Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th January 2024

Nottingham Forest enjoy home advantage, when visitors Arsenal swing by this coming Tuesday for a Premier League clash.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Arsenal claimed 43 points from 21 rounds, while Nottingham Forest amassed 20 points. They now rank as number 16 in the Premier League standings.

Nottingham Forest are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Arsenal in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 23 goals, or an average of 2.3 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to zero clean sheets in this run.

The Gunners travel to their next away match this coming Tuesday having performed a tolerable average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 19 goals, whilst shipping 11 goals against. An average of 1.1 goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

Nottingham Forest claimed a 1-0 win, while Arsenal answered back with a 2-1 win in their two most recent meetings.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest failed to win any of their last three matches, though they gained a point against Blackpool in a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Brentford in a 3-2 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 0-0 draw against Bristol City. In their last six Premier League home matches, Nottingham Forest have two wins, while they've drawn zero and lost four. They scored eight and conceded ten goals.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal collected one win from their last three matches, as Fulham won by 2-1. Liverpool were too strong as well, winning 0-2, before Arsenal won 5-0 against Crystal Palace. Arsenal won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and seven scored.

Both Nottingham Forest and Arsenal are having difficulty containing their opponents, making a bet on both teams to score seem like a wise choice at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest fought their way to one win and three points from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in 12 goals. Arsenal took seven wins and 21 points in the previous seven encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Premier League, as they scored 21 goals while also allowing five against. Nottingham Forest are looking at a record of five wins, five draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League this season. Arsenal have 13 wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Nuno Espirito Santo, will select the lineup against Arsenal from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Ethan Horvath (0/0), Matt Turner (0/16), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/5), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Felipe (0/0), Gonzalo Montiel (0/7), Harry Toffolo (1/13), Joe Worrall (0/7), Moussa Niakhate (0/14), Murillo (0/15), Neco Williams (0/12), Nuno Tavares (0/4), Ola Aina (1/14), Scott McKenna (0/5), Serge Aurier (0/12), Willy Boly (1/15), Brandon Aguilera (0/0), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/10), Danilo (1/14), Harry Arter (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/11), Morgan Gibbs-White (2/20), Nicolas Dominguez (2/12), Orel Mangala (1/19), Richie Laryea (0/0), Ryan Yates (0/18), Anthony Elanga (4/20), Callum Hudson-Odoi (1/12), Chris Wood (8/19), Divock Origi (0/9), Taiwo Awoniyi (4/10).

Arsenal Squad

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

Aaron Ramsdale (0/5), David Raya (0/16), James Hillson (0/0), Karl Hein (0/0), Ben White (1/20), Cedric Soares (0/0), Gabriel (3/19), Jakub Kiwior (0/9), Jurrien Timber (0/1), Lino Sousa (0/0), Oleksandr Zinchenko (1/19), Takehiro Tomiyasu (1/13), William Saliba (1/21), Declan Rice (3/21), Emile Smith Rowe (0/7), Fabio Vieira (1/8), Jorginho (0/12), Kai Havertz (4/20), Martin Oedegaard (4/18), Mohamed Elneny (0/1), Thomas Partey (0/4), Bukayo Saka (6/20), Edward Nketiah (5/20), Gabriel Jesus (3/16), Gabriel Martinelli (4/19), Leandro Trossard (4/17), Reiss Nelson (0/9).

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Team News

Nottingham Forest could have as many as four players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Arsenal on Tuesday. Nottingham Forest have to alter their line-up, as both Serge Aurier, Willy Boly, Ola Aina, Cheikhou Kouyate, Ibrahim Sangare, Moussa Niakhate, Scott McKenna, Joe Worrall and Joe Worrall get a day in the shade.

Anthony Elanga, Divock Origi, Felipe and Taiwo Awoniyi are all absent from the Nottingham Forest squad that faces Arsenal at City Ground, Nottingham.

Arsenal face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Tuesday against Nottingham Forest. Takehiro Tomiyasu and Mohamed Elneny sit this one out for Arsenal, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Nottingham Forest.

Names like Fabio Vieira, Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal H2H

The last time these two teams squared up, Arsenal ran out 2-1 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at City Ground, Nottingham. Nottingham Forest enter the match against Arsenal with a 1-0-2 record in their previous three encounters. A win rate of 33%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Results

In the last three matches between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal, both teams to score came up one time.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Betting Tips

In their last 10 matches at City Ground, Nottingham across all tournaments Nottingham Forest won two times, drew four and lost four times. Arsenal claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Arsenal are in with a strong bid for getting on the scoreboard at City Ground, Nottingham, since Nottingham Forest only kept one clean sheets in their previous 10 matches here. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 away games.

In the last three encounters between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Nottingham Forest averaged 0.66 goals a game. Arsenal scored an average of 2.34 goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Arsenal's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.