Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 27/05/2023, 04:23  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 28/05/2023 at 03:30 in Premier League Prediction

The final London derby this season will have Crystal Palace play host to Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park. This match finds Palace 11th and Nottingham Forest in 16th place. There really isn’t much for both teams to play for in the final game of the season. Crystal Palace have been on a stable run since Roy Hodgson’s arrival. They have just two losses in the last nine games. In the last game, they needed a late goal, to draw 2-2 with Fulham. Being their final home game, they will be targeting a strong finish, as they are unbeaten in the last four home matches. While Palace have failed to score in two of their last five home matches, they’ve managed two or more in the remaining three. Three of their last four matches have had over 2.5 goals.

Nottingham Forest beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in their first meeting this season. They haven't lost to Palace in the last four meetings, though that dates back to 2012. Coming into this game without the threat of relegation should be a good feeling for them. In their last game, Nottingham Forest beat Arsenal 1-0 to secure survival. That was just one of their fine results in the latter stages of the season. They have won three times in the last five matches but kept just one clean sheet in the five games. With five goals in the last three matches, Taiwo Awoniyi has made the difference for Nottingham Forest. The visitors are however without a win in their last 11 matches on the road. They have also not kept a lot of clean sheets in their recent matches, managing just one in the last 16 games.