- Date and Time: October 21, 20:00 GMT+1
- Venue: City Ground, Nottingham, England
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Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest is currently in 10th place in the standings, just two points below the sixth place. Nuno Espírito Santo’s team shows good defensive organisation, but individual mistakes by the centre-backs or full-backs lead to goals conceded in almost every match.
Forest earned four points in two away games against Liverpool and Chelsea, displaying solid defence and dangerous counter-attacks.
However, at home, Nottingham Forest has only managed to pick up two points against Fulham, Wolverhampton, and Bournemouth.
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This is due to the fact that Nuno Espírito Santo has opted for a defensive lineup in the game, and his team clearly struggles to create a variety of positional attacks, resulting in a few dangerous moments.
There is definitely room for Santo to improve his attacking play, especially considering the presence of excellent high-level dribblers like Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White, and Anthony Elanga. Each of them has the ability to create scoring opportunities through individual prowess and precise passes into dangerous zones.
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— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) October 7, 2024
However, at the start of this season, they have not been able to fully showcase their potential due to the team’s overly defensive style, which is not justified in home games against equally matched opponents.
Morgan Gibbs-White and Matz Sels are still in doubt about the upcoming match. James Ward-Prowse will not play due to suspension, but his absence is unlikely to be a significant loss for The Garibaldis because Elliot Anderson can fill in the central midfield alongside Ryan Yates.
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace remains in the bottom six teams in the Premier League, having secured less than two wins this season. At the moment, Palace has no wins, three draws, and four losses.
Glasner’s team has only scored five goals this season, but they could have scored twice as many if Eberechi Eze and his teammates had converted their potential scoring moments more effectively.
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— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) October 14, 2024
Eze consistently makes excellent plays and also delivers great key passes into the penalty area in every match. However, the English player has failed to capitalize on several amazing opportunities at the start of the season, which has clearly cost his team some points that would have allowed them to occupy a higher position in the table.
However, the Eagles’ problems are not only related to poor conversion of chances but also to the low quality of defensive work in the midfield, which allows opponents to easily progress the ball into Glasner’s team’s final third.
Nevertheless, Crystal Palace has the potential to improve its points tally, as towards the end of last season, Oliver Glasner’s team was one of the best in the Premier League in terms of quality of play.
Bet hereNottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Prediction
- Pick: Total Under 3.5
- Odds: 1.21 (22Bet)
- Score prediction: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest has played three home matches in the Premier League and one in the League Cup against Newcastle (1-1) this season. None of these matches had more than two goals scored.
This is due to the defensive style of Nuno Espírito Santo’s team, which doesn’t allow the opponent to create many chances but also rarely scores itself.
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— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) October 5, 2024
Crystal Palace has played four away matches this season and has not scored or conceded more than two goals in any of them. In all four matches, the total goals scored was less than 3.5.
Therefore, it’s fair to predict that less than four goals will be scored in this match.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Prediction, Betting Tip
- Pick: Nottingham Forest Total Over 0.5
- Odds: 1.31 (22Bet)
Nottingham Forest has scored at least one goal in seven of their last eight matches. Although the hosts rarely score more than one goal, the attacking players’ level allows them to consistently break through opponents’ defence.
Crystal Palace has conceded at least one goal in seven of their nine matches this season. Glasner’s team regularly faces defensive problems due to a lack of compactness and frequent individual errors.
Therefore, we can expect the hosts to score one goal against their opponents.
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