Nottingham Forest are aiming to end the first half of the season on a high as they host Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday. Forest have been inconsistent this season and should find things difficult against Palace who have impressed in recent weeks.
Forest will head into Saturday’s clash on a high after claiming a 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup third round on Wednesday. It was one of their better performances this season with goals from Renan Lodi and Jesse Lingard earning them the win.
There have been flashes of performances like that from Nottingham Forest having also beaten Liverpool this season. However, the problem is a lack of consistency as they have claimed just one win in their last 12 Premier League matches.
Home form will be pivotal to Nottingham Forest's survival quest and they must begin to show some improvement in front of their fans. Steve Cooper’s men have something to build on as they are unbeaten in their last three matches at the City Ground.
Crystal Palace were knocked out of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday after losing on penalties to Newcastle United. Both teams battled to a 0-0 draw after 90 minutes before the Magpies earned a 3-2 victory in the shootout.
Although Crystal Palace will be disappointed to have crashed early in the Cup, they can turn their attention to maintaining their recent good form in the Premier League. Patrick Vieira’s men have claimed three wins from their last four league matches and are now just inside the top half of the table.
Crystal Palace will be feeling confident heading to Nottingham Forest after finally ending their winless run on the road in their previous Premier League fixture. They fought back from behind to claim a 2-1 win at West Ham thanks to goals from Wilfried Zaha and Michael Olise.
How the bookies view it
Crystal Palace have the edge among the bookies and are priced at 29/20 by bet365 to claim the win. A victory for Nottingham Forest is valued at 11/5 by Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 9/4 by 10bet.
Recent head to head
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in the last four matches against Crystal Palace, claiming two wins in that run. The most recent meeting was a friendly in 2019 which Forest won 1-0.
Players to watch
Nottingham Forest have no prolific goal threat but Taiwo Awoniyi has scored the winner a few times this season. The Nigerian striker could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime on Saturday at 17/5 with William Hill.
As always Wilfried Zaha will be the one to watch for Crystal Palace as he looks to add to his six Premier League goals this season. William Hill has the forward at 13/5 to get on the score sheet on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have not been particularly convincing at the back this season and could be backed to score at 10/11 with Betfred. There have been over 2.5 goals in three of Crystal Palace’s last four matches and a repeat is priced at 6/5 by Unibet while over 3.5 goals can also be considered at 31/19 by BetVictor.
There have been more goals after the break in Nottingham Forest’s last three matches and Saturday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 6/5 with Paddy Power.
This English Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace will be played on Nov 12, 2022 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
