Premier League: Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 12 match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Liverpool face relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest at Anfield in round 12 of the Premier League in a match that kick-offs this coming Saturday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Sitting bottom of the table, Nottingham Forest have claimed nine points after 11 rounds, while Liverpool have amassed 18 points. This places the latter as number 8 in the Premier League at the moment.

Team form: Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest

Liverpool Form

Liverpool are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Aston Villa by 2-0, before beating Real Madrid by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Manchester City, who ran out 3-0 winners. Liverpool won four of their previous six Premier League games at the Anfield. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded six and scored 11 goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 2-2 draw with Manchester United. This was followed by another draw with Sturm Graz, this time 0-0, before they outclassed Leeds by 3-1. Nottingham Forest claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by ten goals to four.

Betting stats for Liverpool 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 Liverpool and Nottingham Forest played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest

Look no further than Mohamed Salah, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for The Reds in the Premier League, while Morgan Gibbs-White managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Nottingham Forest in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Popular markets: Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest

Full-time result

Liverpool won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. Nottingham Forest won zero of their last 10 games away from home, with five draws and five defeats as well. Amazingly, Nottingham Forest failed to keep a clean sheet in their 19 last matches.

Both teams to score

Liverpool scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Liverpool managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Nottingham Forest kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Liverpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Nottingham Forest’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.