Ace Football previews the Premier League round 18 match between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Nottingham Forest enjoy home advantage, when visitors Tottenham swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
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.
Form: Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham
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
In the last three matches, Tottenham beat Southampton 0-5, won 4-3 against Manchester United, and lost 3-6 against Liverpool. Tottenham managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored 14 while also conceding five times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
Betting facts for Nottingham Forest and Tottenham
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 9 Nottingham Forest matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Nottingham Forest matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Nottingham Forest home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Nottingham Forest have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Nottingham Forest have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Premier League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 Tottenham matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Tottenham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Tottenham away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Tottenham matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Tottenham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham
Chris Wood is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. The Lilywhites look to James Maddison, hoping he can add to his current total of five Premier League goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham
Full-time result
Nottingham Forest claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Tottenham won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Tottenham have beaten Nottingham Forest in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Nottingham Forest scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Tottenham scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Nottingham Forest managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Tottenham, who scored 2.4 times on average in these matches. In the last fivePremier League outings for Tottenham there were over 4.5 goals.