With only victories likely to be enough from here, we expect an attack-minded performance from Blackpool on Saturday afternoon. Nevertheless, even with the international break, Forest have the momentum, and we feel that Cooper's side will edge this contest by the odd goal in three.
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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 Blackpool win with a probability of 36.87%. A win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 34.85% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.78%) and 2-0 (6.86%). The likeliest Nottingham Forest win was 0-1 (11.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.23%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest would win this match.
