Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Burnley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 33 match between Nottingham Forest and Burnley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Nottingham Forest and Burnley will be desperate for points this coming Sunday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Nottingham Forest approach the next Premier League round as number 16 in the table, having claimed 33 points this season so far. With 32 games behind them, Burnley amassed 20 points, placing them as number 19 before their next fixture.

Team form: Nottingham Forest vs Burnley

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 with FC Porto before recording another draw with Aston Villa in a 1-1 match and beat FC Porto with a 1-0 scoreline. Nottingham Forest didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the City Ground, Nottingham. They have a record of five draws and one defeats, in which they conceded three and scored two goals.

Burnley Form

Burnley recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 0-0 match against Bournemouth. Then Fulham proved too strong in a 3-1 defeat, just like Brighton who won 0-2. Burnley managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 12 time and letting in six.

Betting stats for Nottingham Forest and Burnley

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

In-form players: Nottingham Forest vs Burnley

Morgan Gibbs-White has three strikes in six Premier League matches for Nottingham Forest, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Burnley. The visitors are looking to Zian Flemming, who has provided his team with three Premier League goals.

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Full-time result

Nottingham Forest claimed two wins, drew five and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Burnley won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away. Burnley have not lost to Nottingham Forest in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Nottingham Forest scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Burnley only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Burnley managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Nottingham Forest and Burnley.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nottingham Forest, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Burnley played across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 times on average in the process.