Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal – Betting preview

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

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

Sitting top of the table, Arsenal claimed 49 points after 21 rounds, while Nottingham Forest have amassed 21 points. This ranks the latter as number 17 in the Premier League before the next round.

Team form: Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 3-1 against Aston Villa. They retaliated in a 1-2 win against West Ham, before drawing 3-3 with Wrexham. Nottingham Forest managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded nine goals.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw against Liverpool. A 1-4 win against Portsmouth followed, before they beat Chelsea by 2-3. Arsenal won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored ten while also conceding seven times.

Betting stats for Nottingham Forest and Arsenal

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 Nottingham Forest and Arsenal played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal

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

Betting markets: Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal

Full-time result

Nottingham Forest claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Arsenal won seven of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost one of the games in this run. Arsenal didn’t lose any of their previous 6 outings. Arsenal have not lost to Nottingham Forest in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Nottingham Forest scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Arsenal got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Arsenal managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Arsenal, who scored 2.3 times on average in these matches.