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Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Southampton – Betting suggestion

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The Premier League game at City Ground, Nottingham this Monday sees visitors Southampton facing home side Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest approach the next Premier League round as number 17 in the table, having claimed 30 points this season so far. With 34 games behind them, Southampton amassed 24 points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.

Form: Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Liverpool by a 3-2 score, before winning 3-1 against Brighton. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-1 against Brentford. In their last six Premier League matches at home, Nottingham Forest have one win, while they’ve drawn three and lost two.

Southampton Form

In their previous three games, Southampton drew 3-3 with Arsenal, then lost 0-1 against Bournemouth and 3-1 against Newcastle. In their last six Premier League away matches, Southampton failed to win more than once. Instead, they’ve drawn two and lost three, scoring five while also conceding eight times.

Betting stats and facts for Nottingham Forest and Southampton

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Nottingham Forest and Southampton. The facts are based on the stats from games played out across all tournaments.

  • Nottingham Forest have conceded in the last 13 matches in a row
  • Nottingham Forest have not won 15 of the last 17 matches
  • In 8 of the last 10 matches Nottingham Forest played, both teams scored
  • Nottingham Forest have scored in 16 of the last 18 home matches
  • In 5 of the last 6 home matches Nottingham Forest played, both teams scored
  • Southampton have not won 13 of the last 15 matches
  • In 11 of the last 13 Southampton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Southampton away matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
  • Southampton have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Southampton have conceded in the last 7 matches in a row

Players to watch: Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

Morgan Gibbs-White is showing good form for Nottingham Forest, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Theo Walcott scored once in his previous half-dozen outings.

Full-time result

Southampton enter the contest on the back of a nine-match winless run (D3 L6). They’ve lost their last two games and now face a Nottingham Forest side that hasn’t fared much better. The Reds have lost five of their previous six matches (W1). Southampton conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches on the spin.

Both teams to score

Nottingham Forest scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Southampton only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Nottingham Forest managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Southampton kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Nottingham Forest scored an average of 1.2 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Southampton, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Nottingham Forest conceded a goal in their last 13 matches. Southampton conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.

Suggested bet: Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Nottingham Forest and Southampton. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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