Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th October 2023

Crystal Palace enjoy home advantage, when visitors Nottingham Forest swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Crystal Palace approach round eight as number nine in the Premier League table with 11 points on their account so far. With seven rounds behind them, Nottingham Forest have amassed eight points, placing them as number 11 in the standings.

Three points for Nottingham Forest could go a long way in their quest to reach the top half of the Premier League table. A difficult task awaits, though, as Crystal Palace won't go down without a fight.

Crystal Palace only average a modest 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 12 goals. They also conceded ten for an average of one per game. They kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Nottingham Forest are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 13 goals, and while Nottingham Forest claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.3 goals per match.

Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest had to settle for a point 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 13/5.

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches added four points to their tally. An encounter with Fulham brought a 0-0 draw, which was followed by a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester United. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Manchester United by 0-1. In their last six Premier League home matches, Crystal Palace have three wins, while they've drawn two and lost one. They scored ten and conceded seven goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Burnley, they gained a point in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Manchester City, who ran out 2-0 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 1-1 with Brentford. Nottingham Forest managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring ten time and letting in seven.

You don't look for Crystal Palace or Nottingham Forest, to provide with a lot of entertainment currently, as both are playing mostly tight matches with few goals. The value-bet lies with under 2.5 goals this coming Saturday.

Crystal Palace took eight points from their last four encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to two wins after scoring five times and conceding three. Crystal Palace have a record of three wins, two draws and two defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest are looking at two wins, two draws and three defeats in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Squads

Crystal Palace Squad

Hodgson 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):

Dean Henderson (0/0), Remi Matthews (0/0), Sam Johnstone (0/7), Chris Richards (0/2), James Tomkins (0/1), Joachim Andersen (2/7), Joel Ward (0/7), Marc Guehi (0/6), Nathan Ferguson (0/0), Nathaniel Clyne (0/0), Rob Holding (0/0), Tyrick Mitchell (0/7), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/7), Eberechi Eze (1/7), Jairo Riedewald (0/1), Jefferson Lerma (0/4), Jeffrey Schlupp (0/7), Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (0/3), Malcolm Ebiowei (0/0), Matheus Franca (0/0), Michael Olise (0/0), Naouirou Ahamada (0/3), Will Hughes (0/4), Jean-Philippe Mateta (0/5), Jordan Ayew (0/7), Odsonne Edouard (4/6).

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), Matt Turner (0/7), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Felipe (0/0), Gonzalo Montiel (0/3), Harry Toffolo (0/1), Joe Worrall (0/5), Moussa Niakhate (0/4), Murillo (0/1), Neco Williams (0/2), Nuno Tavares (0/3), Ola Aina (0/5), Scott McKenna (0/5), Serge Aurier (0/6), Willy Boly (1/6), Andrey Santos (0/0), Brandon Aguilera (0/0), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/5), Danilo (0/4), Harry Arter (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/3), Morgan Gibbs-White (0/7), Nicolas Dominguez (1/2), Orel Mangala (0/6), Ryan Yates (0/5), Anthony Elanga (1/7), Callum Hudson-Odoi (1/3), Chris Wood (1/7), Divock Origi (0/3), Taiwo Awoniyi (3/7).

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Crystal Palace are looking at up to five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Crystal Palace-players James Tomkins, Jefferson Lerma, Matheus Franca, Michael Olise and Nathan Ferguson won't be playing in the upcoming match against Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park due to nursing various injuries.

Nottingham Forest will have to make do without a group of three missing from their roster prior to their upcoming match this coming Saturday against Crystal Palace. Nottingham Forest are without Joe Worrall due to a suspension incurred from accumulating too many cards.

Names like Danilo and Wayne Hennessey most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest H2H

The most recent outing between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 1-1 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5. Crystal Palace enter the match against Nottingham Forest with a 0-1-1 record in their previous two encounters. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out one time in the last two matches between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest.

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

Taiwo Awoniyi shows decent form right now for Nottingham Forest, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Crystal Palace, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Odsonne Edouard also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Selhurst Park witnessed Crystal Palace winning four times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing four and losing two as well. Nottingham Forest claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals should be on the menu at Selhurst Park, with both teams scoring in six of the last 10 matches at home for Crystal Palace. The same outcome paid dividends in four of the last 10 away games for Nottingham Forest.

In Crystal Palace's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in four of them. They managed to average 1.3 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Nottingham Forest, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.