Premier League: Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 12 match between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Arsenal are favoured by the bookmakers to claim a win against Nottingham Forest, despite their unconvincing form. It will be interesting to see, how far outsiders Nottingham Forest can push the form at Emirates Stadiumthis coming Saturday.

Arsenal are number 4 in the table on 19 points after 11 matches. Nottingham Forest rank as number 5 with 19 points after 11 matches played.

Team form: Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

Arsenal Form

A single draw is all Arsenal have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 1-0 and 1-0 against Newcastle and Inter respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Chelsea. Arsenal put four wins on the board in their previous six Premier League matches at the Emirates Stadium. They drew twice while losing none, scored 14 goals while conceding seven.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest won twice in their last three matches as Leicester were defeated by 1-3, before they beat West Ham 3-0. Newcastle proved too strong, though, and a 1-3 defeat followed. Nottingham Forest recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Premier League, in which they banged in ten goals, whilst conceding five. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

Betting facts for Arsenal 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 Arsenal and Nottingham Forest played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

Gabriel Martinelli has three strikes in six Premier League matches for The Gunners, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Nottingham Forest. The visitors are looking to Chris Wood, who has provided his team with five Premier League goals.

Betting markets: Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Emirates Stadium, Arsenal won eight and drew two. Nottingham Forest won six of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost one. Arsenal have gone through an impressive 8 games without losing even once as the home side. Nottingham Forest did not lose any of their last 7 matches away from home. Arsenal have beaten Nottingham Forest in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Arsenal scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Arsenal played. Arsenal managed to open the scoreline in no less than six of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Nottingham Forest performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in eight of their last 10 games. Arsenal have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Nottingham Forest.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Arsenal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Nottingham Forest played across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 times on average in the process. Arsenal conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.

Betting prediction: Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

To sum up, the upcoming match between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Premier League game.

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