Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th December 2024

Tottenham go up against Nottingham Forest this coming Thursday for a Premier League meeting at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest are number 4 in the table on 31 points after 17 matches. Tottenham rank as number 11 with 23 points after 17 matches played.

Tottenham could be facing Nottingham Forest at the wrong time, since the latter go into their next assignment at City Ground, Nottingham with three wins in a row.

Nottingham Forest step into their next home match this coming Thursday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 13 goals against. That is an average of 1.3 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet four times in those matches.

The Lilywhites scored 25 goals, conceded 17 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The Lilywhites beat Nottingham Forest twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 3-1 and 2-0, respectively.

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three outings, Nottingham Forest won 2-3 against Manchester United, beat Aston Villa by 2-1 and hammered Brentford 0-2. Nottingham Forest managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored eight goals and conceded five times.

Tottenham Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Tottenham. They first took out Southampton by 0-5 before downing Manchester United by 4-3. The winning streak came to an end against Liverpool, who ran out 3-6 winners. Tottenham won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored 14 goals whilst conceding five.

We don't believe Nottingham Forest are strong enough to claim a win against Tottenham, but betting on the away win also looks a little too risky. A cautious bet on the visitors as a double-chance or the draw-no-bet solution is our preferred choice.

Nottingham Forest scored 15 goals and conceded four in their last eight games against teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. They collected 22 points and seven victories. Tottenham fought their way to one wins and three points from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target ten times in these matches, but also let in 13 goals. Nottingham Forest have a record of nine wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Tottenham have a record of seven wins, two draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Santo will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Tottenham 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 (0/17), Alex Moreno (0/11), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/2), Morato (0/10), Murillo (1/17), Neco Williams (0/14), Nikola Milenkovic (2/16), Ola Aina (2/17), Willy Boly (0/3), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (0/16), Ibrahim Sangare (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (0/7), Morgan Gibbs-White (2/13), Nicolas Dominguez (0/15), Ramon Sosa (1/10), Ryan Yates (1/17), Anthony Elanga (2/17), Callum Hudson-Odoi (2/16), Chris Wood (10/17), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/2), Jota Silva (0/16), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/12).

Tottenham Squad

Here is the full team squad of Tottenham. The 59 year-old Ange Postecoglou will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alfie Whiteman (0/0), Brandon Austin (0/0), Fraser Forster (0/5), Guglielmo Vicario (0/12), Ben Davies (0/4), Cristian Romero (1/12), Destiny Udogie (0/16), Djed Spence (0/6), Micky van de Ven (0/9), Pedro Porro (2/17), Radu Dragusin (0/10), Sergio Reguilon (0/0), Archie Gray (0/10), Brennan Johnson (6/17), Dejan Kulusevski (5/17), James Maddison (8/17), Lucas Bergvall (0/11), Pape Sarr (1/17), Rodrigo Bentancur (1/10), Yves Bissouma (2/13), Dominic Solanke (6/14), Heung-Min Son (5/14), Mikey Moore (0/4), Richarlison (0/5), Timo Werner (0/14), Will Lankshear (0/2), Wilson Odobert (0/3).

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Team News

Nottingham Forest might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Tottenham. Nottingham Forest have to alter their line-up, as both Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White get a day in the shade.

Nottingham Forest are unable to field Danilo on Thursday against Tottenham, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Tottenham have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham. Yves Bissouma is ineligible for selection in the Tottenham squad, as he is suspended.

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham H2H

Tottenham got the better of Nottingham Forest in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 3-1 and 2-0, respectively. Nottingham Forest go into their upcoming match against Tottenham with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-0-4 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 Tottenham Results

In two of the previous four matches between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham both teams scored.

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Chris Wood, who is performing well for Nottingham Forest. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Tottenham.The visitors will be looking to James Maddison to find the net once again, after managing five Premier League goals for Tottenham in recent matches.

In their last 10 matches at City Ground, Nottingham across all tournaments Nottingham Forest won five times, drew three and lost two times. Tottenham claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in 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 Tottenham in their last 10 league games away from home.

In the last four encounters between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Nottingham Forest averaged 0.5 goals a game. Tottenham scored an average of 2.5 goals in these, while both teams scored two times. Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Tottenham, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.4 times goals per game.