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Championship | Gameweek 24
Dec 26, 2021 at 3pm UK
Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough
2 - 0
Nott'm Forest

Bates (17' og.), Sporar (69')
Howson (26')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Samba (32'), Carvalho (71'), Yates (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Middlesbrough 1-2 Nottingham Forest

With the opportunity to move into the playoff spots, there is pressure on both sides ahead of this contest. That is something which could prove beneficial to the visitors, and we feel that Forest should edge a competitive game in the North-East. 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 Middlesbrough win with a probability of 41.53%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 29.67% and a draw had a probability of 28.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.21%) and 2-1 (8.1%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 0-1 (10.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.24%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
MiddlesbroughDrawNottingham Forest
41.53%28.8%29.67%
Both teams to score 44.23%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
37.95%62.04%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.23%81.77%
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.55%29.45%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.55%65.45%
Nottingham Forest Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.69%37.31%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.91%74.09%
Score Analysis
    Middlesbrough 41.53%
    Nottingham Forest 29.67%
    Draw 28.79%
MiddlesbroughDrawNottingham Forest
1-0 @ 13.43%
2-0 @ 8.21%
2-1 @ 8.1%
3-0 @ 3.35%
3-1 @ 3.3%
3-2 @ 1.63%
4-0 @ 1.02%
4-1 @ 1.01%
Other @ 1.49%
Total : 41.53%
1-1 @ 13.24%
0-0 @ 10.98%
2-2 @ 3.99%
Other @ 0.58%
Total : 28.79%
0-1 @ 10.83%
1-2 @ 6.53%
0-2 @ 5.34%
1-3 @ 2.15%
0-3 @ 1.76%
2-3 @ 1.31%
Other @ 1.76%
Total : 29.67%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Nott'm Forest

Middlesbrough
66.7%
Draw
20.0%
Nottingham Forest
13.3%
15
Head to Head
Sep 15, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 7
Nott'm Forest
0-2
Middlesbrough

Yates (68')
Sporar (24'), Hernandez (72')
Sporar (26'), Howson (45+1'), Peltier (50'), Crooks (62'), Hernandez (73')
Jan 20, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 25
Nott'm Forest
1-2
Middlesbrough
Mbe Soh (90+2')
Sow (33'), Taylor (67'), Knockaert (90+4')
Ribeiro (90+6')
Assombalonga (14'), Saville (50')
Morsy (13'), Howson (84')
Oct 31, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 9
Middlesbrough
1-0
Nott'm Forest
Johnson (81')
Morsy (17')

Figueiredo (54'), Bong (87')
Mar 2, 2020 7.45pm
Dec 10, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 21
Nott'm Forest
1-1
Middlesbrough
Yates (63')
Silva (27'), Semedo (83'), Worrall (87'), Robinson (91')
McNair (81' pen.)
Spence (24'), Fletcher (85')
rhs 2.0
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