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 Arsenal win with a probability of 58.57%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 18.4%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11%) and 1-2 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.94%), while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 1-0 (6.13%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-0 draw for this match.