Ace Football Team previews the Premier League round 18 match between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea who meet up on Sunday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest team stats, match history and the best betting tips.
The Premier League game at City Ground, Nottingham, this coming Sunday will see visitors Chelsea facing home side Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest got hammered in their latest outing, and could still be rattled on Sunday. If so, Chelsea are in with a good chance of lashing yet another defeat for the hosts.
Position in the Premier League table: Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
The current standings in the Premier League show us how Nottingham Forest and Chelsea have performed this season so far. Surely, an exciting battle for three points is on the cards in this round 18 clash on Sunday.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea – Fixture History
Nottingham Forest in a nice flow
Nottingham Forest are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Crystal Palace by 1-0, before beating Blackburn by 1-4. The winning streak came to an end against Manchester United, who ran out 3-0 winners.
Chelsea hope to boost points tally
Chelsea collected one win from their last three matches. Manchester City won 2-0 in the first game. Newcastle were too strong as well, winning 1-0. The Blues got back on the right end of the scoreline in their last outing, beating Bournemouth 2-0.
Fixture history: Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
With Nottingham Forest being new to this division, they obviously never played against Chelsea before in Premier League. That said, the scoreline went 2-0 in Chelsea’s favor across their last two meetings in the FA Cup in January 2020 and January 2019.
Highlights from the last time Nottingham Forest and Chelsea met:
Betting stats and facts for Nottingham Forest and Chelsea
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea. The facts are based on statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Nottingham Forest have scored in 25 of the last 27 home matches
- Nottingham Forest have won 3 of the last 4 home matches without conceding a goal
- In 5 of the last 6 Nottingham Forest matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Nottingham Forest have not lost the last 5 home matches in a row
- Nottingham Forest have conceded in the last 6 matches in a row
- In 20 of the last 21 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Chelsea have lost 4 of the last 5 matches without scoring a goal
- In 11 of the last 12 Chelsea away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Chelsea have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 5 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players to focus on in Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
When looking at the list of the in-form players from both teams, we see some interesting names popping up. Morgan Gibbs-White currently stands out for Nottingham Forest, with Kai Havertz starring for the visitors. We expect both could be among the goalscorers once again for their respective teams in the upcoming match this coming Sunday.
Best tips for the match: Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
In conclusion, we present betting tips for this Premier League match, which are based on the above statements. Besides the main prediction for this game, we have also come up with some lower and higher-risk alternatives.
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