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by Steve Ashfield in Premier League Predictions
Third placed Arsenal play their second Premier League home game of the season. They take on Nottingham Forest who are tenth in the table and begin life under new coach Ange Postecoglu. Can he get off to a good start with the Reds? Here's our match prediction.
Arsenal have won two of the three Premier League games they have played this season. They begin the weekend three points behind leaders Liverpool. This is the Saturday lunchtime game and the Gunners will go top of the league for a short time if they beat Forest. They will be keen to get three points from this match with games against Manchester City and Newcastle next to play.
Nottingham Forest sacked Nuno Espirito Santo during the international break. They were quick to appoint former Tottenham coach Postecoglu. He'll bring a new style of play to Forest who have so far this season won one, drawn one and lost one in the Premier League.
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The Best Betting Odds for Arsenal v Nottingham Forest Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.38 | 5 | 8 |
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1.4 | 4.6 | 9 |
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1.36 | 4.8 | 8 |
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1.36 | 5 | 8 |
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1.35 | 5 | 9 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest?
Our prediction for the Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest match is: Arsenal to win and lead at half and full time.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 13/09/2025 between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest in Premier League :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 55.05% for a win of Arsenal against Nottingham Forest with odds of 1.42 at Bwin.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest is 22.4% with odds of 5.17 at 22bet.
- Our prediction model gives a 22.55% chance ⭐ for a win of Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal with odds of 9 at Betfred.
Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Form
Arsenal and Nottingham Forest's standings in the Premier League
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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3
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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10
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Arsenal and Nottingham Forest Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
31 Aug 2025 - Premier League
23 Aug 2025 - Premier League
17 Aug 2025 - Premier League
9 Aug 2025 - Emirates Cup
6 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
31 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
23 Aug 2025 - Premier League
9 Aug 2025 - Emirates Cup
6 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
31 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
27 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
23 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
31 Aug 2025 - Premier League
17 Aug 2025 - Premier League
25 May 2025 - Premier League
11 May 2025 - Premier League
7 May 2025 - Champions League
20 Apr 2025 - Premier League
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
31 Aug 2025 - Premier League
24 Aug 2025 - Premier League
17 Aug 2025 - Premier League
9 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
5 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
2 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
31 Aug 2025 - Premier League
17 Aug 2025 - Premier League
9 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
5 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
30 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
19 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
24 Aug 2025 - Premier League
2 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
26 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
12 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
18 May 2025 - Premier League
5 May 2025 - Premier League
Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
67 %
17 %
17 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
26 Feb 2025 - Premier League
23 Nov 2024 - Premier League
30 Jan 2024 - Premier League
12 Aug 2023 - Premier League
20 May 2023 - Premier League
30 Oct 2022 - Premier League
Arsenal - Nottingham Forest: Form Analysis
Arsenal have earned six points from their first three games of the new Premier League season. The Gunners began with an away win at Manchester United and then defeated newly-promoted Leeds 5-0 at home. Their continued failure to get big wins at the very best in the league was shown again when they were beaten 1-0 away at Anfield in their final game before the international break.
That brilliant free kick at Anfield is the only goal that Arsenal have conceded in this season's Premier League. They continue to be strong at the Emirates with only one of their last seven games being lost. Last season they beat Forest 3-0 at home.
Life under Postecoglu begins.
Nottingham Forest begin life under Ange Postecoglu. They made a bright start to the new season with a home win over Brentford and draw at Crystal Palace. However, they then lost 3-0 at home to West Ham who had made a poor start to the new season.
It will be interesting to see how Forest adapt to the managerial change. They are unbeaten in their last four away Premier League games but they haven't won an away game against Arsenal since 1989.
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Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Missing players
W. Saliba
MidfielderC. Norgaard
ForwardG. Jesus
K. Havertz
B. Saka
N. Dominguez
Arsenal & Nottingham Forest Squad Analysis
An international break is always a worrying time for clubs. However, for Arsenal a key injury occurred just before the international break got underway. Defender William Saliba picked up an injury and he is likely to be out of action for up to four weeks.
Cristhian Mosquera is expected to replace Saliba for this home game against Nottingham Forest. Better news for the Gunners is that Ben White could make his return for them this weekend. No further injuries have been reported in the past week or so.
Despite their injury woes at the back, Arsenal have only had one goal scored against them in this season's Premier League. Arsenal have been given a tough early-season fixture list but are still going well despite the absence of Saka, Havertz and Jesus.
Aina will miss this game.
A new star was born during the international break with midfielder Elliot Anderson impressing on his England debut. Forest also have some problems at the back though with Ota Aina hurting his hamstring while on international duty with Nigeria.
Forest conceded three goals in their last game against West Ham. That has to be a worry for them and they will be unable to play Oleksandr Zinchenko who is on loan to them from their opponents. Nicolo Savona may make his Forest debut.
Most goals and assists
Arsenal
Nottingham Forest
V. Gyokeres
(2 Goals)
, 
J. Timber
(2 Goals)
C. Wood
(2 Goals)
R. Calafiori
(2 Assists)
M. Gibbs-White
(1 Assists)
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E. Anderson
(1 Assists)
, 
D. Ndoye
(1 Assists)
Arsenal - Nottingham Forest Key Points
- Arsenal won eight home league games last season leading at half and full time.
- Arsenal have won two of their three league games this season.
- Arsenal have only conceded one goal this season and that was from a free-kick.
- Nottingham Forest haven't won away against Arsenal in 36 years.
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Our Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Prediction
Arsenal look to make it nine points from their first four league games of the new season. Despite suffering some key injuries to players such as Saliba, Saka and Havertz, their new signings have ensured that the Gunners have made a strong start to the new season with only Liverpool beating them.
Nottingham Forest were going well too until the 3-0 home loss to West Ham. They have changed their coach since then and Postecoglu finds himself back in North London this weekend. Our main Arsenal v Nottingham Forest prediction is Arsenal to win and lead at half and full time.
Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest - Other Interesting Predictions
Second half to have the most goals scored
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