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 Everton win with a probability of 38.89%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 35.78% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Everton win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.53%) and 0-2 (6.28%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 (8.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.95%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Everton in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Everton.