Premier League: Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 26 match between Newcastle and Nottingham Forest and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Newcastle enjoy home advantage, when visitors Nottingham Forest swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

While Nottingham Forest are now third in the Premier League table after collecting 47 points in 25 rounds, The Magpies trail them on 41 points. This leaves them as number 7 in the table after 25 rounds played.

Form: Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest

Newcastle Form

Newcastle hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Arsenal by 2-0, before winning 2-3 against Birmingham. The streak ended in a recent 4-0 defeat against Manchester City. Newcastle won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 15 and conceded nine goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

In their previous three matches, Nottingham Forest won 7-0 against Brighton, drew 2-2 with Exeter before losing 2-1 against Fulham. Nottingham Forest performed a very admirable four wins in six Premier League away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored 11 times, while also conceding nine goals.

Betting facts for Newcastle and Nottingham Forest

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

Players on top: Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest

Chris Wood scored seven goals in six Premier League games for Nottingham Forest. This took his total for the season up to 18 goals scored in Premier League. Alexander Isak is the man to point out for the home side, scoring five times in six Premier League outings.

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Full-time result

Newcastle won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing three as well. Nottingham Forest won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost four in this run. Newcastle have beaten Nottingham Forest in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Newcastle scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Newcastle managed to open the scoreline in no less than four of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Nottingham Forest performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 5 consecutive meetings between Newcastle and Nottingham Forest.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Newcastle’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. In the last ten games for Nottingham Forest, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves. Newcastle’s last 6 matches had more than three goals. Nottingham Forest’s last 4 matches had more than three goals.