Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 36 match between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Only three rounds remain of Premier League season, and both Nottingham Forest and Newcastle look to bolster their account at City Ground, Nottingham on Sunday.

Form: Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa by 1-0 and Chelsea by 1-3, before losing against Aston Villa by 4-0. Nottingham Forest only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at City Ground, Nottingham in the Premier League. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded four goals.

Newcastle Form

Newcastle suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Bournemouth in a 1-2 defeat. Arsenal also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-0, before Newcastle were able to strike back in a 3-1 win against Brighton. Newcastle won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for Nottingham Forest and Newcastle

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

In-form players: Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle

It has been a superb season for Morgan Gibbs-White so far as he managed to score impressive 13 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target five times in his last six games, and Nottingham Forest rely on his abilities against Newcastle. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Sunday seems like a decent punt.

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Full-time result

Nottingham Forest won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing three as well. Newcastle won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost six in this run. Nottingham Forest did not lose any of their last 7 matches. Newcastle have not lost to Nottingham Forest in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Nottingham Forest scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Newcastle scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in seven of their last 10 games. Nottingham Forest have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with Newcastle.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nottingham Forest, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Newcastle, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves.