Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League
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by Devesh Jaganath in Premier League Predictions
Nottingham Forest are daring to dream of Europe and a festival atmosphere is expected at the City Ground on Boxing Day when they play host to Tottenham Hotspur. The Tricky Trees reached Christmas in fourth place in the Premier League, while the Lilywhites are 11th approaching the halfway mark of the campaign. Check out our match prediction below!
Forest dominated this fixture in the 90s, winning six of seven between 1993-1997, but since returning to the top flight, they have lost their last six league games against this opponent. Spurs have won their last three visits to the City Ground and also kept clean sheets in each of those games.
However, unlike in recent seasons, it is the hosts that are the form side at present, so much so that bookmakers have inserted them as the favourites on the pre-match betting odds. Can the Reds claim another big scalp in what is turning into a special season in the East Midlands?
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Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Form
Nottingham Forest and Tottenham's standings in the Premier League
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7
|
65 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +12 |
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17
|
38 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | -1 |
Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
21 Dec 2024 - Premier League
14 Dec 2024 - Premier League
7 Dec 2024 - Premier League
4 Dec 2024 - Premier League
30 Nov 2024 - Premier League
23 Nov 2024 - Premier League
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
14 Dec 2024 - Premier League
30 Nov 2024 - Premier League
10 Nov 2024 - Premier League
2 Nov 2024 - Premier League
21 Oct 2024 - Premier League
28 Sept 2024 - Premier League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
21 Dec 2024 - Premier League
7 Dec 2024 - Premier League
4 Dec 2024 - Premier League
23 Nov 2024 - Premier League
25 Oct 2024 - Premier League
6 Oct 2024 - Premier League
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
22 Dec 2024 - Premier League
19 Dec 2024 - Carabao Cup
15 Dec 2024 - Premier League
12 Dec 2024 - Europa League
8 Dec 2024 - Premier League
5 Dec 2024 - Premier League
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
22 Dec 2024 - Premier League
19 Dec 2024 - Carabao Cup
8 Dec 2024 - Premier League
1 Dec 2024 - Premier League
28 Nov 2024 - Europa League
10 Nov 2024 - Premier League
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
15 Dec 2024 - Premier League
12 Dec 2024 - Europa League
5 Dec 2024 - Premier League
23 Nov 2024 - Premier League
7 Nov 2024 - Europa League
27 Oct 2024 - Premier League
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
20 %
0 %
80 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
7 Apr 2024 - Premier League
15 Dec 2023 - Premier League
11 Mar 2023 - Premier League
9 Nov 2022 - Carabao Cup
28 Aug 2022 - Premier League
Nottingham Forest - Tottenham: Form Analysis
It’s been an incredible few weeks for Nottingham Forest, capped off by a 2-0 victory over Brentford last weekend, which catapulted them into the Champions League qualification spots.
That result followed victories over Aston Villa and away to Manchester United, while the only defeats the Reds suffered in their last 10 league games were against Man City, Arsenal and Newcastle United.
Notably, the Tricky Trees have experienced a significant upturn in attacking output lately, scoring seven goals in their last three games - more than a third of their 23-goal tally for the season.
Forest have the league’s joint-second-best defence this season (19 goals conceded in 17 games)!
Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur were involved in an action-packed match against Liverpool that delivered nine goals on Sunday, but unfortunately, they were on the receiving end of a 6-3 drubbing.
Matches involving Spurs have become goal-fests of late, with four of their last five across all competitions delivering five or more goals.
The issue for the Lilywhites, though, is that while they are more than capable of scoring against any team in the league, they are also susceptible to conceding in bulk. They have averaged over three goals conceded across their last five games.
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Nottingham Forest against Tottenham Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutes
C. Miguel
DefenderMorato
H. Toffolo
W. Boly
MidfielderJ. Ward Prowse
R. Sosa
T. Awoniyi
A. Moreno
J. Silva
B. Austin
DefenderP. Porro
S. Reguilon
MidfielderY. Bissouma
J. Maddison
C. Olusesi
L. Bergvall
W. Lankshear
T. Werner
Nottingham Forest & Tottenham Squad Analysis
Nuno Espirito Santo has two definite absentees for this match in Ibrahim Sangare and Danilo. Both players are back in training but still a few weeks away from making a full return to action.
Taiwo Awoniyi has now made three consecutive appearances off the bench since returning from injury but will likely have to register a few goals before he can dislodge Chris Wood in attack.
Dejan Kulusevski has scored in each of Spurs’ last five matches across all competitions!
As mentioned, attack has not been an issue for Ange Postecoglou, but defence has, with the likes of Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Ben Davies all currently sidelined through injury.
Additionally, Fraser Forster has been far from impressive of late while deputising for the injured Guglielmo Vicario, but he will likely retain his spot given that young Brandon Austin has yet to make his first senior appearance.
Richarlison, Wilson Odobert and Mikey Moore are the other players ruled out this week due to injuries, but Rodrigo Bentancur will be eligible to return having now served his suspension.
Most goals and assists
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham
C. Wood
(20 Goals)
B. Johnson
(11 Goals)
A. Elanga
(11 Assists)
S. Heung-min
(9 Assists)
Nottingham Forest - Tottenham Key Points
- Seven of Nottingham Forest’s last 10 games have ended with over 2.5 goals.
- Nottingham Forst have scored two or more goals in each of their last three matches.
- Seven of Tottenham Hotspur’s last 10 games have ended with over 2.5 goals.
- Tottenham Hotspur have scored three or more goals in four of their last five games.
- Tottenham Hotspur have only kept two clean sheets in their last 14 matches.
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Our Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Prediction
Nottingham Forest will be beaming with confidence coming into this match, and they will certainly fancy their chances here given their newly found upturn in form in front of goal.
Spurs, on the other hand, are short-handed in defence, and given that they not expected to have any of their key backline players back this week, they will likely have to rely on outscoring their opponent if they are to win this contest. Therefore, our Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction is over 2.5.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Alternative Predictions
Tottenham Hotspur over 1.5
Tottenham Hotspur have scored three or more goals in four of their last five games, and have netted two or more in nine of their last 13 matches across all competitions.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham - FAQs
The Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur will be played on December 26 at 15:00 GMT.
The Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur will take place at the City Ground in Nottinghamshire.
The Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur will be broadcast on Amazon Prime in the UK.
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Craig Pawson will take charge of this match, with the assistance of Simon Bennett, Daniel Robathan and Dean Whitestone as the fourth official.
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