Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th May 2024

The penultimate round of the Premier League season presents an interesting battle between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea. The match takes place on Saturday at City Ground, Nottingham.

On the back of their current form, Chelsea are favoured to keep their momentum going against Nottingham Forest. They have been able to string together a series of good results and will be eager not to let that slip away.

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 zero times.

Chelsea scored 28 goals, conceded 18 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Nottingham Forest came away as 0-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Saturday.

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Everton in a 2-0 defeat. Manchester City also proved too hard to handle, as they won 0-2, before Nottingham Forest were able to strike back last time out in a 1-3 win against Sheffield United. Nottingham Forest managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded seven goals.

Nottingham Forest are closer to the relegation zone than they would have wished for at this late stage of the season. They are still capable of pulling clear though and securing another season in the top flight.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. A 2-0 win against Tottenham followed, before they beat West Ham by 5-0. Chelsea claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew four and were defeated one times, as they were outscored by 13 goals to ten.

Form looks slightly more in favour of Chelsea than odds suggests. We believe the bookmakers have placed a little too much faith in Nottingham Forest and we like the prices on offer for the away win.

Chelsea recorded five wins from their last 11 games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected 18 points. They scored 24 goals while conceding 14. Nottingham Forest are looking at a record of eight wins, nine draws and 19 defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea enjoy a record of 15 wins, nine draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

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

Matt Turner (0/17), Matz Sels (0/14), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/5), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/11), Felipe (0/7), Gonzalo Montiel (0/12), Harry Toffolo (1/21), Moussa Niakhate (1/19), Murillo (0/30), Neco Williams (0/26), Nuno Tavares (0/8), Ola Aina (1/21), Willy Boly (1/18), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/11), Danilo (2/27), Giovanni Reyna (0/9), Harry Arter (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/16), Morgan Gibbs-White (5/35), Nicolas Dominguez (2/25), Ryan Yates (1/33), Anthony Elanga (5/34), Callum Hudson-Odoi (7/27), Chris Wood (12/29), Divock Origi (0/20), Rodrigo Ribeiro (0/0), Taiwo Awoniyi (6/18).

Chelsea Squad

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

Djordje Petrovic (0/20), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/16), Alfie Gilchrist (1/11), Axel Disasi (2/31), Ben Chilwell (0/13), Benoit Badiashile (0/15), Levi Colwill (1/23), Malang Sarr (0/0), Malo Gusto (0/24), Marc Cucurella (0/18), Reece James (0/8), Thiago Silva (3/28), Trevoh Chalobah (1/10), Wesley Fofana (0/0), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/9), Cesare Casadei (0/9), Cole Palmer (21/31), Conor Gallagher (5/34), Enzo Fernandez (3/28), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/10), Moises Caicedo (0/32), Mykhaylo Mudryk (4/29), Noni Madueke (5/20), Romeo Lavia (0/1), Christopher Nkunku (2/8), Deivid Washington (0/0), Diego Moreira (0/0), Nicolas Jackson (13/32), Raheem Sterling (6/28).

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Team News

Nottingham Forest could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Saturday.

Gonzalo Montiel and Chris Wood are missing from the squad, Nottingham Forest will field against Chelseaon Saturday.

Chelsea could have up to seven players on the injured and absent players for their match on Saturday atCity Ground, Nottingham

Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Reece James and Wesley Fofana all face a spell on the sidelines for Chelsea due to various injuries.

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Nottingham Forest came away as 0-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Saturday. Nottingham Forest enter the match against Chelsea with a 1-2-0 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 Chelsea Results

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

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Cole Palmer has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because The Blues bank on him to build on these numbers against Nottingham Forest. The latter relies on Callum Hudson-Odoi, who found the target three times in six games.

Nottingham Forest won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at City Ground, Nottingham. They drew three and lost five as well, while Chelsea won two of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost four. Strap yourselves up for a goals at City Ground, Nottingham since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Nottingham Forest. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for Chelsea.

Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the last three encounters between these two teams. Nottingham Forest managed an average of 1.33 goals, with Chelsea averaging one goal in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nottingham Forest, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Chelsea played across all tournaments. They scored 2.7 times on average in the process.