Southampton vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th August 2024

Round 2 of the new Premier League campaign sees Nottingham Forest visit Southampton on Saturday. The visitors hope to get a result at St. Mary's Stadium to boost their chances of avoiding another relegation battle.

Southampton came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

Southampton will be hopeful of getting on the board after an unlucky opening game to the new Premier League campaign which left them empty-handed.

Their upcoming match is a difficult challenge for Southampton, who next face Nottingham Forest in their continuous fight to avoid relegation. They should be highly motivated to spring a surprise, even against a tough opponent like Nottingham Forest.

Southampton are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 27 goals, or an average of 2.7 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to zero clean sheets in this run.

Nottingham Forest scored 15 goals, conceded 17 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Nottingham Forest won 4-3 and 1-0 in the two most recent meetings with Southampton, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Southampton vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Southampton Form

Southampton hope to get back to winning ways after first beating West Bromwich by 3-1, before winning 0-1 against Leeds. The streak ended in a recent 1-0 defeat against Newcastle. Southampton are without a win in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 16 and scored eight goals.

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

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 2-3 against Chelsea. A 1-2 win followed against Burnley, before drawing 1-1 with Bournemouth. Nottingham Forest claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and seven scored.

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

It seems both Nottingham Forest and Southampton have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues this coming Saturday, and we are rooting for goals.

Southampton vs Nottingham Forest Squads

Southampton Squad

Russell Martin will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Nottingham Forest from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Alex McCarthy (0/1), Gavin Bazunu (0/0), Joe Lumley (0/0), Mateusz Lis (0/0), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/0), Charlie Taylor (0/0), Jack Stephens (0/1), James Bree (0/0), Jan Bednarek (0/1), Juan Larios (0/0), Kyle Walker-Peters (0/1), Nathan Wood (0/0), Ronnie Edwards (0/0), Ryan Manning (0/0), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (0/1), Yukinari Sugawara (0/1), Adam Lallana (0/0), Carlos Alcaraz (0/1), Flynn Downes (0/1), Joe Aribo (0/1), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/0), Shea Charles (0/0), William Smallbone (0/1), Adam Armstrong (0/1), Ben Brereton Diaz (0/1), Cameron Archer (0/1), Kamaldeen Sulemana (0/0), Paul Onuachu (0/0), Ross Stewart (0/0), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (0/1), Samuel Edozie (0/1), Sekou Mara (0/0).

Nottingham Forest Squad

Here is the full team squad of Nottingham Forest. The 50 year-old Nuno Espirito Santo will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Carlos Miguel (0/0), Matt Turner (0/0), Matz Sels (0/1), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/1), Joe Worrall (0/0), Murillo (0/1), Neco Williams (0/1), Nikola Milenkovic (0/0), Ola Aina (0/1), Omar Richards (0/0), Willy Boly (0/1), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (0/1), Ibrahim Sangare (0/1), Jonjo Shelvey (0/0), Josh Bowler (0/0), Morgan Gibbs-White (0/1), Nicolas Dominguez (0/1), Ramon Sosa (0/0), Ryan Yates (0/1), Alex Mighten (0/0), Anthony Elanga (0/1), Callum Hudson-Odoi (0/1), Chris Wood (1/1), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/0), Jota Silva (0/0), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/1), Ui-Jo Hwang (0/0).

Southampton vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Southampton could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Nottingham Forest.

Lesley Ugochukwu, Ross Stewart and Juan Larios are missing from the squad, Southampton will field against Nottingham Forestthis coming Saturday.

Apparently, Nottingham Forest have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday. Nikola Milenkovic and Joe Worrall can't be called upon by Nottingham Forest, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Southampton vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Southampton vs Nottingham Forest H2H

Nottingham Forest beat Southampton twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 4-3 and 1-0, respectively. Southampton enter the match against Nottingham Forest with a 0-0-2 record in their previous two 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.

Southampton vs Nottingham Forest Results

In the last two matches between Southampton and Nottingham Forest, both teams to score came up one time.

Southampton vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

Look no further than Kamaldeen Sulemana, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Southampton in the Premier League, while Chris Wood managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Nottingham Forest in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Southampton won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. Nottingham Forest won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Southampton on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target six times in Nottingham Forest''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past two encounters between Southampton and Nottingham Forest, with Southampton scoring 1.5 goals on average per game. Nottingham Forest averaged 2.5 goals, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Southampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Nottingham Forest, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.