Ange Postecoglou knows what it takes to win the Europa League, and now the Opta supercomputer has predicted his chances of success with Nottingham Forest.
The Tricky Trees return to Europe for the first time in three decades, and the excitement is building up to their first fixture against Real Betis.
Fans love the fixtures Forest have been given, and they’ll no doubt want to have a deep run into the competition.
Jarrod Bowen has already tipped the Garibaldi to win the tournament, but the Opta supercomputer has now had its say.
Opta supercomputer predicts Nottingham Forest as third favourites to win Europa League
The goal for Ange Postecoglou is to win trophies, and he admitted in his first press conference that he has done so in his first season before.
Nottingham Forest are in four competitions, so there are plenty of chances for the Australian to do so. However, besides the Premier League, the biggest one they are in is the Europa League.
Opta’s supercomputer simulated the Europa League 10,000 times, and at the end, Nottingham Forest’s chances have been revealed.
The supercomputer has listed Ange’s side as the third favourites to lift the Europa League come the end of the season.
Only Aston Villa and Roma are considered to have a higher chance of winning it.
| Team | Odds on winning EL |
| Aston Villa | 21.6% |
| Roma | 12.8% |
| Nottingham Forest | 11.3% |
Evangelos Marinakis will feel that after the spending he has sanctioned this summer that going far in the Europa League is an essential goal for this season.
However, before anyone connected to the club can think about the potential chances of winning European silverware, they still need to go through the league phase.
Nottingham Forest expected to finish top eight in Europa League league phase
Nottingham Forest are heavily expected to progress through to the knockout rounds by coming in the top eight of the league phase.
In the simulations, Forest qualified by being in the top eight 59.6% of the time. Additionally, ‘they finished top of the table in 9.9% of simulations.
It is not something fans want to think about, but they do end up getting knocked out in the league phase on a few occasions.
They have a 4.2% chance of being eliminated before the two-legged knockout rounds commence.
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