Championship

Championship | 2nd Leg

May 17, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

The City Ground

Nott'm Forest
1 - 2
Sheff Utd

(agg: -)

Johnson (19')
McKenna (75'), Worrall (90+1'), Cook (111')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Gibbs-White (47'), Fleck (75')
Heckingbottom (38'), Robinson (58')

Nott'm Forest win 3-2 on penalties

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The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Nottingham Forest

Last Six:

Last Game: Huddersfield 0-1 Nott'm Forest
Sunday, May 29 at 4.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
3	Huddersfield Town	46	17	82
4	Nottingham Forest	46	33	80
5	Sheffield United	46	18	75

Sheffield United

Last Six:

Last Game: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (3-2 pen.)
Tuesday, May 17 at 7.45pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
4	Nottingham Forest	46	33	80
5	Sheffield United	46	18	75
6	Luton Town	46	8	75

We said: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Sheffield United (Nottingham Forest to win 4-2 on aggregate)

With a late goal having kept Sheffield United in the tie, they will be optimistic about building further momentum during the early stages on Tuesday night. However, we simply cannot back against Forest getting the job done at the City Ground, leading us to predict another hard-fought victory for the East Midlands outfit. 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 Nottingham Forest win with a probability of 43.7%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 28.63% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.58%) and 2-0 (8.45%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (9.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.

Result
Nottingham Forest	Draw	Sheffield United
43.7%	27.67%	28.63%

Both teams to score 46.78%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.41%

58.59%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.85%

79.15%

Nottingham Forest Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.38%

26.62%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.14%

61.85%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.76%

36.24%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.97%

73.03%

Score Analysis

Nottingham Forest 43.69%

Sheffield United 28.63%

Draw 27.67%

Nottingham Forest	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 12.76% 2-1 @ 8.58% 2-0 @ 8.45% 3-1 @ 3.78% 3-0 @ 3.73% 3-2 @ 1.92% 4-1 @ 1.25% 4-0 @ 1.23% Other @ 1.99% Total : 43.69%	1-1 @ 12.96% 0-0 @ 9.65% 2-2 @ 4.35% Other @ 0.71% Total : 27.67%	0-1 @ 9.79% 1-2 @ 6.58% 0-2 @ 4.97% 1-3 @ 2.23% 0-3 @ 1.68% 2-3 @ 1.47% Other @ 1.92% Total : 28.63%