Premier League: Brighton vs Nottingham Forest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Brighton and Nottingham Forest who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Nottingham Forest go up against Brighton on Sunday for a Premier League meeting at The American Express Community Stadium.

Ranked as number 14 in the Premier League standings, Brighton, have so far collected 34 points this season, while Nottingham Forest collected 27 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 27 rounds.

Form: Brighton vs Nottingham Forest

Brighton Form

In their last three games, Brighton lost 1-0 against Aston Villa, got defeated 3-0 by Liverpool before winning 0-2 against Brentford. Brighton just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the The American Express Community Stadium. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded four goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Fenerbahce by 0-3. Disappointment followed, going down 0-1 against Liverpool, and 1-2 against Fenerbahce. Nottingham Forest 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 11 goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Brighton and Nottingham Forest

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Brighton and Nottingham Forest. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Brighton vs Nottingham Forest

While only scoring one goals in his last six outings for Brighton, Danny Welbeck has been good for them over the course of the season with nine goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Nottingham Forest, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Sunday, depending on your betting strategy.

Betting markets: Brighton vs Nottingham Forest

Full-time result

Brighton claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. Nottingham Forest won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run. Brighton have not lost to Nottingham Forest in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Brighton scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Brighton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Brighton have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Nottingham Forest.

Total goals

Brighton saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Nottingham Forest’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.