Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th February 2024

The Premier League game at City Ground, Nottingham this coming Saturday sees visitors Newcastle facing home side Nottingham Forest.

While The Magpies could be closing on the top six with a win here, Nottingham Forest will be hoping to add some distance to the lower regions. Of these two possible scenarios, the former definitely looks more likely than the latter.

Nottingham Forest scored 12 goals, conceded 20 and fought their way to zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

When it comes to goal-scoring Newcastle are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 17 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.7 goals per game. They conceded 23 goals for an average of 2.3 a game, achieving a clean sheet in two of these matches.

Nottingham Forest beat Newcastle by 3-1 in their most recent match, while Newcastle claimed a 2-1 win in the match prior to that.

Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest lost 1-2 against Arsenal, drew 1-1 with Bournemouth and shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Bristol City. Nottingham Forest claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Premier League, which also saw them drawing zero and losing five matches, in which they scored seven and conceded 12 goals.

Newcastle Form

Newcastle claimed seven points from their last nine available, as the won by 0-2 and 1-3 against Fulham and Aston Villa, respectively. Last time out, Luton ended up stealing a point in a 4-4 draw. Newcastle managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 15 time and letting in six.

Both Nottingham Forest and Newcastle are having difficulty containing their opponents, making a bet on both teams to score seem like a wise choice at City Ground, Nottingham.

Newcastle recorded ten points following three wins from their last seven games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 16 goals, but also conceded 11. Nottingham Forest show off a record of five wins, six draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League this season. Newcastle show off ten wins, three draws and ten defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Santo will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Newcastle 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 (0/1), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/5), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/3), Felipe (0/3), Gonzalo Montiel (0/9), Harry Toffolo (1/14), Moussa Niakhate (0/14), Murillo (0/17), Neco Williams (0/14), Nuno Tavares (0/5), Ola Aina (1/14), Willy Boly (1/15), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/10), Danilo (1/16), Giovanni Reyna (0/1), Harry Arter (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/11), Morgan Gibbs-White (2/22), Nicolas Dominguez (2/14), Richie Laryea (0/0), Ryan Yates (0/20), Anthony Elanga (4/22), Callum Hudson-Odoi (2/14), Chris Wood (8/20), Divock Origi (0/9), Rodrigo Ribeiro (0/0), Taiwo Awoniyi (5/12).

Newcastle Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Newcastle players that the manager Eddie Howe will choose from for the upcoming game:

Loris Karius (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/10), Nick Pope (0/14), Daniel Burn (2/18), Emil Krafth (0/5), Fabian Schaer (2/23), Jamaal Lascelles (1/14), Kieran Trippier (1/21), Matt Targett (0/3), Paul Dummett (0/0), Sven Botman (2/12), Valentino Livramento (0/16), Bruno Guimaraes (1/22), Elliot Anderson (0/9), Harvey Barnes (2/7), Jacob Murphy (1/7), Joelinton (2/16), Joseph Willock (0/3), Lewis Hall (0/8), Lewis Miley (1/12), Matt Ritchie (0/7), Miguel Almiron (3/23), Sandro Tonali (1/8), Sean Longstaff (4/20), Alexander Isak (10/17), Anthony Gordon (7/22), Callum Wilson (7/15).

Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle Team News

Nottingham Forest might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Newcastle. Nottingham Forest have to alter their line-up, as both Willy Boly and Ibrahim Sangare get a day in the shade.

Nottingham Forest are unable to field Divock Origi on Saturday against Newcastle, as he is sidelined with an injury.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Newcastle, who are looking at eight players nursing various problems. Sandro Tonali is unable to be feature for Newcastle in their upcoming match due to being suspended.

Newcastle need to do without Alexander Isak, Jamaal Lascelles, Joelinton, Nick Pope, Joseph Willock, Matt Targett, Elliot Anderson and Joelinton, who are not fit enough to travel to City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle H2H

Newcastle were knocked out cold when Nottingham Forest took a 3-1 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Newcastle handed out in the game before. Picking a winning bet based on their h2h is a bit of a lottery, and the punter with a keen eye for a long shot might opt for the high-value price here. Nottingham Forest claimed five wins in their previous ten matches against Newcastle. The latter managed five wins in these three encounters against their coming opponent. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 11/4.

Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle Results

In the previous three matches between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle, both teams found the back of the net two times.

Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle 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, Alexander Isak has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Newcastle bank on him to build on these numbers against Nottingham Forest. The latter relies on Chris Wood, who found the target five 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 Newcastle won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Strap yourselves up for a goals at City Ground, Nottingham since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Nottingham Forest. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Newcastle.

In the last three encounters between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Nottingham Forest averaged 1.33 goals a game. Newcastle scored an average of 1.67 goals in these, while both teams scored two times. Nottingham Forest scored an average of 1.7 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. Of the last ten games for Newcastle, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game.