The Match
Team News
Charlie Patino is handed his full Arsenal debut for the Gunners' FA Cup third-round clash with Nottingham Forest.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's FA Cup clash between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Arsenal could line up for Sunday's FA Cup third-round clash with Nottingham Forest.
We said: Nottingham Forest 1-4 Arsenal
It remains to be seen what sort of XI Nottingham Forest will put out amid their COVID-19 cluster, but Arsenal's young guns should have no problem stamping their authority on the City Ground. Cooper's men have proven a tough nut to crack on their own turf, but Arsenal just seem to go up a gear in the FA Cup, and we expect them to return to winning ways in comfortable fashion. 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 Arsenal win with a probability of 56.29%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 20.73%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.86%) and 0-2 (9.84%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.9%), while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 1-0 (6.03%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6% likelihood.
Result | ||
Nottingham Forest | Draw | Arsenal |
20.73% | 22.98% | 56.29% |
Both teams to score 52.92% |
Goals |
Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
53.31% | 46.68% |
Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
31.05% | 68.95% |
Nottingham Forest Goals |
Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
63.29% | 36.7% |
Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
26.51% | 73.49% |
Arsenal Goals |
Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
83.61% | 16.38% |
Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
53.97% | 46.02% |
Score Analysis |
Nottingham Forest 20.73%
Arsenal 56.29%
Draw 22.97%
Nottingham Forest | Draw | Arsenal |
1-0 @ 6.03% 2-1 @ 5.46% 2-0 @ 3.02% 3-1 @ 1.83% 3-2 @ 1.65% 3-0 @ 1.01% Other @ 1.73% Total : 20.73% | 1-1 @ 10.9% 0-0 @ 6.01% 2-2 @ 4.94% 3-3 @ 1% Other @ 0.12% Total : 22.97% | 0-1 @ 10.87% 1-2 @ 9.86% 0-2 @ 9.84% 1-3 @ 5.95% 0-3 @ 5.93% 2-3 @ 2.98% 1-4 @ 2.69% 0-4 @ 2.68% 2-4 @ 1.35% 1-5 @ 0.97% 0-5 @ 0.97% Other @ 2.2% Total : 56.29% |
How you voted: Nott'm Forest vs Arsenal
Nottingham Forest
10.4%Draw
7.4%Arsenal
82.2%163
Head to Head
Sep 24, 2019 8pm
Third Round
Arsenal
5-0
Nott'm Forest
Jan 7, 2018 4pm
Third Round
Nott'm Forest
4-2
Arsenal
Jan 16, 1999 3pm
Aug 17, 1998 3pm
Mar 8, 1997 3pm
Arsenal
2-0
Nott'm Forest
Bergkamp (50', 79' pen.)
Form Guide
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