Premier League: Everton vs Nottingham Forest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 19 match between Everton and Nottingham Forest and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

The Toffees welcome Nottingham Forest this coming Sunday in the Premier League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 19 match.

Everton are placed 15th with 17 points after 17 matches. Nottingham Forest occupy a position as threeth in the league on 34 points.

Team form: Everton vs Nottingham Forest

Everton Form

Everton have three draws to show from their last three games, as Arsenal held on to a 0-0 draw. Against Chelsea, the score was 0-0, while their most recent match finished 1-1 against Manchester City. Everton only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored seven and conceded two goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest first beat Aston Villa 2-1, then Brentford by 0-2 and finally Tottenham by 1-0. Nottingham Forest won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding ten.

Betting stats and facts for Everton 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 Everton and Nottingham Forest played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Everton vs Nottingham Forest

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Ashley Young will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Nottingham Forest hope Anthony Elanga can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

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Full-time result

Everton claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Nottingham Forest won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. Everton didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at Goodison Park. Nottingham Forest won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Everton have not lost to Nottingham Forest in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Everton only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Nottingham Forest managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Everton have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Nottingham Forest.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Everton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Nottingham Forest, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.