Premier League: Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Sunderland and Nottingham Forest who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

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

Sunderland approach round 34 as number 11 in the Premier League table with 46 points on their account so far. With 33 rounds behind them, Nottingham Forest have amassed 36 points, placing them as number 16 in the standings.

Team form: Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest

Sunderland Form

Sunderland hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Newcastle by 1-2, before winning 1-0 against Tottenham. The streak ended in a recent 4-3 defeat against Aston Villa. Sunderland won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored seven and conceded six goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa. A 1-0 win against FC Porto followed, before they beat Burnley by 4-1. Nottingham Forest won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats and facts for Sunderland 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 Sunderland and Nottingham Forest played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest

It’s been a great season for Morgan Gibbs-White so far with 12 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target six times in his last six games, and no doubt Nottingham Forest want him to continue this productive spell against Sunderlandthis coming Friday.

Popular markets: Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest

Full-time result

Sunderland claimed five wins, drew two and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Nottingham Forest won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away. Nottingham Forest remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Sunderland only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Nottingham Forest got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Sunderland managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Sunderland’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Nottingham Forest’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.