Both Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest enjoyed hugely successful campaigns last season. They also started this season with good results in their Premier League openers, which gives a lot of hope for their fans that this year they can repeat or maybe surpass last season’s achievements.
Crystal Palace Team News
Palace’s success story continued into this season as well. On top of winning their first major trophy (the FA Cup) last season, the team also managed to secure the Community Shield. Additionally, Palace held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw in their Premier League opener and also made a successful debut in the Conference League with a 1-0 win over Fredrikstad. This feel-good story has certainly given hope to Palace fans that this season could perhaps rival the previous one. While the team is currently on a six-game unbeaten league streak at home, the departure of Eberechi Eze might put Oliver Glasner’s men under some pressure.
Nottingham Forest Team News
Much like Palace, Nottingham’s previous season saw them finish 7th and secure a return to European football. Showing improvements ever since being promoted to the Premier League, the expectation now could be that Forest finishes in the top 5. While sounding outlandish at first, last season the team was just 1 point away from doing just that, and were actually occupying a top 5 spot for a good while before a drop in form. With a 3-1 win over Brentford on their league opener, it would seem that Forest certainly look ready and primed to have another go.
Head-to-Head-Games
Games between Palace and Forest are very close contests, as evidenced by the last 5 H2H results. All featured fewer than 2.5 goals, with 4 finishing as stalemates. The only win in this period was Forest’s narrow 1-0 in October last year.
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | WDWLW |
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Nottingham Forest FC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 15 | DWWLW |
Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Betting Prediction
For this game, my pick is under 2.5 goals. H2H results show that this is a fixture that rarely sees a high amount of goals. Moreover, despite the departure of Eze, Palace remains steadfast in defence, and their start to the season hints at a team that will likely be involved in low-scoring games.
👉Betting Tip: Under 2.5 Goals
🌐Bookmaker: Stake
📊Odds: 1.72
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