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 49.72%. A win for Ipswich Town had a probability of 26.37% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.54%) and 2-0 (8.14%). The likeliest Ipswich Town win was 1-2 (6.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.24%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest would win this match.