Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 18

Dec 23, 2023 at 3pm UK

The City Ground

Nott'm Forest
2 - 3
Bournemouth

Elanga (47'), Wood (74')
Boly (5')
Boly (23')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Solanke (51', 58', 90+4')
Iraola (25'), Scott (31'), Semenyo (65'), Christie (68')

The Match

Match Report

Dominic Solanke's hat-trick propels Bournemouth to an enthralling 3-2 win over 10-man Nottingham Forest in Nuno Espirito Santo's first game in charge.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Nottingham Forest

All competitions

Last Game: Nott'm Forest 0-2 Spurs
Friday, December 15 at 8pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Bournemouth

All competitions

Last Game: Man Utd 0-3 Bournemouth
Saturday, December 9 at 3pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 38.54%. A win for Bournemouth had a probability of 35.85% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.47%) and 2-0 (6.33%). The likeliest Bournemouth win was 0-1 (8.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Bournemouth would win this match.

Result
Nottingham Forest	Draw	Bournemouth
38.54% ( -0.78)	25.6% ( 0.29)	35.85% ( 0.48)

Both teams to score 55.56% (

-0.97)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.54% (

-1.28)

48.45% (

1.27)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.41% (

-1.18)

70.59% (

1.17)

Nottingham Forest Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.29% (

-0.98)

24.71% (

0.98)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.75% (

-1.39)

59.25% (

1.39)

Bournemouth Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.79% (

-0.32)

26.2% (

0.32)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.7% (

-0.43)

61.3% (

0.43)

Score Analysis

Nottingham Forest 38.54%

Bournemouth 35.85%

Draw 25.6%

Nottingham Forest	Draw	Bournemouth
1-0 @ 9.05% ( 0.22) 2-1 @ 8.47% ( -0.12) 2-0 @ 6.33% ( -0.03) 3-1 @ 3.95% ( -0.17) 3-0 @ 2.95% ( -0.1) 3-2 @ 2.64% ( -0.14) 4-1 @ 1.38% ( -0.1) 4-0 @ 1.03% ( -0.07) 4-2 @ 0.92% ( -0.08) Other @ 1.81% Total : 38.54%	1-1 @ 12.12% ( 0.18) 0-0 @ 6.47% ( 0.33) 2-2 @ 5.67% ( -0.13) 3-3 @ 1.18% ( -0.07) Other @ 0.15% Total : 25.6%	0-1 @ 8.67% ( 0.37) 1-2 @ 8.12% ( 0.05) 0-2 @ 5.81% ( 0.2) 1-3 @ 3.62% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 2.59% ( 0.07) 2-3 @ 2.53% ( -0.08) 1-4 @ 1.21% ( -0.01) Other @ 3.3% Total : 35.85%