Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th April 2023

The Premier League tie at City Ground, Nottingham on Wednesday sees home team Nottingham Forest up against Brighton.

Performances have been rather abysmal for Nottingham Forest who will be eyeing a chance of redemption when going up against Brighton.

Nottingham Forest are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 22 goals. They managed zero clean sheets in these matches.

Brighton scored an average of 1.7 goals a game in the past ten matches. They scored 17 goals, let in ten for an average of one a game, and managed four clean sheets.

It finished 0-0 when Nottingham Forest last played Brighton and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 16/5.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest lost 2-0 against Aston Villa, 0-2 against Manchester United and 3-2 against Liverpool. Nottingham Forest just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the City Ground, Nottingham. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded eight goals.

Brighton Form

In their last three matches, Brighton lost 2-1 against Tottenham, won 1-2 against Chelsea, and drew 0-0 with Manchester United. Brighton claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and ten scored.

Form is bordering of horrible for Nottingham Forest, and another disappointment is looming on the horizon against Brighton. It is difficult to argue on behalf of the home side, who could be busy attempting to minimize a defeat.

Brighton won six of their previous nine outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 21 points. They scored 20 and conceded eight goals. Nottingham Forest show off a record of six wins, nine draws and 17 defeats in the Premier League this season. Brighton so far pulled off 14 wins, seven draws and eight 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):

Dean Henderson (0/18), Keylor Navas (0/12), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Felipe (0/11), Giulian Biancone (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/15), Joe Worrall (1/24), Moussa Niakhate (0/8), Neco Williams (1/30), Omar Richards (0/0), Renan Lodi (0/22), Scott McKenna (0/20), Serge Aurier (1/18), Steve Cook (0/12), Willy Boly (0/8), Andre Ayew (0/0), Cafu (0/0), Cheikhou Kouyate (1/15), Danilo (0/8), Gustavo Scarpa (0/0), Harry Arter (0/0), Jack Colback (0/0), Jesse Lingard (0/17), Jonjo Shelvey (0/11), Morgan Gibbs-White (3/31), Orel Mangala (1/21), Remo Freuler (0/28), Ryan Yates (0/21), Tyrese Fornah (0/0), Will Swan (0/0), Alex Mighten (0/0), Brennan Johnson (8/32), Chris Wood (3/25), Emmanuel Dennis (2/18), Lyle Taylor (0/0), Sam Surridge (0/0), Taiwo Awoniyi (4/21).

Brighton Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Brighton head coach De Zerbi will select from for his starting XI:

Jason Steele (0/6), Robert Sanchez (0/23), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/23), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/4), Joel Veltman (1/27), Levi Colwill (0/10), Lewis Dunk (1/29), Odel Offiah (0/0), Pervis Estupinan (0/26), Tariq Lamptey (0/20), Adam Lallana (2/16), Alexis Mac Allister (8/26), Billy Gilmour (0/7), Facundo Buonanotte (0/4), Jakub Moder (0/0), Julio Enciso (2/11), Kaoru Mitoma (7/24), Moises Caicedo (1/28), Pascal Gross (6/29), Solly March (7/29), Yasin Ayari (0/1), Danny Welbeck (4/23), Deniz Undav (0/13), Evan Ferguson (4/13), Jeremy Sarmiento (0/9).

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Team News

Nottingham Forest are sweating on the fitness of no less than nine players before their match this coming Wednesday.

Neco Williams, Taiwo Awoniyi, Tyrese Fornah, Jesse Lingard, Jonjo Shelvey, Cheikhou Kouyate, Giulian Biancone, Moussa Niakhate and Omar Richards nurses various injuries and won't take part for Nottingham Forest against Brighton at City Ground, Nottingham.

At the time of writing, Brighton just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Wednesday.

Alexis Mac Allister and Jakub Moder all face a spell on the sidelines for Brighton due to various injuries.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton H2H

Nottingham Forest and Brighton settled for a point in a 0-0 draw, when last faced with each other. The best betting odds on a another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 16/5. Nottingham Forest have a 0% win rate in the against Brighton, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 0-1-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Results

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Orel Mangala will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Brighton hope Danny Welbeck can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Nottingham Forest managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at City Ground, Nottingham, Brighton kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Brighton, who managed to score 2.1 times in those matches.