The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Huddersfield 0-1 Nott'm Forest
Sunday, May 29 at 4.30pm in Championship
Sunday, May 29 at 4.30pm in Championship
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 82 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 33 | 80 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 75 |
Last Game: Birmingham 1-2 Blackburn
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 19 | Hull City | 46 | -13 | 51 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 46 | -25 | 47 |
| 21 | Reading | 46 | -33 | 41 |
We said: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Birmingham City
While Blues will be high in confidence after their recent form, a trip to the City Ground is currently the toughest test at this level. With that in mind, we expect another professional showing from Forest, who may score a goal in either half to make relatively light work of their opponents. Read more.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 56.66%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 18.91%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.32%) and 2-1 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.48%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 0-1 (6.96%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Nottingham Forest in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Nottingham Forest.
| Result | ||
| Nottingham Forest | Draw | Birmingham City |
| 56.66% | 24.43% | 18.91% |
| Both teams to score 45.78% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
