Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd November 2024

Bookmakers favour The Gunners to be victorious against Nottingham Forest in their upcoming Premier League encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely on Saturday. They should not underestimate Nottingham Forest, though.

Arsenal are placed fourth with 19 points after 11 matches. Nottingham Forest occupy a position as fiveth in the league on 19 points.

Arsenal took down Nottingham Forest in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Saturday.

When it comes to goal-scoring The Gunners could be more prolific, scoring 16 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.6 goals per game in which, they conceded 12 times. This is an average of 1.2 a game, achieving a clean sheet in two games.

Nottingham Forest are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of nine goals, and while Nottingham Forest claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.9 goals per match.

The Gunners go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 2-1 the last two times they played Nottingham Forest.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Arsenal Form

A single draw is all Arsenal have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 1-0 and 1-0 against Newcastle and Inter respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Chelsea. Arsenal managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 14 goals and conceded seven times.

Nottingham Forest Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Nottingham Forest. They first took out Leicester by 1-3 before downing West Ham by 3-0. The winning streak came to an end against Newcastle, who ran out 1-3 winners. Nottingham Forest recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Premier League, in which they banged in ten goals, whilst conceding five. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

You don't look for Arsenal or Nottingham Forest, to provide with a lot of entertainment currently, as both are playing mostly tight matches with few goals. The value-bet lies with under 2.5 goals on Saturday.

Arsenal earned four points from their last four matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed zero wins, following six goals scored while also conceding six. In the last three games against teams in the top six, Nottingham Forest claimed one wins and five points. They scored four and conceded three goals. Arsenal have a record of five wins, four draws and two defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest are looking at five wins, four draws and two defeats in the Premier League.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Squads

Arsenal Squad

Arteta will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Nottingham Forest from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

David Raya (0/11), Neto (0/2), Ben White (0/9), Gabriel (2/11), Jakub Kiwior (0/4), Jurrien Timber (0/9), Kieran Tierney (0/0), Oleksandr Zinchenko (0/3), Riccardo Calafiori (1/6), Takehiro Tomiyasu (0/1), William Saliba (0/10), Declan Rice (0/10), Ethan Nwaneri (0/5), Jorginho (0/3), Martin Oedegaard (0/4), Mikel Merino (1/5), Myles Lewis-Skelly (0/2), Thomas Partey (1/11), Bukayo Saka (3/10), Gabriel Jesus (0/9), Gabriel Martinelli (3/11), Kai Havertz (4/11), Leandro Trossard (2/11), Raheem Sterling (0/4).

Nottingham Forest Squad

Below is the full team squad of Nottingham Forest. The manager Santo will pick his starting XI against Arsenal from these players:

Carlos Miguel (0/0), Matz Sels (0/11), Alex Moreno (0/8), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/1), Morato (0/5), Murillo (1/11), Neco Williams (0/9), Nikola Milenkovic (0/10), Ola Aina (1/11), Willy Boly (0/2), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (0/11), Ibrahim Sangare (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (0/6), Morgan Gibbs-White (1/8), Nicolas Dominguez (0/9), Ramon Sosa (1/7), Ryan Yates (1/11), Anthony Elanga (0/11), Callum Hudson-Odoi (2/11), Chris Wood (8/11), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/1), Jota Silva (0/10), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/8).

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Arsenal are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Nottingham Forest. There is no need for Leandro Trossard to show up in the Arsenal dressing room, as he is suspended.

Nottingham Forest just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. For instance, Nottingham Forest won't be able to field Nikola Milenkovic as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest H2H

Arsenal had a good reading on Nottingham Forest in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 2-1, respectively. Arsenal have a 75% win rate against Nottingham Forest, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 3-0-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out two times in the last four matches between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Gabriel Martinelli brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Arsenal will start him against Nottingham Forest, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Chris Wood, who notched up five goals in his past six games.

Arsenal won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Nottingham Forest won six of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing three and losing one. Goals are usually flowing for Arsenal on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Nottingham Forest in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last four encounters between these two teams. Arsenal managed an average of 2.25 goals, with Nottingham Forest averaging 0.75 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Arsenal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Nottingham Forest played across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 times on average in the process.