Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st February 2026

Crystal Palace go up against Nottingham Forest this coming Sunday for a Premier League meeting at City Ground, Nottingham.

The upcoming game against Crystal Palace offers a good opportunity for Nottingham Forest to get some much-needed points to their account. The final part of the season could be a tough ride, should they fail to claim 3 points in a match like this.

Nottingham Forest go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of one per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane ten times, while conceding 12. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

The Eagles are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net seven times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.7 goals a game in which they conceded 17 times, an average of 1.7 per game. They managed two clean sheets in these.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Nottingham Forest played The Eagles. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

In the previous three matches, Nottingham Forest lost 1-0 against Braga, beat Brentford by 0-2 and won 4-0 against Ferencvaros. Nottingham Forest only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded seven goals.

Crystal Palace Form

A draw is all that prevents Crystal Palace from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Aston Villa as the match ended 0-0 before getting trounced against Sunderland by a 2-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Chelsea won the game and the exact score was 1-3. Crystal Palace managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored seven while also conceding nine times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Nottingham Forest find it just as tough as Crystal Palace to get on the scoreboard these days, and a match short on goal looks highly likely, when they clash at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest won 11 points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored eight and let in seven goals. Crystal Palace claimed three wins from seven goals scored and six conceded from their past five matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them ten points to their account. Nottingham Forest claimed seven wins, four draws as well as 12 defeats in the Premier League this season. Crystal Palace have a record of seven wins, seven draws and nine defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

The 54-year-old coach of the home team, Sean Dyche, will select the lineup against Crystal Palace from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Angus Gunn (0/0), John Victor (0/5), Matz Sels (0/19), Cuiabano (0/0), Jair Cunha (0/1), Jimmy Sinclair (0/0), Morato (0/11), Murillo (1/17), Neco Williams (1/23), Nicolo Savona (2/14), Nikola Milenkovic (0/23), Ola Aina (0/7), Oleksandr Zinchenko (0/5), Willy Boly (0/0), Zach Abbott (0/1), Elliot Anderson (1/23), Ibrahim Sangare (2/15), James McAtee (0/7), Morgan Gibbs-White (5/23), Nicolas Dominguez (1/14), Omari Hutchinson (1/18), Ryan Yates (0/11), Callum Hudson-Odoi (3/21), Chris Wood (2/8), Dan Ndoye (1/16), Dilane Bakwa (0/8), Igor Jesus (2/22), Lorenzo Lucca (0/0), Taiwo Awoniyi (1/8).

Crystal Palace Squad

Here is the full team squad of Crystal Palace. The 51 year-old Oliver Glasner will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Dean Henderson (0/23), Remi Matthews (0/0), Walter Benitez (0/0), Borna Sosa (0/5), Chadi Riad (0/1), Chris Richards (1/19), Daniel Imray (0/0), Daniel Munoz (3/15), George King (0/0), Jaydee Canvot (0/9), Joel Drakes-Thomas (0/2), Kaden Rodney (0/1), Maxence Lacroix (0/23), Nathaniel Clyne (0/7), Tyrick Mitchell (1/23), Adam Wharton (0/21), Brennan Johnson (2/20), Caleb Kporha (0/0), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/0), Christantus Uche (0/11), Daichi Kamada (0/14), Dean Benamar (0/0), Jefferson Lerma (0/20), Justin Devenny (1/18), Rio Cardines (0/0), Will Hughes (0/20), Edward Nketiah (2/12), Ismaila Sarr (3/13), Jean-Philippe Mateta (8/23), Yeremy Pino (2/21).

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Nottingham Forest, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. Nottingham Forest have to alter their line-up, as both Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White get a day in the shade.

Crystal Palace are juggling with four absent players on on Sunday when travelling to Nottingham Forest. Will Hughes, Ismaila Sarr and Christantus Uche sit this one out for Crystal Palace, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Nottingham Forest.

Cheick Oumar Doucoure is too injured to face Crystal Palace.

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace H2H

Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. Nottingham Forest have a 29% win rate against Crystal Palace, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 2-5-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Results

Recent meetings between Nottingham Forest and visiting side Crystal Palace might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than seven times in the last seven matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/5 with the bookies.

Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Betting Tips

Morgan Gibbs-White found the target one times in his previous six matches, whereas Jean-Philippe Mateta just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Nottingham Forest claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Crystal Palace won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run. Nottingham Forest kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches at City Ground, Nottingham hoping to do so again this coming Sunday. Crystal Palace kept a clean sheet in three of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nottingham Forest, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Crystal Palace's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.