Premier League: Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest – Betting preview

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

Despite a rather curious form recently, Chelsea have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 35 of the Premier League season. They meet Nottingham Forest this coming Monday at the Stamford Bridge, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.

Ranked as number 8 in the Premier League standings, Chelsea, have so far collected 48 points this season, while Nottingham Forest collected 39 points. This puts them up as number 16 after 34 rounds.

Form: Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

Chelsea Form

Chelsea suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Manchester United in a 0-1 defeat. Brighton also proved too hard to handle, as they won 3-0, before Chelsea were able to strike back last time out in a 1-0 win against Leeds. Chelsea only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded ten goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest first beat Burnley 4-1, then Sunderland by 0-5 and finally Aston Villa by 1-0. 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 14 goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting stats for Chelsea and Nottingham Forest

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

Joao Pedro look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Premier League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Morgan Gibbs-White adds to his six Premier League goals come this coming Monday.

Betting markets: Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

Full-time result

Chelsea won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stamford Bridge. They drew two and lost four as well, while Nottingham Forest won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Chelsea lost their previous 5 matches. Nottingham Forest didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent games. Chelsea have not lost to Nottingham Forest in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Chelsea scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Chelsea have failed to score in 5 consecutive games. Nottingham Forest managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Nottingham Forest have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Chelsea when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Chelsea saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Nottingham Forest, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches. Amazingly, Chelsea failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 matches.