Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th November 2023

Nottingham Forest go up against Brighton at City Ground, Nottingham this coming Saturday in a thrilling Premier League match.

Placed 15th in the table Nottingham Forest have amassed 13 points after 12 matches. On 19 points, Brighton rank eighth with 12 matches played this season.

Brighton are looking to widen the gap between them and Nottingham Forest in the Premier League table when they take on each other this coming Saturday. The home side will be keen to prevent the difference from increasing any further.

Nottingham Forest go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.1 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding 15. That amounts to an average of 1.5 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Brighton travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 17 goals, whilst shipping 19 goals against. An average of 1.9 goals against a game. They hung on to zero clean sheets in this streak.

The last time the pair played each other Nottingham Forest came away as 3-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Liverpool by a 3-0 score, before winning 2-0 against Aston Villa. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 3-2 against West Ham. Nottingham Forest won three of their previous six matches at City Ground, Nottingham in the Premier League. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring nine goals to five against.

Brighton Form

Brighton go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Everton. They went on to beat Ajax by 0-2, before sharing the spoils with Sheffield United in a 1-1 draw. Brighton claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 13 goals conceded and 11 scored.

Brighton face a difficult task, when visiting Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham, but strength in squad and match history makes the visitors our choice in the betting market.

Nottingham Forest claimed three wins, four draws as well as five defeats in the Premier League this season. Brighton are looking at five wins, four draws and three defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Steve Cooper 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):

Ethan Horvath (0/0), Matt Turner (0/10), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/2), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Felipe (0/0), Gonzalo Montiel (0/4), Harry Toffolo (0/6), Joe Worrall (0/6), Moussa Niakhate (0/7), Murillo (0/6), Neco Williams (0/5), Nuno Tavares (0/3), Ola Aina (1/9), Scott McKenna (0/5), Serge Aurier (0/11), Willy Boly (1/10), Andrey Santos (0/0), Brandon Aguilera (0/0), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/7), Danilo (0/6), Harry Arter (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/8), Morgan Gibbs-White (0/12), Nicolas Dominguez (1/7), Orel Mangala (1/11), Ryan Yates (0/9), Anthony Elanga (2/12), Callum Hudson-Odoi (1/4), Chris Wood (3/10), Divock Origi (0/5), Taiwo Awoniyi (4/10).

Brighton Squad

Here is the full team squad of Brighton. The 44 year-old Roberto De Zerbi will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Bart Verbruggen (0/5), Jason Steele (0/7), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/6), Igor (0/5), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/7), Joel Veltman (0/12), Lewis Dunk (1/11), Pervis Estupinan (1/6), Tariq Lamptey (0/4), Adam Lallana (0/7), Billy Gilmour (0/11), Carlos Baleba (0/6), Facundo Buonanotte (0/4), Jack Hinshelwood (0/1), Jakub Moder (0/0), James Milner (0/7), Julio Enciso (0/2), Kaoru Mitoma (3/12), Mahmoud Dahoud (0/8), Pascal Gross (2/10), Solly March (3/7), Ansu Fati (2/8), Danny Welbeck (1/8), Evan Ferguson (5/11), Joao Pedro (2/12), Simon Adingra (3/11).

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Team News

Nottingham Forest might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Brighton. Joe Worrall gets a day off from the Nottingham Forest squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Due to various ailments Callum Hudson-Odoi, Gonzalo Montiel and Felipe will be absent from the squad, Nottingham Forest are able to field against Brighton this coming Saturday.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Brighton, who are looking at seven players nursing various problems.

Names like Pervis Estupinan, Lewis Dunk, James Milner, Tariq Lamptey, Danny Welbeck, Solly March and Julio Enciso most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday? Nottingham Forest go into their upcoming match against Brighton with a 50% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 1-1-0 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.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Results

In the previous two matches between Nottingham Forest and Brighton, both teams found the back of the net one time.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Chris Wood, who is performing well for Nottingham Forest. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Brighton.The visitors will be looking to Ansu Fati to find the net once again, after managing two Premier League goals for Brighton in recent matches.

Nottingham Forest won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing three as well. Brighton won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost four in this run. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Nottingham Forest managed a clean sheet in two of their games at home, Brighton kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past two encounters between Nottingham Forest and Brighton, with Nottingham Forest scoring 1.5 goals on average per game. Brighton averaged 0.5 goals, while both teams scored one time. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Nottingham Forest saw three of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Brighton, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.