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by Steve Ashfield | in Premier League Predictions
Could a great season for Nottingham Forest end in tears. Forest are down to sixth in the Premier League and on Monday are away to 12th-placed Crystal Palace. The Reds will be out to win at the FA Cup finalists? TIme for our match prediction.
This could have been the FA Cup final but for Forest losing to Manchester City in the semi-finals last weekend. Since then, they have also lost in the Premier League. That defeat took them out of the Champions League placings. A place in European football next season still looks assured but their Champions League dreams will fade if they lose this match.
Crystal Palace still have an outside chance of qualifying for European football via their final league placing. The Eagles will play in Europe next season if they can win this month's FA Cup final though. They need to get back into winning ways in the Premier League after a poor run of results.
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The Best Betting Odds for Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest Match
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2.25 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
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2.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
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2.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
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2.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
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2.39 | 3.46 | 3.14 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest?
Our prediction for the Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest match is: both teams to score.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 05/05/2025 between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest in Premier League :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 53.25% for a win of Crystal Palace against Nottingham Forest with odds of 2.6 at Ladbrokes.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest is 23.33% with odds of 3.5 at Betsson.
- Our prediction model gives a 23.42% chance ⭐ for a win of Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace with odds of 3.3 at Betfred.
Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Form
Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest's standings in the Premier League
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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6
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60 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
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12
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45 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | -4 |
Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
26 Apr 2025 - FA Cup
23 Apr 2025 - Premier League
19 Apr 2025 - Premier League
16 Apr 2025 - Premier League
12 Apr 2025 - Premier League
5 Apr 2025 - Premier League
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
26 Apr 2025 - FA Cup
19 Apr 2025 - Premier League
5 Apr 2025 - Premier League
13 Mar 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
8 Mar 2025 - Premier League
1 Mar 2025 - FA Cup
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
23 Apr 2025 - Premier League
16 Apr 2025 - Premier League
12 Apr 2025 - Premier League
2 Apr 2025 - Premier League
29 Mar 2025 - FA Cup
22 Feb 2025 - Premier League
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
1 May 2025 - Premier League
27 Apr 2025 - FA Cup
21 Apr 2025 - Premier League
12 Apr 2025 - Premier League
5 Apr 2025 - Premier League
1 Apr 2025 - Premier League
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
1 May 2025 - Premier League
27 Apr 2025 - FA Cup
12 Apr 2025 - Premier League
1 Apr 2025 - Premier League
8 Mar 2025 - Premier League
3 Mar 2025 - FA Cup
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
21 Apr 2025 - Premier League
5 Apr 2025 - Premier League
29 Mar 2025 - FA Cup
15 Mar 2025 - Premier League
23 Feb 2025 - Premier League
15 Feb 2025 - Premier League
Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
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60 %
40 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
21 Oct 2024 - Premier League
30 Mar 2024 - Premier League
7 Oct 2023 - Premier League
28 May 2023 - Premier League
12 Nov 2022 - Premier League
Crystal Palace - Nottingham Forest: Form Analysis
Nottingham Forest have lost three of their last four league games. The most recent defeat came on Thursday evening when they were beaten 2-0 at home by Brentford. They still have a good chance to qualify for the Champions League but certainly need to win this match.
Their run-in isn't too bad but their final game is at home to Chelsea and that could be virtually a Champions League play-off. The Reds have lost four of their last six away Premier League games. The other two produced victories at Ipswich and Spurs.
Forest are struggling to keep clean sheets.
Forest have gone six away league games without keeping a clean sheet. Both teams have scored in their last five away matches in the Premier League.
Crystal Palace can finish ninth in the Premier League and be guaranteed a place in Europe. That's because they'd get through if City win the FA Cup final and of course will qualify if they lift the trophy themselves.
The Eagles are six points adrift of the current European qualifying positions. They may be in the FA Cup final but only two points have been earned from their last four league fixtures. They did well to draw 2-2 at Arsenal in their most recent game. Palace are undefeated in their last four home league matches.
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Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest last Lineups
Formation : 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Missing players
C. Riad
MidfielderC. Doucoure
Crystal Palace & Nottingham Forest Squad Analysis
It's a busy time in the season even though there are only a few weeks left of it. It's particularly hectic if you just happen to be chasing a place in Europe and winning the FA Cup, both in the case of Crystal Palace.
Palace will be delighted that they do not have any major injury problems at present. Defender Tyrick Mitchell didn't last the 90 minutes in their FA Cup semi-final but the left-back is expected to be fit for Monday's game.
Cheick Doucoure and Chadi Riad are injury doubts but apart from that, Palace are in a good position. Eze has scored in their last two games and Charr scored twice in Palace's 3-0 win over Forest. Both are fit and ready to make life difficult for Forest.
Hudson-Odoi will miss this match.
Callum Hudson-Odoi has been an influential player for Forest this season. He's always creating plenty in midfield and capable of finding the back of the net. It's not handy for the Reds therefore that he is expected to miss this match due to a hamstring problem.
They have failed to score in their last two matches and will be looking for Chris Wood to rediscover the scoring form he had in the first half of the season. If he can score on Monday, the New Zealander will become the first Forest player to score 10 away Premier League goals in a season.
Most goals and assists
Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest
J. Mateta
(17 Goals)
C. Wood
(19 Goals)
E. Eze
(10 Assists)
A. Elanga
(9 Assists)
Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest Stats in Premier League
Crystal Palace - Nottingham Forest Key Points
- Nine of the last 11 Crystal Palace home league games have seen both teams score.
- Both teams have scored in two of the last three Palace home games against Forest.
- The last five Forest away league games have all seen both teams get on the scoresheet.
- Forest have scored in 16 of their last 18 away league games. Palace have found the back of the net in ten of their last 11 home league fixtures.
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Our Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest Prediction
How will Crystal Palace treat the final games of this season's Premier League? That's a major question as they count down the days to playing in the FA Cup final. They could yet qualify for Europe via their league position but need a winning run to do so.
Nottingham Forest weren't expected to finish in the European qualifying places this season. They still have a chance to play in next season's Champions League but need to rediscover their winning form. Our main Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest prediction is both teams to score.
Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest - Other Interesting Predictions
Eberechi Eze to score
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