Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 8 match between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Chelsea go up against Nottingham Forest this coming Saturday for a Premier League meeting at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest are placed 17th with five points after seven matches. Chelsea occupy a position as seventh in the league on 11 points.

Form: Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest lost 0-1 against Sunderland, 2-3 against FC Midtjylland and 2-0 against Newcastle. Nottingham Forest just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the City Ground, Nottingham. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded ten goals.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 1-3 against Brighton, before beating Benfica 1-0. Another win followed, this time by 2-1 against Liverpool. Chelsea won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting facts for Nottingham Forest and Chelsea

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 Chelsea played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Callum Hudson-Odoi will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. The Blues hope Moises Caicedo can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

Popular betting markets: Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Full-time result

Nottingham Forest won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing four. They lost five at City Ground, Nottingham in this run of matches. Chelsea won six of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing one and losing three. Chelsea have not lost to Nottingham Forest in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Nottingham Forest only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Chelsea got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Chelsea games. Chelsea should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Nottingham Forest failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Chelsea managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Chelsea have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Nottingham Forest when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Chelsea, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game. Astonishingly, Nottingham Forest conceded a goal in their last 15 matches.