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Nottingham Forest logo
EFL Cup | Second Round
Aug 30, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
The City Ground
Burnley logo

Nott'm Forest
0 - 1
Burnley


Kouyate (45+3'), Johnson (85'), Aurier (86')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Amdouni (90')
Ekdal (52'), Brownhill (66'), Muric (90+6'), Berge (90+7')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Nottingham Forest and Burnley, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Man Utd 3-2 Nott'm Forest
Saturday, August 26 at 3pm in Premier League
Last Game: Burnley 1-3 Aston Villa
Sunday, August 27 at 2pm in Premier League

We said: Nottingham Forest 3-2 Burnley

Nottingham Forest and Burnley have played a combined total of five matches this season, with each clash producing at least three goals. For that reason, we expect the two sides to serve up an entertaining encounter on Trentside, with Forest edging the contest thanks to their strong home record. 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 Burnley win with a probability of 51.76%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 23.99%.

The most likely scoreline for a Burnley win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.65%) and 0-2 (9.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.52%), while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 1-0 (6.88%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Burnley in this match.

Result
Nottingham ForestDrawBurnley
23.99% (0.059000000000001 0.06) 24.25% (0.0020000000000024 0) 51.76% (-0.054000000000002 -0.05)
Both teams to score 53.12% (0.065000000000005 0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.51% (0.054000000000002 0.05)48.5% (-0.047000000000004 -0.05)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.38% (0.050000000000001 0.05)70.62% (-0.043999999999997 -0.04)
Nottingham Forest Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.36% (0.081999999999994 0.08)34.64% (-0.074999999999996 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.63% (0.085000000000001 0.09)71.37% (-0.079999999999998 -0.08)
Burnley Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.28% (0.0019999999999953 0)18.72% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.91% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)50.09% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Nottingham Forest 23.99%
    Burnley 51.75%
    Draw 24.25%
Nottingham ForestDrawBurnley
1-0 @ 6.88% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-1 @ 6.11% (0.012 0.01)
2-0 @ 3.64% (0.008 0.01)
3-1 @ 2.16% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.81% (0.008 0.01)
3-0 @ 1.29% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.11%
Total : 23.99%
1-1 @ 11.52%
0-0 @ 6.49% (-0.012 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.12% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.01% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 24.25%
0-1 @ 10.86% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
1-2 @ 9.65% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
0-2 @ 9.1% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
1-3 @ 5.39% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-3 @ 5.08% (-0.012 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.86% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
1-4 @ 2.26% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-4 @ 2.13% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
2-4 @ 1.2% (0.002 0)
Other @ 3.22%
Total : 51.75%

How you voted: Nott'm Forest vs Burnley

Nottingham Forest
68.1%
Draw
18.8%
Burnley
13.2%
144
Head to Head
Jul 29, 2017 3pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Nott'm Forest
1-1
Burnley
Murphy (33')
Gray (57')
Feb 23, 2016 7.45pm
rhs 2.0
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