Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 6 match between Nottingham Forest and Sunderland and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Form hasn’t been great recently for Nottingham Forest, who hope to turn things around against Sunderland this coming Saturday. This is a round 6 match in the current Premier League campaign, and they face each other at City Ground, Nottingham.

Looking at the Premier League standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and eight places.

Form: Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest claimed two draws in their previous three matches, where they lost 3-2 against Swansea. Afterwards, they recorded a 1-1 draw with Burnley, before also drawing 2-2 with Real Betis. Nottingham Forest only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at City Ground, Nottingham in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded ten goals.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Brentford with a 2-1 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 0-0 game against Crystal Palace. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Aston Villa. Sunderland only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by ten goals to three.

Betting stats for Nottingham Forest and Sunderland

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Nottingham Forest and Sunderland. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland

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

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Full-time result

Nottingham Forest claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at City Ground, Nottingham. However, they did draw four whilst losing five. Sunderland won four of their last 10 away games, with two draws and four defeats as well. Sunderland have not lost to Nottingham Forest in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Nottingham Forest scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. Sunderland got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Sunderland should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Nottingham Forest only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Sunderland claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Sunderland have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Nottingham Forest when playing at away ground.

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 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Sunderland played across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 times on average in the process. Amazingly, Nottingham Forest failed to keep a clean sheet in their 13 last matches.