Sporting CP vs Nottingham Forest Friday 31st July 2026 09:00 PM football predictions.

Match Analysis

Sporting CP Nottingham Forest

Sporting CP W D W W W D

Nottingham Forest D L D L W W

STRENGTH

SHOT CONVERSION

SHOTS ON TARGET

POSSESSION

SAVE RATE

ATTACKING POTENTIAL

DEFENSIVE POTENTIAL

EXPECTED GOALS

WINS THE GAME

What do these metrics mean?

Strength: Recent form points from the last several matches. Higher means a better recent run of results.
Shot Conversion: Goals scored divided by total shots taken (rolling window of past matches). Measures finishing efficiency — only available when historical shot data exists.
Shots on Target: Proportion of shots that were on target. Reflects shot accuracy and discipline — only available when historical shot data exists.
Possession: Average ball possession percentage over recent matches. Indicates territorial dominance — only available when historical stats exist.
Save Rate: Goalkeeper saves divided by shots faced. Higher means the keeper is denying more chances — only available when historical stats exist.
Attacking Potential: Composite index from goals, expected goals and shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked for a team.
Defensive Potential: Composite index from goals conceded, saves and blocked shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked.
Expected Goals: Poisson-estimated goals each team is likely to score, derived from season attack/defence averages and opponent strength.
Head to Head: Historical win share across all previous meetings between these two teams (home wins | draws | away wins).
Wins the Game: Machine learning win probability — the model's confidence that each team wins this match outright.

Sporting CP Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Jul 14, 26	Home	Celtic	4 - 1	Win
May 24, 26	Home	Torreense	1 - 1	Draw
May 16, 26	Home	GIL Vicente	3 - 0	Win
May 11, 26	Away	Rio Ave	1 - 4	Win
May 4, 26	Home	Guimaraes	5 - 1	Win
Apr 29, 26	Home	Tondela	2 - 2	Draw

Nottingham Forest Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
May 24, 26	Home	Bournemouth	1 - 1	Draw
May 17, 26	Away	Manchester United	3 - 2	Loss
May 10, 26	Home	Newcastle	1 - 1	Draw
May 7, 26	Away	Aston Villa	4 - 0	Loss
May 4, 26	Away	Chelsea	1 - 3	Win
Apr 30, 26	Home	Aston Villa	1 - 0	Win

Predictions

Both Teams To Score - Yes

This prediction indicates that there is a 55.1% likelihood that both Sporting CP and Nottingham Forest will score at least one goal each during the course of the match.

Sporting CP to win

This prediction indicates that Sporting CP has a 61.55% likelihood to win the match. The likelihood for the match to end as a draw is 19.49 %

Over 1.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 55.42% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be two or more goals scored.

Over 2.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 62.67% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be three or more goals scored.

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