Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Nottingham Forest come to Vitality Stadium for the Premier League match on Sunday, Bournemouth will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Bournemouth are number 3 in the table on 15 points after eight matches. Nottingham Forest rank as number 18 with five points after eight matches played.
Form: Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth Form
Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 2-2 with Leeds, beating Fulham 3-1 and drawing 3-3 with Crystal Palace. Bournemouth won four of their previous six Premier League games at the Vitality Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded three and scored eight goals.
Nottingham Forest Form
In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest lost against Newcastle and Chelsea by 2-0 and 0-3, respectively, and beat FC Porto by 2-0. Nottingham Forest only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by nine goals to five.
Betting facts for Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest
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 Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest played across all tournaments.
- In 18 of the last 20 Bournemouth home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Bournemouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Bournemouth home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Bournemouth home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Bournemouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Nottingham Forest matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 Nottingham Forest away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Nottingham Forest away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Nottingham Forest have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Nottingham Forest have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
Antoine Semenyo has been great for Bournemouth lately, hitting the target four times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Nottingham Forest are optimistic that Neco Williams doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular markets: Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
Full-time result
Bournemouth claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing two. Nottingham Forest won one of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost four of the games in this run. Bournemouth did not lose any of their last 7 matches. Nottingham Forest did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home. Astonishingly, Nottingham Forest conceded a goal in their last 16 matches. Bournemouth have not lost to Nottingham Forest in 10 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Bournemouth scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Nottingham Forest have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Bournemouth managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Bournemouth have scored in 8 consecutive league meetings with Nottingham Forest.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bournemouth, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Nottingham Forest, who scored 0.9 times on average in these matches. Nottingham Forest did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games
