Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st February 2025

When Brighton come to City Ground, Nottingham for the Premier League match this coming Saturday, Nottingham Forest will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Nottingham Forest are currently looking at 44 points on their account, having played 23 matches, leaving them two places off the current Premier League leaders. Meanwhile, Brighton find themselves as number 9 in the Premier League with 34 points following 23 rounds.

With both Nottingham Forest and Brighton coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Nottingham Forest step into their next home match on Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 17 goals, while also allowing 14 goals against. That is an average of 1.4 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet four times in those matches.

Brighton managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 14 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.4 goals an average per game.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday?

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Nottingham Forest recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Liverpool. This was followed by a 3-2 win against Southampton, before they lost 5-0 against Bournemouth. Nottingham Forest won four of their last six Premier League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored nine goals.

Brighton Form

In the last three matches, Brighton beat Ipswich 0-2, won 1-3 against Manchester United, and lost 0-1 against Everton. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Brighton won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and 11 scored.

Nottingham Forest and Brighton looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.

Nottingham Forest have taken ten points from their last 11 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of nine goals to 21. Brighton took three wins from their last ten games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They collected 13 points, scored 15 goals and conceded 17. Nottingham Forest are looking at a record of 13 wins, five draws and five defeats in the Premier League this season. Brighton are looking at eight wins, ten draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Nuno Espirito Santo will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Brighton from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Carlos Miguel (0/0), Matz Sels (0/23), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Alex Moreno (0/13), Harry Toffolo (0/3), Morato (0/16), Murillo (1/22), Neco Williams (0/20), Nikola Milenkovic (2/22), Ola Aina (2/23), Willy Boly (0/4), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (1/22), Ibrahim Sangare (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (0/10), Lewis O'Brien (0/0), Morgan Gibbs-White (4/19), Nicolas Dominguez (0/20), Ramon Sosa (1/14), Ryan Yates (1/22), Anthony Elanga (3/23), Callum Hudson-Odoi (3/20), Chris Wood (14/23), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/2), Jota Silva (0/22), Taiwo Awoniyi (1/18).

Brighton Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Brighton players that the manager Fabian Hurzeler will choose from for the upcoming game:

Bart Verbruggen (0/21), Carl Rushworth (0/0), Jason Steele (0/2), Adam Webster (0/6), Igor (0/12), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/21), Joel Veltman (0/17), Lewis Dunk (0/18), Pervis Estupinan (0/18), Tariq Lamptey (2/9), Cameron Peupion (0/0), Carlos Baleba (2/20), Diego Gomez (0/0), Ferdi Kadioglu (1/6), Jack Hinshelwood (1/11), James Milner (0/3), Kaoru Mitoma (5/23), Mats Wieffer (1/13), Matthew O'Riley (1/10), Solly March (0/0), Yasin Ayari (0/20), Adrian Mazilu (0/0), Brajan Gruda (0/11), Danny Welbeck (6/17), Evan Ferguson (1/12), Georginio Rutter (4/22), Joao Pedro (5/17), Simon Adingra (2/15), Yankuba Minteh (3/18).

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Team News

Nottingham Forest might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Brighton. Nottingham Forest have to alter their line-up, as both Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White get a day in the shade.

Sidelined with an injury, Nottingham Forest can't field Danilo this coming Saturday against Brighton.

Brighton just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, Nottingham.

Solly March won't be travelling with Brighton this time, as he nurses an injury.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Nottingham Forest played against Brighton. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair. Nottingham Forest enter the match against Brighton with a 1-2-2 record in their previous five encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out three times in the last five matches between Nottingham Forest and Brighton.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Chris Wood so far as he currently has 14 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net four times in his last six games, leaving Nottingham Forest hoping he delivers against Brighton on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

In their last 10 matches at City Ground, Nottingham across all tournaments Nottingham Forest won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Brighton claimed five wins, three draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at City Ground, Nottingham this coming Saturday? Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal eight times in 10 home games, while Brighton did it in nine of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past five encounters between Nottingham Forest and Brighton, with Nottingham Forest scoring 1.4 goals on average per game. Brighton averaged 1.4 goals, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nottingham Forest, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Brighton's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.