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 43.7%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 28.63% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.58%) and 2-0 (8.45%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (9.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.