Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st October 2024

Mid-placed Nottingham Forest face relegation-threatened Crystal Palace at City Ground, Nottingham in round 8 of the Premier League in a match that kick-offs on Monday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Nottingham Forest are number 10 in the table on ten points after seven matches. Crystal Palace rank as number 18 with three points after seven matches played.

It seems Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace have such a good reading on each other that there's little or nothing to set them apart right now. Their last three matches all ended without a winner, which naturally makes the draw a tasty prospect at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded 11 for an average of 1.1 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Crystal Palace scored 17 goals, conceded 11 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Nottingham Forest played Crystal Palace. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest are without a win from their previous three outings, as Brighton managed a draw, before they lost 0-1 against Fulham. Their latest match ended in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea. Nottingham Forest didn't manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the City Ground, Nottingham. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored six goals.

Crystal Palace Form

A draw is all that prevents Crystal Palace from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Manchester United as the match ended 0-0 before getting trounced against Everton by a 2-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Liverpool won the game and the exact score was 0-1. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Crystal Palace won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and eight scored.

Curiously enough, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace played out a draw in their three latest matches against each other. Clearly, the draw is the value bet, when they face each other again.

Nottingham Forest recorded four points following one wins from their last two games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored two goals, but also conceded one. Nottingham Forest lost just once so far this season in the Premier League and after seven games played they recorded two wins and four draws Crystal Palace are yet to win this season, having played seven games, in stead showing off three draws and four defeats.

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Santo will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Crystal Palace from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Carlos Miguel (0/0), Matz Sels (0/7), Alex Moreno (0/4), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/1), Morato (0/3), Murillo (0/7), Neco Williams (0/7), Nikola Milenkovic (0/6), Ola Aina (0/7), Willy Boly (0/2), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (0/7), Ibrahim Sangare (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (0/5), Morgan Gibbs-White (1/6), Nicolas Dominguez (0/5), Ramon Sosa (1/3), Ryan Yates (0/7), Anthony Elanga (0/7), Callum Hudson-Odoi (1/7), Chris Wood (4/7), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Jota Silva (0/6), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/4).

Crystal Palace Squad

Here is the full team squad of Crystal Palace. The 50 year-old Oliver Glasner will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Dean Henderson (0/7), Louie Moulden (0/0), Matt Turner (0/0), Remi Matthews (0/0), Chadi Riad (0/1), Chris Richards (0/4), Daniel Munoz (0/7), Joel Ward (0/0), Marc Guehi (1/7), Maxence Lacroix (0/4), Nathaniel Clyne (0/3), Rob Holding (0/0), Trevoh Chalobah (0/1), Tyrick Mitchell (0/7), Adam Wharton (0/7), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/3), Daichi Kamada (0/7), Jefferson Lerma (0/5), Jeffrey Schlupp (0/5), Will Hughes (0/6), Eberechi Eze (1/7), Edward Nketiah (0/4), Franco Umeh-Chibueze (0/0), Ismaila Sarr (0/7), Jean-Philippe Mateta (2/7), Matheus Franca (0/0).

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Nottingham Forest, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. Nikola Milenkovic and James Ward-Prowse can't be called up by the Nottingham Forest-manager, with both serving a ban.

Apparently, Crystal Palace have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Monday. Ismaila Sarr is suspended from the Crystal Palace squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Cheick Oumar Doucoure is too injured to face Crystal Palace.

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Nottingham Forest played Crystal Palace. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Nottingham Forest go into their upcoming match against Crystal Palace with a 25% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 1-3-0 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 Crystal Palace Results

In the last four matches between Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace, both teams to score came up two times.

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Betting Tips

Nottingham Forest won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at City Ground, Nottingham. They drew five and lost three as well, while Crystal Palace won four of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost three. Goals are usually flowing for Nottingham Forest on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for Crystal Palace in their last 10 league games away from home.

Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Crystal Palace, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.