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Premier League · Regular Season - 14 · 2026-12-05 15:00 UTC · City Ground, Nottingham
Forest
BrightonThese three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.
Why does Forest have the highest number? Brighton currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Forest playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.46for Forest and 1.32 for Brighton. That makes Forest the highest of the three result estimates at 39.1%. For the full league season, Forest is projected to earn about 53points and Brighton about 55. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.
The Open Model gives Forest a 39.1% chance of beating Brighton at home in the Premier League on 2026-12-05, with 28.4% for the draw and 32.5% for an away win. The single most likely score is 1–1 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.46–1.32; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.8% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.
Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 1 | 7.5 | 13.5 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| 2 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 5+ | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.
| Both teams to score | 57.8% | |
| 2 or more total goals | 78.1% | |
| 3 or more total goals | 52.6% | |
| 4 or more total goals | 30.4% | |
| Forest avoids defeat | 67.5% | |
| Brighton avoids defeat | 60.9% | |
| Forest allows no goals | 26.8% | |
| Brighton allows no goals | 23.2% |
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