Despite being on opposite sides of the table, Nottingham and Chelsea have their battles to fight and they require 3 points from this game. Forest can potentially ensure their survival in the Premier League with a win here, while Chelsea can continue their European bid against Newcastle and Manchester United.
Nottingham Forest Team News
Despite the 4-point penalty that Nottingham incurred, they are still 3 points away from the relegation zone. Depending on the results from Luton and Burnley’s fixtures, Forest can ensure their survival with a win here. But at-home results have been somewhat hard to come by in the last weeks as Nottingham has 2 losses, 2 draws and just 1 win from their last 5 home league fixtures. No clean sheet was kept by the team in any of those matches and during their 2 defeats, Forest also failed to score a goal. However, Nuno Espírito Santo’s men can be confident of their abilities to survive after securing a 1-3 victory over Sheffield United last time out.
Chelsea Team News
Chelsea got involved in the battle for European spots out of the blue. A purple patch has propelled them to the 7th spot and within 2 points of 6th placed Newcastle. But how did the team get here? Easy – 5 wins, 4 draws and just one loss is Chelsea’s recent record in the Premier League. The one loss came against Arsenal. If we look at The Blues’ last 3 games we can see that the team managed to score at least 2 goals per game in those fixtures all while also managing to keep 2 clean sheets. Although, away from home Chelsea has conceded a goal in all of their last 5 away games, the team also managed to score at least a goal in 4 of these matches.
Head-to-Head-Games
The most recent game between these 2 teams was won by Nottingham with 0-1. But it is Chelsea who have the advantage in the last 5 competitive matches with Forest with 2 wins. These victories, however, came in the FA Cup, not the Premier League. Looking at the last 3 top-flight bouts between these 2 sides we can see that in two of these games, goals were scored by either team.
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Nottingham Forest FC | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -18 | 32 | LLWLW |
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 63 | WWWWW |
Nottingham Forest – Chelsea Betting Prediction
The 3 points will be coveted by both Nottingham and Chelsea. As such they will be looking to score. Generally, Chelsea’s recent games have tended to feature quite a lot of goals. Couple that with the fact that they have conceded in all of their recent away fixtures and we come to my pick for this game – over 2.5 goals and both teams to score. To me, this looks like a logical outcome given the recent results of both sides and their need for a win here.
Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams To Score: Yes
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Odds: 1.73
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