersfield vs. Nott'm Forest
Sunday, May 29 at 4.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
3	Huddersfield Town	46	17	82
4	Nottingham Forest	46	33	80
5	Sheffield United	46	18	75

Huddersfield Town

Last Six:

Last Game: Huddersfield 1-0 Luton
Monday, May 16 at 7.45pm in Championship

Next Game: Huddersfield vs. Nott'm Forest
Sunday, May 29 at 4.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
2	Bournemouth	46	35	88
3	Huddersfield Town	46	17	82
4	Nottingham Forest	46	33	80

We said: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield have been superb for three months, making it difficult to back against them regardless of the opposition. However, we are going to do just that, with the City Ground atmosphere and the carrot of hosting Liverpool helping Forest to a victory at extra time. 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 Nottingham Forest win with a probability of 47.98%. A draw had a probability of 26.1% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 25.92%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.18%) and 2-0 (9.03%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.37%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 0-1 (8.34%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Nottingham Forest in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Nottingham Forest.

Result
Nottingham Forest	Draw	Huddersfield Town
47.98%	26.1%	25.92%

Both teams to score 49.36%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.65%

54.34%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.27%

75.73%

Nottingham Forest Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.33%

22.66%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.69%

56.3%

Huddersfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.83%

36.17%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.05%

72.95%

Score Analysis

Nottingham Forest 47.97%

Huddersfield Town 25.92%

Draw 26.1%

Nottingham Forest	Draw	Huddersfield Town
1-0 @ 12.16% 2-1 @ 9.18% 2-0 @ 9.03% 3-1 @ 4.54% 3-0 @ 4.47% 3-2 @ 2.31% 4-1 @ 1.69% 4-0 @ 1.66% Other @ 2.93% Total : 47.97%	1-1 @ 12.37% 0-0 @ 8.2% 2-2 @ 4.67% Other @ 0.86% Total : 26.1%	0-1 @ 8.34% 1-2 @ 6.29% 0-2 @ 4.24% 1-3 @ 2.13% 2-3 @ 1.58% 0-3 @ 1.44% Other @ 1.9% Total : 25.92%