The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Peterborough United and Nottingham Forest, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Peterborough 5-0 Blackpool
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 21 | Reading | 46 | -33 | 41 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 46 | -44 | 37 |
| 23 | Derby County | 46 | -8 | 34 |
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 |
We said: Peterborough United 1-3 Nottingham Forest
Peterborough's recent improvements have gone unnoticed by some, and Posh will feel like they are live opponents against a team of Forest's quality. That said, we cannot see the home side being able to keep Forest down to just a couple of goals, leading us to predict a convincing away victory. 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 54.05%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Peterborough United had a probability of 21.85%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.88%) and 1-2 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.46%), while for a Peterborough United win it was 1-0 (6.78%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Nottingham Forest in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Nottingham Forest.
| Result | ||
| Peterborough United | Draw | Nottingham Forest |
| 21.85% | 24.1% | 54.05% |
| Both teams to score 50.99% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
