Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Prediction, Tips, Preview

On Saturday afternoon, the Premier League is back once again, with three games taking place in the customary 15:00 slot, including Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest.

Having both picked up pleasing wins last time out, both will surely fancy themselves to get the job done. Can either do it? We’ll find out at Vitality Stadium. Read on for our Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest prediction, tips and preview.

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest prediction

For the Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest match prediction, we believe the final score will be a 2-2 draw based on our analysis.

Both teams have done a good job of keeping it relatively tight in recent weeks, but both are also in fine offensive form, so when push comes to shove at Vitality Stadium on Saturday afternoon, we could see goals at both ends, while there may not be much to separate the pair either.

Sporting Post’s Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest predictions and tips:

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Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest betting odds

The table below shows the probabilities implied by the match result odds ahead of this match, as well as our adjusted probabilities and the differences.

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head statistics

This will be the second renewal of this fixture to take place during the current Premier League season. Back in August, the pair drew 1-1 at City Ground, with a late Antoine Semenyo strike cancelling out Chris Wood’s first-half opener. Interestingly, this fixture has not been won by the team playing at home since the pair met in the Championship in 2022.

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest preview

This match will be played on date at Vitality Stadium. Kick off will be at 15:00 GMT.

The season continued to go swimmingly for the men from the south coast last time out, beating a hugely in-form Newcastle side away from home, running riot as they went, scoring four goals, conceding just one in the process.

Following that rather devastating effort at St. James’ Park, Andoni Iraola’s men will be looking to kick on, especially as they are now banging on the door to the top six, sitting just one point away from both Newcastle (6th) and Man City (5th).

Could the Cherries force their way into contention for the top four perhaps? I mean, why not. They’re playing well, they’ve developed consistency, while many of the big dogs aren’t barking all that loudly.

For Nottingham Forest, at this stage of what has been an excellent season, the top four is now a must. Nuno Espirito Santo’s men sit third, four points clear of Chelsea in third, and given that they’re six points ahead of Man City in fifth, they must now start thinking that the top four is where they can finish.

In terms of recent form, the Tricky Trees have performed much like the Cherries have. They’ve been consistent and hard to beat, losing none of their last eight league games, only one of which they’ve failed to win. Such a run is hard to knock.

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest betting tips

Looking at the early odds, just one bet appeals.

Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals

Both Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest come into this game in superb scoring form, and I’m just not sure that the early market reflects that accurately enough. In other words, the odds available for ‘Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals’ look bigger than they should be.

Let’s face it, both teams scored multiple goals last time out, notching seven between them, while they’ve both scored multiple goals on a regular basis for several weeks.

The Cherries have scored two or more in each of their last three games, as well as in four of their last five. We can say something similar for the Tricky Trees, who’ve scored at least two goals in all but one of their last five fixtures, as well as in seven of their last nine.

There are a few other stats that make a relatively high-scoring game, in which both find the net, seem slightly more likely than the early market suggests. These stats are:

• Bournemouth rank in the top seven for shots taken in the EPL this season.

• Bournemouth rank in the bottom seven for shots conceded in the Premier League this season.

• Only three teams have registered more shots on target than Bournemouth this season in the Premier League.

• Only five teams have conceded more shots on target than Bournemouth in the Premier League during the current campaign.

At the end of the day, as two high-scoring and highly in-form teams clash at Vitality Stadium, betting on plenty of goals to be scored makes plenty of sense given the early odds.

Recap - Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest betting tips

Here’s a quick reminder of our Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest betting tips:

Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals @ 23/20 with BoyleSports

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