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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 42.36%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 29.85% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.46%) and 0-2 (8.11%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 (10.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.02%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.