Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Southampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 22 match between Nottingham Forest and Southampton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Southampton 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.

Nottingham Forest are number 3 in the table on 41 points after 21 matches. Southampton rank as number 20 with six points after 21 matches played.

Team form: Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 0-3 and 2-0 winners against Wolverhampton and Luton, respectively. Against Liverpool, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. Nottingham Forest won four of their last six Premier League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored nine goals.

Southampton Form

It is all or nothing with Southampton, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 0-5 against Brentford, before beating Swansea 3-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 3-1 against Manchester United. Southampton came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by nine goals to three.

Betting stats for Nottingham Forest and Southampton

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 Southampton played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

It has been a superb season for Chris Wood so far as he managed to score impressive 13 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target three times in his last six games, and Nottingham Forest rely on his abilities against Southampton. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Sunday seems like a decent punt.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at City Ground, Nottingham across all tournaments Nottingham Forest won six times, drew two and lost two times. Southampton claimed zero wins, three draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Nottingham Forest are without defeat in 7 matches on the spin. Southampton lost their last 4 matches. Nottingham Forest have beaten Southampton in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Nottingham Forest scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Curiously, Southampton only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Southampton managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest were first on target in eight of their last 10 outings. Southampton have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Nottingham Forest when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nottingham Forest, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Southampton, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.7 times goals per game themselves.