Ace Football previews the Premier League round 5 match between Nottingham Forest and Coventry and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Having not shared a spot in the same division in recent times, this is the first time Nottingham Forest comes up against Coventry as of late.
The current difference in the Premier League standings between the two teams clashing at City Ground, Nottingham on Saturday is five points.
Form: Nottingham Forest vs Coventry
Nottingham Forest Form
Nottingham Forest currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 2-2 against Liverpool. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Tottenham in a 0-0 encounter, before beating Aston Villa in a 1-2 encounter. Nottingham Forest just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the City Ground, Nottingham. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded five goals.
Coventry Form
Coventry were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-0 by Manchester City. Next up, Brighton won 0-5, before losing 1-3 against Aston Villa. Coventry managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 14 time and letting in seven.
Betting stats and facts for Nottingham Forest and Coventry
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Nottingham Forest and Coventry. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 25 of the last 27 Nottingham Forest home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Nottingham Forest home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 14 of the last 15 Nottingham Forest home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Nottingham Forest matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Nottingham Forest home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Coventry have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Premier League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Coventry have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Coventry away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Coventry have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Coventry have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
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Full-time result
Nottingham Forest won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at City Ground, Nottingham. They drew four and lost three as well, while Coventry won five of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost two. Coventry lost 4 matches on the bounce. Nottingham Forest have not lost to Coventry in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Nottingham Forest scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Coventry scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Coventry have failed to score in 5 consecutive games. Coventry managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Nottingham Forest have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Coventry.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Coventry, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches. Coventry did not score a single goal in 5 consecutive games
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