Nottingham Forest vs Southampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th January 2025

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

Nottingham Forest are currently looking at 41 points on their account, having played 21 matches, leaving them two places off the current Premier League leaders. Meanwhile, The Saints find themselves as number 20 in the Premier League with six points following 21 rounds.

The last time Nottingham Forest played Southampton, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Sunday.

Nottingham Forest go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding ten. That amounts to an average of one per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Southampton travel to their next Premier League match, averaging a lowly 0.6 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of six goals, while also conceding 26 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.6 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Nottingham Forest had a good reading on Southampton in their last two meetings, which they won by 4-3 and 1-0, respectively.

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 0-3 and 2-0 winners against Wolverhampton and Luton, respectively. Against Liverpool, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. Nottingham Forest claimed four wins in their last six Premier League matches at the City Ground, Nottingham. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored nine goals.

Southampton Form

It is all or nothing with Southampton, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 0-5 against Brentford, before beating Swansea 3-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 3-1 against Manchester United. Southampton are winless in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded nine goals while scoring three themselves.

Nottingham Forest are far too strong to let a home win slip against Southampton, but at the same time, we don't expect the visitors to get over-run. This makes us target the home win in a match with less than three goals.

Nottingham Forest recorded 19 points following six wins from their last seven games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 12 goals, but also conceded two. Southampton fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target four times in these matches, but also let in 14 goals. Nottingham Forest have a record of 12 wins, five draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Southampton have a record of one win, three draws and 17 defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Nuno Espirito Santo will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Southampton from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Carlos Miguel (0/0), Matz Sels (0/21), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Alex Moreno (0/12), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/3), Morato (0/14), Murillo (1/20), Neco Williams (0/18), Nikola Milenkovic (2/20), Ola Aina (2/21), Willy Boly (0/4), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (0/20), Ibrahim Sangare (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (0/10), Lewis O'Brien (0/0), Morgan Gibbs-White (4/17), Nicolas Dominguez (0/18), Ramon Sosa (1/12), Ryan Yates (1/20), Anthony Elanga (3/21), Callum Hudson-Odoi (2/19), Chris Wood (13/21), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/2), Jota Silva (0/20), Taiwo Awoniyi (1/16).

Southampton Squad

Below is the full team squad of Southampton. The manager Juric will pick his starting XI against Nottingham Forest from these players:

Aaron Ramsdale (0/14), Alex McCarthy (0/4), Gavin Bazunu (0/0), Joe Lumley (0/3), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/0), Charlie Taylor (0/7), Jack Stephens (0/10), James Bree (0/8), Jan Bednarek (0/17), Joachim Kayi Sanda (0/0), Juan Larios (0/0), Kyle Walker-Peters (0/19), Nathan Wood (0/8), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (1/20), Welington (0/0), Yukinari Sugawara (1/18), Adam Lallana (0/11), Flynn Downes (1/17), Joe Aribo (2/20), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/11), Mateus Fernandes (1/19), Ryan Fraser (0/7), Ryan Manning (0/11), William Smallbone (0/5), Adam Armstrong (2/18), Ben Brereton Diaz (0/10), Cameron Archer (2/19), Kamaldeen Sulemana (0/10), Maxwel Cornet (0/0), Paul Onuachu (0/11), Ross Stewart (0/0), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (0/0), Tyler Dibling (2/20).

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton Team News

At the time of writing, Nottingham Forest have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Southampton on Sunday. Nottingham Forest have to alter their line-up, as both Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White get a day in the shade.

Sidelined with an injury, Nottingham Forest can't field Danilo on Sunday against Southampton.

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton H2H

Nottingham Forest won the last two meetings against Southampton, as they followed up a 4-3 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 1-0 score. Nottingham Forest enter the match against Southampton with a 3-0-0 record in their previous three encounters. A win rate of 100%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out one time in the last three matches between Nottingham Forest and Southampton.

Nottingham Forest vs Southampton Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Chris Wood so far as he managed to score impressive 13 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target three times in his last six games, and Nottingham Forest rely on his abilities against Southampton. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Sunday seems like a decent punt.

Nottingham Forest won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Southampton won zero from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost seven in this run. Nottingham Forest should feel good about scoring this coming Sunday, since Southampton managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past three encounters between Nottingham Forest and Southampton, with Nottingham Forest scoring 1.99 goals on average per game. Southampton averaged one goal, while both teams scored one time. Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Southampton, who scored 0.7 times on average in these matches.