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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 43.47%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 28.81% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.55%) and 0-2 (8.41%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 (9.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.98%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13% likelihood.