Championship

Championship | Gameweek 30

Apr 6, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

City Ground

Nott'm Forest
2 - 0
Coventry

Johnson (25'), Garner (61')
Worrall (21'), Zinckernagel (54'), Colback (90+2')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Bidwell (39'), Hyam (77'), O'Hare (90+7')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Nottingham Forest and Coventry City, 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

Coventry City

Last Six:

Last Game: Stoke 1-1 Coventry
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
11	Queens Park Rangers	46	1	66
12	Coventry City	46	1	64
13	Preston North End	46	-4	64

We said: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Coventry City

Coventry have reached a point where they may as well push hard for all three points, something which should help the game as a spectacle. However, Forest remain one of the form teams in the division, and we expect the home side to make relatively light work of the Sky Blues. 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 47.35%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 26.76% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.21%) and 2-0 (8.71%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 0-1 (8.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.3%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Nottingham Forest would win this match.

Result
Nottingham Forest	Draw	Coventry City
47.35%	25.89%	26.76%

Both teams to score 50.69%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.05%

52.95%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.45%

74.55%

Nottingham Forest Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.64%

22.36%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.15%

55.85%

Coventry City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.29%

34.71%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.56%

71.44%

Score Analysis

Nottingham Forest 47.35%

Coventry City 26.76%

Draw 25.88%

Nottingham Forest	Draw	Coventry City
1-0 @ 11.62% 2-1 @ 9.21% 2-0 @ 8.71% 3-1 @ 4.6% 3-0 @ 4.35% 3-2 @ 2.43% 4-1 @ 1.72% 4-0 @ 1.63% 4-2 @ 0.91% Other @ 2.16% Total : 47.35%	1-1 @ 12.3% 0-0 @ 7.76% 2-2 @ 4.88% Other @ 0.95% Total : 25.88%	0-1 @ 8.21% 1-2 @ 6.51% 0-2 @ 4.34% 1-3 @ 2.3% 2-3 @ 1.72% 0-3 @ 1.53% Other @ 2.15% Total : 26.76%