Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
At the Vitality Stadium, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth battle it out for three points in a Premier League match where both need points to boost their tally.
Bournemouth are placed 12th in the Premier League standings with 26 points after 21 matches. Nottingham Forest occupy a position as 16th in the league on 20 points.
Team form: Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth Form
In their last three matches, Bournemouth lost 0-4 against Liverpool and won 5-0 against Swansea, before drawing 1-1 against West Ham. The Cherries won three of their previous six matches at Vitality Stadium in the Premier League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring ten goals to nine against.
Nottingham Forest Form
Nottingham Forest only managed to gain a single point in their past three games, which kicked off with a 3-2 defeat against Brentford. A 0-0 draw with Bristol City followed, before Arsenal ran out 1-2 winners. The Reds managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 16 times and letting in eight.
Betting stats for Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 Bournemouth matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Bournemouth matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Bournemouth home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bournemouth have scored in 14 of the last 15 matches
- Bournemouth have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Nottingham Forest have not won 19 of the last 21 away matches in the Premier League
- Nottingham Forest have conceded in the last 11 matches in a row in the Premier League
- Nottingham Forest have conceded in 19 of the last 21 away matches in the Premier League
- In 7 of the last 8 matches Nottingham Forest played, both teams scored
- In the last 5 matches in a row Nottingham Forest played in the Premier League, both teams scored
In-form players: Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
Chris Wood scored five goals in six Premier League games for Nottingham Forest. This took his total for the season up to eight goals scored in the Premier League. Dominic Solanke is the man to point out for the home side, scoring six times in six Premier League outings.
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Full-time result
Bournemouth have not lost to Nottingham Forest in three consecutive home meetings. The Cherries racked up five wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at Vitality Stadium, drew one and lost four. Nottingham Forest won two of their previous 10 away, drew three and lost five times.
Both teams to score
Both teams have scored in the last five Nottingham Forest games in the Premier League. Of the previous 10 outings, Bournemouth scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents, Nottingham Forest, were first on target in five of their last 10 games. The Cherries have also scored in eight consecutive home meetings with Nottingham Forest.
Total goals
There were over 2.5 goals scored in eight of Bournemouth’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Nottingham Forest, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 goals per game themselves. The Reds also conceded a goal in their last 11 Premier League matches.
Betting tip: Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
The match between Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Premier League game.