Brighton vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th March 2025
Nottingham Forest go up against Brighton on Saturday for a FA Cup meeting at The American Express Community Stadium.
We are bound to see an exciting game on Saturday as both Brighton and Nottingham Forest are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.
Nottingham Forest scored 12 goals, conceded 14 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
This is the first time Brighton squares up against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent.
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest Prediction
Brighton Form
Brighton go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle. They went on to beat Fulham 2-1, before sharing the spoils with Manchester City in a 2-2 draw. Brighton won four of their past six matches on home soil in the FA Cup, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored ten goals and conceded 11 times.
Nottingham Forest Form
Nottingham Forest went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Ipswich. A 1-0 win against Manchester City followed, before they beat Ipswich by 2-4. Nottingham Forest won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the FA Cup. The scoreline from these matches says 17 goals conceded and 11 scored.
Brighton have built up a nice momentum, and we doubt Nottingham Forest are capable of getting in the way of the home side at The American Express Community Stadium, as we aim for the home win.
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Brighton vs Nottingham Forest Stats
- In 11 of the last 13 Brighton matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Brighton have won 9 of the last 11 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Brighton have won the last 6 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 7 Brighton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Brighton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Nottingham Forest away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Nottingham Forest away matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Nottingham Forest matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Nottingham Forest have won the last 3 matches in a row in the FA Cup while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 Nottingham Forest away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest Squads
Brighton Squad
Hurzeler will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Nottingham Forest from the players listed below:
Bart Verbruggen, Carl Rushworth, Jason Steele, Thomas McGill, Adam Webster, Eiran Cashin, Igor, Jan Paul van Hecke, Joel Veltman, Lewis Dunk, Pervis Estupinan, Tariq Lamptey, Carlos Baleba, Diego Gomez, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jack Hinshelwood, James Milner, Kaoru Mitoma, Mats Wieffer, Matthew O'Riley, Solly March, Yasin Ayari, Adrian Mazilu, Brajan Gruda, Danny Welbeck, Georginio Rutter, Joao Pedro, Simon Adingra, Yankuba Minteh.
Nottingham Forest Squad
Here is the full team squad of Nottingham Forest. The 51 year-old Nuno Espirito Santo will select his starting lineup from the following players:
Alex Moreno, Anthony Elanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Carlos Miguel, Chris Wood, Danilo, Elliot Anderson, Eric da Silva Moreira, Harry Toffolo, Ibrahim Sangare, Joel Ndala, Jota Silva, Matz Sels, Morato, Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo, Neco Williams, Nicolas Dominguez, Nikola Milenkovic, Ola Aina, Ramon Sosa, Ryan Yates, Taiwo Awoniyi, Wayne Hennessey, Willy Boly.
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest Team News
Brighton have an almost full squad available against Nottingham Forest at The American Express Community Stadium with only one player possibly missing.
Brighton are unable to field Solly March this coming Saturday against Nottingham Forest, as he is sidelined with an injury.
Nottingham Forest are juggling with three absent players on this coming Saturday when travelling to Brighton. Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White sit this one out for Nottingham Forest, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Brighton.
Danilo nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Nottingham Forest.
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest Lineups
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest H2H
Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Brighton comes up against Nottingham Forest in this context. Brighton picked up five wins in their previous ten matches against Nottingham Forest, while the latter claimed three wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 29/10.
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest Results
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips
Ryan Yates shows decent form right now for Nottingham Forest, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the FA Cup. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Brighton, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Joao Pedro also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six FA Cup matches.
Brighton won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. Nottingham Forest won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost four in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Brighton on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Nottingham Forest''s last 10 league games away from home.
Brighton saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. In the last ten games for Nottingham Forest, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves.