Premier League: Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest – Betting preview

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

As the early season favourites, Crystal Palace will look to justify their title credentials on Sunday when they take on Nottingham Forest for a round 2 match in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace were most likely hoping for more from their opening match of the season, but nevertheless set off with a point in the table.

Team form: Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace went through their last three matches undefeated, but started by drawing 2-2 with Liverpool. Another draw followed, this time 0-0 against Chelsea, before they beat Fredrikstad by 1-0. Crystal Palace managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 12 goals and conceded five times.

Nottingham Forest Form

Their past three matches saw Nottingham Forest beating West Ham 1-2, losing 0-1 against Chelsea, and beating Brentford by 3-1. Nottingham Forest won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 13 while also conceding 11 times.

Betting facts for Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest

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

Players in form: Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest

Eberechi Eze look like value in the goal scoring market with five strikes to his name in six Premier League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Chris Wood adds to his three Premier League goals come this coming Sunday.

Popular betting markets: Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest

Full-time result

Crystal Palace claimed five wins, drew three and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Nottingham Forest won three, drew four and lost three of their last 10 games away. Crystal Palace did not lose any of their last 7 matches. Crystal Palace did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil. Nottingham Forest conceded a goal in their last 9 matches. Nottingham Forest have not lost to Crystal Palace in 8 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Crystal Palace scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive away games Nottingham Forest played. Crystal Palace managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Crystal Palace, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Nottingham Forest’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches. Nottingham Forest conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.