Ace Football previews the Premier League round 38 match between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Chelsea come to City Ground, Nottingham for the Premier League match on Sunday, Nottingham Forest will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Form: Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Nottingham Forest Form
Nottingham Forest currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 1-1 against Crystal Palace. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Leicester in a 2-2 encounter, before beating West Ham in a 1-2 encounter. Nottingham Forest claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost two, scored four goals and conceded five.
Chelsea Form
The results have been up and down for Chelsea, who beat Djurgarden by 1-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-0 against Newcastle, before claiming a victory in a 1-0 game against Manchester United. Chelsea only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by nine goals to three.
Betting stats for Nottingham Forest and Chelsea
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 Nottingham Forest matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Nottingham Forest matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Nottingham Forest have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Nottingham Forest home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Nottingham Forest home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Chelsea away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Chelsea away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Chelsea matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Chelsea have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Chris Wood is showing good form for Nottingham Forest, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Pedro Neto scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Betting markets: Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Full-time result
Nottingham Forest won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at City Ground, Nottingham. They drew three and lost three as well, while Chelsea won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five.
Both teams to score
Nottingham Forest scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Chelsea got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Chelsea managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Nottingham Forest have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Chelsea.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Chelsea, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches. Nottingham Forest conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches.
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