Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th January 2025

When Nottingham Forest come to Vitality Stadium for the Premier League match on Saturday, Bournemouth will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Bournemouth are number 7 in the table on 37 points after 22 matches. Nottingham Forest rank as number 3 with 44 points after 22 matches played.

Bournemouth enter the match against Nottingham Forest hoping to gain some ground on the latter in Premier League standings. A positive result could prove pivotal to their upcoming challenges this season.

Bournemouth are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Premier League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored two goals on average per match, or 20 goals in total, while allowing nine goals against, for an average of 0.9 per outing. They managed four clean sheets along the way.

Nottingham Forest scored 18 goals, conceded nine and managed five clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4.

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Bournemouth Form

Bournemouth look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat West Bromwich by 5-1, before drawing 2-2 with Chelsea. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Newcastle 1-4. Bournemouth won three of their previous six matches at Vitality Stadium in the Premier League. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring six goals to four against.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Luton by 2-0. This was followed by a 1-1 with Liverpool and a 3-2 win against Southampton. Nottingham Forest claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Premier League, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in ten goals, whilst conceding eight.

Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest both came away with a point in their two meetings, which both fizzled out in a tight 1-1 draw. With such a good reading on each other, the draw could easily come into question again on Saturday.

Bournemouth have been in commanding form in matches against their fellow top six teams. From their last eight outings against these top rivals, they picked up three wins, 12 points, scored 12 goals, while allowing ten against. Nottingham Forest took two wins from their last ten games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They collected ten points, scored nine goals and conceded 16. Bournemouth are looking at a record of ten wins, seven draws and five defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest enjoy a record of 13 wins, five draws and four defeats in the Premier League.

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Squads

Bournemouth Squad

Iraola will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Nottingham Forest from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/15), Mark Travers (0/5), Will Dennis (0/0), Adam Smith (0/17), Dean Huijsen (2/16), Illia Zabarnyi (0/22), James Hill (0/5), Julian Araujo (0/8), Julio Soler (0/0), Marcos Senesi (0/11), Matai Akinmboni (0/0), Milos Kerkez (2/22), Alex Scott (0/8), Ben Winterburn (0/2), Dango Ouattara (3/19), David Brooks (2/15), Lewis Cook (1/21), Marcus Tavernier (1/15), Tyler Adams (0/12), Zain Silcott-Duberry (0/0), Antoine Semenyo (6/21), Daniel Jebbison (0/4), Enes Unal (2/17), Evanilson (5/19), Justin Kluivert (10/21), Luis Sinisterra (1/8), Michael DaCosta (0/0), Remy Rees-Dottin (0/0), Ryan Christie (1/21).

Nottingham Forest Squad

Below is the full team squad of Nottingham Forest. The manager Santo will pick his starting XI against Bournemouth from these players:

Carlos Miguel (0/0), Matz Sels (0/22), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Alex Moreno (0/12), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/3), Morato (0/15), Murillo (1/21), Neco Williams (0/19), Nikola Milenkovic (2/21), Ola Aina (2/22), Willy Boly (0/4), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (1/21), Ibrahim Sangare (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (0/10), Lewis O'Brien (0/0), Morgan Gibbs-White (4/18), Nicolas Dominguez (0/19), Ramon Sosa (1/13), Ryan Yates (1/21), Anthony Elanga (3/22), Callum Hudson-Odoi (3/20), Chris Wood (14/22), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/2), Jota Silva (0/21), Taiwo Awoniyi (1/17).

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Nottingham Forest have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Bournemouth on Saturday. Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Nottingham Forest travelling party for their next match.

Danilo is too injured to face Nottingham Forest.

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest H2H

Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/4. Bournemouth go into their upcoming match against Nottingham Forest with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-3-0 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Results

In the past five matches between home side Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 7/10.

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

It is difficult to look past Chris Wood, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target four times in recent Premier League matches for Nottingham Forest, with a total for the season saying 14 goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With five goals lately for Bournemouth in the Premier League, Justin Kluivert is also a player to look out for.

Bournemouth won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Nottingham Forest won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost two in this run. It is a tough one to call who gets to draw first blood on Saturday. Bournemouth managed to open the scoring in no less than six of their previous 10 league games at home. Nottingham Forest have been equally quick to get off the mark, scoring the opener in eight of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past five encounters between Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest, with Bournemouth scoring 1.8 goals on average per game. Nottingham Forest averaged 1.4 goals, while both teams scored five times. Bournemouth saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Nottingham Forest, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches.