Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Brighton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 24 match between Nottingham Forest and Brighton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Nottingham Forest enjoy home advantage, when visitors Brighton swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Nottingham Forest are third in the Premier League standings after collecting 44 points from their initial 23 encounters. Brighton trail them on 34 points after 23 rounds, leaving them as number 9 in the table.

Form: Nottingham Forest vs Brighton

Nottingham Forest Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Nottingham Forest recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Liverpool. This was followed by a 3-2 win against Southampton, before they lost 5-0 against Bournemouth. Nottingham Forest won four of their last six Premier League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored nine goals.

Brighton Form

In the last three matches, Brighton beat Ipswich 0-2, won 1-3 against Manchester United, and lost 0-1 against Everton. Brighton won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says nine goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting stats for Nottingham Forest and Brighton

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Nottingham Forest and Brighton played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Nottingham Forest vs Brighton

It has been a great season for Chris Wood so far as he currently has 14 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net four times in his last six games, leaving Nottingham Forest hoping he delivers against Brighton on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at City Ground, Nottingham across all tournaments Nottingham Forest won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Brighton claimed five wins, three draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Brighton did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home. Brighton didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent away games.

Both teams to score

Nottingham Forest scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Brighton scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Nottingham Forest managed to open the scoreline in no less than eight of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Brighton performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games. Nottingham Forest have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Brighton.

Total goals

Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Brighton played across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process.