Premier League: Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 2 match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Liverpool hope to live up to their early billing as the Premier League title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Nottingham Forest over to the Anfield for a round 2 match.

Liverpool failed to win their Premier League opening match, when they settled for a single point on the board.

Team form: Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest

Liverpool Form

It could have been better, it could have been worse for Liverpool, who have two draws to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 4-2 defeat against Aston Villa, followed by a 1-1 draw against Brentford. They recorded yet another one in the latest round after a 2-2 match with Newcastle. Liverpool claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the Premier League, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored 13 and conceded six goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

In their previous three games, Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 with Bournemouth, then lost 0-1 against Leeds and 0-2 against Leeds. 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 16 goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats for Liverpool and Nottingham Forest

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

In-form players: Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Virgil van Dijk, who is performing well for The Reds. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Nottingham Forest.The visitors will be looking to Morgan Gibbs-White to find the net once again, after managing three Premier League goals for Nottingham Forest in recent matches.

Popular markets: Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest

Full-time result

Liverpool claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Nottingham Forest won five of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost four of the games in this run. Liverpool didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at Anfield.

Both teams to score

Liverpool scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Liverpool games Of the previous 10 outings, Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal five times, whereas Liverpool were first on target in seven of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Liverpool, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in three of the last ten matches that Nottingham Forest played across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 times on average in the process. Liverpool are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 18 matches.