Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 24 match between Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

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

Team form: Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 1-0 against Braga. They responded by beating Brentford 0-2, and followed that up by winning 4-0 against Ferencvaros. Nottingham Forest claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost three, scored seven goals and conceded seven.

Crystal Palace Form

A draw is all that prevents Crystal Palace from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Aston Villa as the match ended 0-0 before getting trounced against Sunderland by a 2-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Chelsea won the game and the exact score was 1-3. Crystal Palace won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding nine.

Betting stats for Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace

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

Players on top: Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace

Morgan Gibbs-White has been great for Nottingham Forest lately, hitting the target one times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Crystal Palace are optimistic that Jean-Philippe Mateta doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular markets: Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace

Full-time result

Nottingham Forest claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Crystal Palace won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run. Nottingham Forest have not lost to Crystal Palace 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. Interestingly, Crystal Palace scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Nottingham Forest probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Sunday, as Crystal Palace managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Nottingham Forest have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Crystal Palace.

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 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Crystal Palace’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.