Sat 29 Aug · 12:30 UK · GW2 · model pl-dc-v2 · pre-season
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
Liverpool
53%
Draw
24%
Nottingham Forest
23%
Model pick: 2–1 · most probable 1–1
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SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · BIVARIATE POISSON
Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts
EXPECTED GOALS
1.85 — 1.14
★ MODE
1–1
11.9%
2–1
9.8%
2–0
8.6%
1–0
8.1%
0–0
6.3%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
57%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
59%
Pre-tournament prior model — posterior updates as the group stage plays. Scorelines computed from the model's bivariate Poisson with low-score (Dixon-Coles) correction. The mode is the single most likely result; the full grid sums to 100%.
Why the model leans this way
Liverpool
Attack ranks #2 and defence #4 of 20 on Onside's xG-based ratings, with home advantage worth ×1.10 on goal rate.Nottingham Forest
Attack ranks #14, defence #6. Expected goals in this fixture: 1.85–1.14.Ratings are fitted on three seasons of expected goals with time decay, refreshed after every match, and blended with the betting market where prices exist (pl-dc-v2 · pre-season). Availability of key attackers adjusts goal rates before kickoff.
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