Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th August 2023

Last season's runner-up Arsenal open their new title bid in the Premier League with a home game at Emirates Stadium. Nottingham Forest swing by on Saturday with high hopes for a new season.

Nottingham Forest come visiting Arsenal, who finished last season in the Premier League as number two on 84 points. In contrast, the aforementioned visitors finished number 16 on 38 points.

It is early days yet, anything can happen and both Arsenal and Nottingham Forest are still highly motivated of getting off to a good start. They both have talented squads, and we expect a cracking affair at Emirates Stadium as the teams look to get one over each other.

Arsenal show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.2 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 22 goals, whilst they allowed 17 goals against, for an average of 1.7 per outing. They pulled off two clean sheets.

Nottingham Forest are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 18 goals, and while Nottingham Forest claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.8 goals per match.

Arsenal were defeated by 1-0 in their last encounter with Nottingham Forest, but did win the reverse match 5-0, though.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Arsenal Form

Arsenal collected four points from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 1-0 against Nottingham Forest. They retaliated in a 5-0 win against Wolverhampton, before drawing 1-1 with Manchester City. Arsenal won four of their last six Premier League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded nine and scored 19 goals.

The big goal of the season for Arsenal is naturally winning the title, and a place inside the top two at least should be possible in the upcoming Premier League season.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 2-2 draw against Chelsea. They went on to beat Arsenal by 1-0, before sharing the spoils with Crystal Palace in a 1-1 draw. In their last six Premier League away matches, Nottingham Forest failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost four, scoring seven while also conceding 12 times.

Nottingham Forest naturally hope for a a top half position come reckoning day next spring, but experts foresee a tough battle ahead in the lower regions of the Premier League.

Anything but a home win for Arsenal will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Nottingham Forest could be in for a hammering.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Squads

Arsenal Squad

The 41-year-old Arteta will select the starting eleven against Nottingham Forest from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Aaron Ramsdale (0/0), Matt Turner (0/0), Runar Alex Runarsson (0/0), Ben White (0/0), Cedric Soares (0/0), Gabriel (0/0), Jakub Kiwior (0/0), Jurrien Timber (0/0), Kieran Tierney (0/0), Nuno Tavares (0/0), Oleksandr Zinchenko (0/0), Rob Holding (0/0), Takehiro Tomiyasu (0/0), William Saliba (0/0), Albert Sambi Lokonga (0/0), Declan Rice (0/0), Emile Smith Rowe (0/0), Fabio Vieira (0/0), Jorginho (0/0), Kai Havertz (0/0), Martin Oedegaard (0/0), Mohamed Elneny (0/0), Thomas Partey (0/0), Bukayo Saka (0/0), Edward Nketiah (0/0), Folarin Balogun (0/0), Gabriel Jesus (0/0), Gabriel Martinelli (0/0), Leandro Trossard (0/0), Marquinhos (0/0), Nicolas Pepe (0/0), Reiss Nelson (0/0).

Nottingham Forest Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 43 year-old Nottingham Forest manager Cooper will select his starting XI from these players:

Ethan Horvath (0/0), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Felipe (0/0), Giulian Biancone (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/0), Joe Worrall (0/0), Jonathan Panzo (0/0), Loic Mbe Soh (0/0), Moussa Niakhate (0/0), Neco Williams (0/0), Ola Aina (0/0), Omar Richards (0/0), Scott McKenna (0/0), Serge Aurier (0/0), Steve Cook (0/0), Willy Boly (0/0), Brandon Aguilera (0/0), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/0), Danilo (0/0), Gustavo Scarpa (0/0), Harry Arter (0/0), Jonjo Shelvey (0/0), Lewis O'Brien (0/0), Mohamed Draeger (0/0), Morgan Gibbs-White (0/0), Orel Mangala (0/0), Remo Freuler (0/0), Ryan Yates (0/0), Alex Mighten (0/0), Anthony Elanga (0/0), Brennan Johnson (0/0), Chris Wood (0/0), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/0), Ui-Jo Hwang (0/0).

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Arsenal could be looking at five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Nottingham Forest. For their upcoming match in round 1, Arsenal are unable to call upon Gabriel, who is suspended.

Leandro Trossard, Reiss Nelson, Gabriel Jesus and Emile Smith Rowe are missing from the squad, Arsenal will field against Nottingham Forestthis coming Saturday.

Nottingham Forest could have up to eight players on the injured and absent players for their match on Saturday atEmirates Stadium

Neco Williams, Taiwo Awoniyi, Jonjo Shelvey, Cheikhou Kouyate, Giulian Biancone, Ola Aina, Moussa Niakhate and Omar Richards all face a spell on the sidelines for Nottingham Forest due to various injuries.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest H2H

Arsenal took a hit when Nottingham Forest handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 5-0 win. Arsenal claimed one win, while Nottingham Forest picked up one win in the previous six matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 11/2.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Results

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

No clear picture has emerged yet as to which players will dominate the scoring charts for Arsenal and Nottingham Forest in this current Premier League season. However, we have listed some of their possible goalscorers in their upcoming match.

Arsenal claimed six wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing three and losing one. Nottingham Forest won two of their last 10 away games, as they also drew three and lost five of these matches. Nottingham Forest stand a good shot at getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, since Arsenal just managed one clean sheets in their previous 10 matches at home. The visitors claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Arsenal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in three of the last ten matches that Nottingham Forest played across all tournaments. They scored 0.7 times on average in the process.