Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th January 2025

Nottingham Forest hope to close the gap a little on Premier League leaders Liverpool, when they face off City Ground, Nottingham in a round 21 match on Tuesday.

Nottingham Forest are placed threeth with 40 points after 20 matches. Liverpool occupy a position as oneth in the league on 46 points.

Liverpool are aiming to extend the lead on Nottingham Forest in the Premier League table after they go toe-to-toe this coming Tuesday. On the other hand, the hosts should be motivated to not let the current gap get any bigger than it already is.

Nottingham Forest are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 12 goals, or an average of 1.2 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to five clean sheets in this run.

Liverpool were knocked out cold when Nottingham Forest took a 1-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Liverpool handed out in the game before.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three outings, Nottingham Forest won 0-2 against Everton, beat Wolverhampton by 0-3 and hammered Luton 2-0. Nottingham Forest have been in potent form at City Ground, Nottingham, winning no less than five of the past six Premier League matches here. They also hammered in nine goals, while letting in four as they also lost once.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool got a mix of results in their last three matches. An encounter with Manchester United brought a 2-2 draw, which was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Tottenham. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Accrington by a 4-0 scoreline. Liverpool recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Premier League, in which they banged in 20 goals, whilst conceding ten. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

With the results that Liverpool have picked up lately, we favour them to grab another win, when going up against Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest earned four points from their last five matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed one wins, following three goals scored while also conceding ten. Liverpool scored 18 goals and conceded ten in their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them five wins and 18 points. Nottingham Forest have a record of 12 wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Liverpool enjoy a record of 14 wins, four draws and one defeat in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Nuno Espirito Santo will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Liverpool from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Carlos Miguel (0/0), Matz Sels (0/20), Alex Moreno (0/11), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/3), Morato (0/13), Murillo (1/19), Neco Williams (0/17), Nikola Milenkovic (2/19), Ola Aina (2/20), Willy Boly (0/4), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (0/19), Ibrahim Sangare (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (0/10), Lewis O'Brien (0/0), Morgan Gibbs-White (4/16), Nicolas Dominguez (0/17), Ramon Sosa (1/12), Ryan Yates (1/19), Anthony Elanga (3/20), Callum Hudson-Odoi (2/18), Chris Wood (12/20), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/2), Jota Silva (0/19), Taiwo Awoniyi (1/15).

Liverpool Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Liverpool players that the manager Arne Slot will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alisson Becker (0/11), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/8), Harvey Davies (0/0), Vitezslav Jaros (0/1), Andrew Robertson (0/18), Conor Bradley (0/8), Ibrahima Konate (1/13), Jarell Quansah (0/5), Joseph Gomez (0/9), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/8), Trent Alexander-Arnold (1/18), Virgil van Dijk (1/19), Alexis Mac Allister (1/18), Curtis Jones (3/16), Dominik Szoboszlai (2/17), Federico Chiesa (0/1), Harvey Elliott (0/7), Ryan Gravenberch (0/19), Tyler Morton (0/0), Wataru Endo (0/8), Cody Gakpo (6/19), Darwin Nunez (2/15), Diogo Jota (4/12), Luis Diaz (8/18), Mohamed Salah (18/19).

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Team News

Nottingham Forest could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Liverpool. Nottingham Forest have to alter their line-up, as both Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White get a day in the shade.

Danilo sit this one out for Nottingham Forest due to an injury.

Liverpool are juggling with five absent players on this coming Tuesday when travelling to Nottingham Forest. Tyler Morton, Alexis Mac Allister, Darwin Nunez and Andrew Robertson can't be called upon by Liverpool, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Mohamed Salah nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Liverpool.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool H2H

Liverpool were knocked out cold when Nottingham Forest took a 1-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Liverpool handed out in the game before. Nottingham Forest have a 40% win rate against Liverpool, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 2-0-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out one time in the last five matches between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Betting Tips

He banged in 18 goals so far this season, and Mohamed Salah also hammered in seven goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Liverpool won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost one in this run. It is a tough one to call who gets to draw first blood this coming Tuesday. Nottingham Forest managed to open the scoring in no less than seven of their previous 10 league games at home. Liverpool have been equally quick to get off the mark, scoring the opener in seven of their last 10 away games.

In the last five encounters between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Nottingham Forest averaged 0.8 goals a game. Liverpool scored an average of 1.4 goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Liverpool, who managed to hit the net 2.8 times on average in these games.