Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st August 2024

Last season’s relegation survivors Nottingham Forest welcome Wolverhampton to City Ground, Nottingham this coming Saturday for a round 3 match in the Premier League.

With four points to show for the first two matches it has been a decent opening to the new campaign for Nottingham Forest, who aim for three more points this time around.

Nottingham Forest will be satisfied after collecting four points from a possible six in their new Premier League campaign, as they aim for three more points this time around.

It is early days yet, anything can happen and both Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton are still highly motivated of getting off to a good start. They both have talented squads, and we expect a cracking affair at City Ground, Nottingham as the teams look to get one over each other.

Nottingham Forest only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded 16 for an average of 1.6 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Wolverhampton travel to their next Premier League match, averaging a lowly 0.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of nine goals, while also conceding 26 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.6 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday.

Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 1-1 with Bournemouth, beating Southampton 0-1 and drawing 1-1 with Newcastle. Nottingham Forest just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the City Ground, Nottingham. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

A top half finish is the dream target for Wolverhampton, although retaining their Premier League status has to be the priority.

Wolverhampton Form

In their last three matches, Wolverhampton lost against Arsenal and Chelsea by 2-0 and 2-6, respectively, and beat Burnley by 2-0. Wolverhampton didn't manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 14 and scored four goals themselves.

Retaining their Premier League status and challenging for a top half finish will be on the agenda for Wolverhampton this season.

Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton seem to have a strong read on the game plan of this particular opponent, as their last three encounters offered no winner. With that in mind, the draw once again makes an attractive bet.

Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Santo will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Wolverhampton 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), Matt Turner (0/0), Matz Sels (0/2), Alex Moreno (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/1), Murillo (0/2), Neco Williams (0/2), Nikola Milenkovic (0/1), Ola Aina (0/2), Willy Boly (0/2), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (0/2), Ibrahim Sangare (0/2), Josh Bowler (0/0), Morgan Gibbs-White (1/2), Nicolas Dominguez (0/2), Ramon Sosa (0/0), Ryan Yates (0/2), Alex Mighten (0/0), Anthony Elanga (0/2), Callum Hudson-Odoi (0/2), Chris Wood (1/2), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/0), Jota Silva (0/1), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/2), Ui-Jo Hwang (0/0).

Wolverhampton Squad

Here is the full team squad of Wolverhampton. The 41 year-old Gary O'Neil will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Bentley (0/0), Jose Sa (0/2), Tom King (0/0), Craig Dawson (0/2), Matt Doherty (0/2), Nelson Semedo (0/0), Pedro Lima (0/0), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/2), Santiago Bueno (0/0), Toti Gomes (0/2), Wesley Okoduwa (0/0), Yerson Mosquera (0/2), Boubacar Traore (0/0), Joao Gomes (0/2), Luke Cundle (0/0), Mario Lemina (0/2), Thomas Doyle (0/1), Chiquinho (0/1), Daniel Podence (0/2), Enso Gonzalez (0/0), Fabio Silva (0/0), Goncalo Guedes (0/0), Hee-Chan Hwang (0/2), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (0/2), Joergen Strand Larsen (1/2), Matheus Cunha (1/2), Pablo Sarabia (0/2), Rodrigo Gomes (0/2), Sasa Kalajdzic (0/0).

Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Team News

Nottingham Forest just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Wolverhampton at City Ground, Nottingham. Nikola Milenkovic gets a day off from the Nottingham Forest squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Nottingham Forest played against Wolverhampton. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair. Nottingham Forest enter the match against Wolverhampton with a 0-3-1 record in their previous four encounters. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out three times in the last four matches between Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton.

Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Betting Tips

With another Premier League season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Nottingham Forest claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Wolverhampton won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing six in this series of matches. Goals are flowing freely for Nottingham Forest on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Wolverhampton''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past four encounters between Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton, with Nottingham Forest scoring one goal on average per game. Wolverhampton averaged 1.25 goals, while both teams scored three times. Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Wolverhampton, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches.