Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd March 2024

Liverpool are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Premier League table, when stepping up against Nottingham Forest for a match on Saturday. Nottingham Forest no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Liverpool nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

The Reds enjoy the view from the top of the table with 60 points after 26 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest find themselves positioned as number 17 in the Premier League with 24 points following 26 rounds.

Although Nottingham Forest trail The Reds by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Premier League still holds a lot of prestige. Pulling off a surprise win against their upcoming opponent could provide a serious spark for future matches.

Nottingham Forest step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 17 goals, while also allowing 20 goals against. That is an average of two goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet one times in those matches.

Liverpool scored a decent 27 goals in ten outings, or an average of 2.7 goals per game. They allowed a total of ten goals against, an average of one goals per match, while achieving three clean sheets.

Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 3-0 and 3-2, respectively.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest won 2-0 against West Ham, before losing 4-2 against Aston Villa and 0-1 to Manchester United. Nottingham Forest claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew zero and lost four, scored nine goals and conceded 11.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Luton by 4-1, before drawing 0-0 with Chelsea. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Southampton by a 3-0 scoreline. Liverpool picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Premier League, while scoring 15 and conceding five goals. They also lost once while drawing none.

Liverpool are on the look-out for a win, and we expect them to claim it in a high scoring match, when they visit Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham this coming Saturday.

Nottingham Forest fought their way to two wins and six points from their last nine games against teams inside the top six. They were on target ten times in these matches, but also let in 19 goals. Liverpool took eight wins and 25 points in the previous nine encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Premier League, as they scored 24 goals while also allowing four against. Nottingham Forest have a record of six wins, six draws and 14 defeats in the Premier League this season. Liverpool enjoy a record of 18 wins, six draws and two defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

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

Matt Turner (0/17), Matz Sels (0/4), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/5), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/5), Felipe (0/5), Gonzalo Montiel (0/9), Harry Toffolo (1/15), Moussa Niakhate (1/16), Murillo (0/20), Neco Williams (0/17), Nuno Tavares (0/7), Ola Aina (1/14), Willy Boly (1/15), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/10), Danilo (1/19), Giovanni Reyna (0/3), Harry Arter (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/11), Morgan Gibbs-White (3/25), Nicolas Dominguez (2/17), Ryan Yates (0/23), Anthony Elanga (5/25), Callum Hudson-Odoi (4/17), Chris Wood (8/20), Divock Origi (0/12), Rodrigo Ribeiro (0/0), Taiwo Awoniyi (6/15).

Liverpool Squad

Here is the full team squad of Liverpool. The 56 year-old Juergen Klopp will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Adrian (0/0), Alisson Becker (0/21), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/5), Andrew Robertson (1/13), Calum Scanlon (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (0/18), Jarell Quansah (0/8), Joel Matip (0/10), Joseph Gomez (0/22), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/11), Rhys Williams (0/0), Trent Alexander-Arnold (2/21), Virgil van Dijk (2/24), Alexis Mac Allister (2/21), Ben Doak (0/1), Bobby Clark (0/4), Conor Bradley (1/4), Curtis Jones (1/17), Dominik Szoboszlai (3/21), Harvey Elliott (2/22), James McConnell (0/0), Ryan Gravenberch (0/19), Stefan Bajcetic (0/0), Thiago Alcantara (0/1), Wataru Endo (1/18), Cody Gakpo (5/24), Darwin Nunez (9/24), Diogo Jota (9/19), Kaide Gordon (0/0), Luis Diaz (6/25), Mohamed Salah (15/21).

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool 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 all absent from the Nottingham Forest squad that faces Liverpool at City Ground, Nottingham.

Liverpool could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as eight players are nursing various problems. For instance, Liverpool won't be able to field Alexis Mac Allister as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Alisson Becker, Thiago Alcantara, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ben Doak, Joel Matip and Stefan Bajcetic all face a spell on the sidelines for Liverpool due to various injuries.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool H2H

Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 3-0 and 3-2, respectively. Nottingham Forest enter the match against Liverpool with a 1-0-2 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 Liverpool Results

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

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Betting Tips

With three goals in six matches Callum Hudson-Odoi has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Liverpool and their defence. The visitors hope Diogo Jota adds another to his current tally of four goals in his latest matches.

Nottingham Forest claimed two wins, drew two and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Liverpool won seven, drew one and lost two of their last 10 games away. 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 six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Liverpool in their last 10 league games away from home.

In the last three encounters between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Nottingham Forest averaged one goal a game. Liverpool scored an average of two goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nottingham Forest, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Liverpool. They performed an average of three goals in these.