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Premier League: Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest – Suggested bets

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Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Premier League match between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.

Chelsea 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 Stamford Bridge this coming Saturday.

Ranked as number 11 in the Premier League standings, Chelsea, have so far collected 42 points this season, while Nottingham Forest collected 33 points. This puts them up as number 16 after 35 rounds.

Form: Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

Chelsea Form

Chelsea suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Brentford in a 0-2 defeat. Arsenal also proved too hard to handle, as they won 3-1, before Chelsea were able to strike back last time out in a 1-3 win against Bournemouth. In their last six Premier League matches at home, Frank Lampard’s men have one win, while they’ve drawn two and lost three.

Nottingham Forest Form

Results have been up and down for Nottingham Forest, who beat Brighton by 3-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-1 against Brentford, before claiming three points in a 4-3 win against Southampton. In their last six Premier League away matches, Nottingham Forest failed to win even once. Instead, they’ve drawn zero and lost six, scoring five while also conceding 16 times.

Betting stats and facts for Chelsea and Nottingham Forest

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In 24 of the last 26 Chelsea home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 13 of the last 15 Chelsea home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Chelsea have lost 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Chelsea have not won 9 of the last 10 matches
  • Chelsea have lost the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Nottingham Forest have not won the last 10 away matches in a row
  • Nottingham Forest have conceded in the last 13 matches in a row
  • Nottingham Forest have conceded in 20 of the last 22 away matches
  • Nottingham Forest have lost 7 of the last 8 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Nottingham Forest have lost the last 8 away matches in a row

In-form players: Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

Conor Gallagher managed to hit the target twice recently for Chelsea, while Morgan Gibbs-White has added three strikes in Premier League for Nottingham Forest in his last six outings.

Betting markets: Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

Full-time result

Astonishingly, Nottingham Forest conceded a goal in their last 14 matches. The Reds are on a seven-match losing streak on the road. They have the worst away record in the Premier League, with just one win in 17 games (D3 L13). Chelsea are coming off a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth, which ended their barren run of six straight defeats.

Both teams to score

Chelsea scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive Nottingham Forest games. The two sides have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Chelsea managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Nottingham Forest kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Chelsea, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Nottingham Forest, who scored 1.4 times on average in those matches.

Betting tip: Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

To summarize, the upcoming Premier League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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