Nottingham Forest vs Everton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th March 2023

The spotlight is on Nottingham Forest and Everton, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other on Sunday at City Ground, Nottingham in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest are number 13 in the table on 25 points after 24 matches. Everton rank as number 18 with 21 points after 25 matches played.

Everton took a massive beating in their last encounter, and look to make amends this coming Sunday. Nottingham Forest should face a seriously motivated home side.

Nottingham Forest are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net eight times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.8 goals per game, as they conceded 12 goals. They managed four clean sheets in these matches.

Everton are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net six times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.6 goals a game in which they conceded 19 times, an average of 1.9 per game. They managed two clean sheets in of these.

The most recent outing between Nottingham Forest and Everton ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 2/1.

Nottingham Forest vs Everton Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest lost 2-0 against Fulham, drew 1-1 with Manchester City, before losing to West Ham by 4-0. Nottingham Forest claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew three and lost zero, as they scored eight and conceded four goals.

Everton Form

In their last three matches, Everton won 1-0 win against Leeds, lost 0-2 against Aston Villa and lost 4-0 against Arsenal. Everton are winless in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 12 goals while scoring one themselves.

Nottingham Forest and Everton are mostly leaning towards matches shy on goals, as it seems that not conceding is more important than attempting to score. This indicates a close encounter is on the menu this coming Sunday.

Nottingham Forest won 11 points from their last eight encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored seven and let in ten goals. Everton earned three wins and ten points from their past eight matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the Premier League table. They scored seven and allowed 11 goals against on their way. Nottingham Forest are looking at a record of six wins, seven draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League this season. Everton enjoy a record of five wins, six draws and 14 defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Everton Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Steve Cooper will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Everton 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 (0/4), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Felipe (0/3), Giulian Biancone (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/12), Joe Worrall (0/19), Moussa Niakhate (0/0), Neco Williams (0/23), Omar Richards (0/0), Renan Lodi (0/16), Scott McKenna (0/18), Serge Aurier (1/15), Steve Cook (0/12), Willy Boly (0/8), Andre Ayew (0/0), Cafu (0/0), Cheikhou Kouyate (1/12), Danilo (0/0), Gustavo Scarpa (0/0), Harry Arter (0/0), Jack Colback (0/10), Jesse Lingard (0/15), Jonjo Shelvey (0/6), Lewis O'Brien (1/13), Morgan Gibbs-White (2/23), Orel Mangala (0/15), Remo Freuler (0/20), Ryan Yates (0/18), Tyrese Fornah (0/0), Will Swan (0/0), Alex Mighten (0/0), Brennan Johnson (5/24), Chris Wood (3/23), Emmanuel Dennis (1/11), Lyle Taylor (0/0), Sam Surridge (1/15), Taiwo Awoniyi (4/16).

Everton Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Everton players that the manager Sean Dyche will choose from for the upcoming game:

Andy Lonergan (0/0), Asmir Begovic (0/1), Jordan Pickford (0/23), Ben Godfrey (0/4), Conor Coady (1/22), James Tarkowski (1/24), Mason Holgate (0/4), Michael Keane (0/1), Nathan Patterson (0/13), Ruben Vinagre (0/2), Seamus Coleman (1/16), Vitalii Mykolenko (0/24), Yerry Mina (1/3), Abdoulaye Doucoure (0/14), Amadou Onana (1/22), Andros Townsend (0/0), Dwight McNeil (2/22), Idrissa Gana Gueye (0/19), James Garner (0/6), Tom Davies (0/13), Alex Iwobi (1/24), Demarai Gray (3/22), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (1/11), Ellis Simms (0/5), Neal Maupay (1/17).

Nottingham Forest vs Everton Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Nottingham Forest, as they prepare to meet Everton, since nine could be missing.

Neco Williams, Taiwo Awoniyi, Tyrese Fornah, Jesse Lingard, Jonjo Shelvey, Cheikhou Kouyate, Giulian Biancone, Moussa Niakhate and Omar Richards are missing from the squad, Nottingham Forest will field against Evertonon Sunday.

Worst-case scenario, Everton have a total of five players out for their next match.

Everton need to do without Alex Iwobi, Nathan Patterson, Michael Keane, James Garner and Andros Townsend, who are not fit enough to travel to City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest vs Everton Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Everton H2H

The most recent outing between Nottingham Forest and Everton failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 1-1 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 2/1. Nottingham Forest picked up zero wins in their previous two matches against Everton, while the latter claimed zero wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 2/1.

Nottingham Forest vs Everton Results

In one of the previous one match between Nottingham Forest and Everton both teams scored.

Nottingham Forest vs Everton Betting Tips

Brennan Johnson has been great for Nottingham Forest lately, hitting the target one times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Everton are optimistic that Seamus Coleman doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Nottingham Forest claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing one. Everton won zero of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost eight of the games in this run. Nottingham Forest scored the opener seven times in their last 10 matches at City Ground, Nottingham, while Everton failed to open the scoring in their last 10 away games.

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 four of the last ten matches that Everton played across all tournaments. They scored 0.6 times on average in the process.