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Who could have ever predicted that Nottingham Forest would be sitting in third place in the Premier League table at the halfway point of the season.
Most pundits thought that they would be fighting relegation and in big trouble after overspending in their first season back in the Premiership. Still, they have proved their doubters wrong by putting in some pretty impressive performances.
Liverpool will no doubt prove to be their biggest test to date. Even though they were disappointing in the draw against Manchester United, this is a team that scores goals for fun, so this match will be a good benchmark for Forest to prove how good they are.
A midweek match under the lights at the City Ground will generate an electric atmosphere, so this is an encounter that football fans from all over the UK will be watching with keen interest.
Odds and Predictions
Forest are the outsiders for this match at 5.0, the odds on Liverpool are 1.61 and the price for the draw is 4.0.
We have looked at this match from all angles and we have to agree with the football betting sites UK on this occasion. In our opinion, Forest are in a false position and even though the odds on Liverpool are short at 1.61, that result is the most likely outcome.
The odds on a 0 – 2 scoreline is 10.0, so for the first one of our tips, we wouldn’t put you off having a small wager on that outcome.
For those who are interested in more predictions for this match, we have one at a big price, but we recommend only small stakes.
It’s in the Half Time/Full Time market, ‘Nottingham Forest – Liverpool’ at odds of 21.0. Forest often starts a match strongly, but the class of Liverpool should prove to be too strong in the second half.
Comparison and Statistics
Nottingham Forest and Liverpool have played each other H2H 103 times in their history.
Liverpool have won 53 times, Nottingham Forest have won 24, and 26 matches have ended in a draw.
In the last five head-to-head matches between the two teams, Liverpool has won three times, Forest has won twice.
| Past Meetings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2024 | liverpool | 0-1 | nottingham | Premier League |
| 02 Mar 2024 | nottingham | 0-1 | liverpool | Premier League |
| 29 Oct 2023 | liverpool | 3-0 | nottingham | Premier League |
| 22 Apr 2023 | liverpool | 3-2 | nottingham | Premier League |
| 22 Oct 2022 | nottingham | 1-0 | liverpool | Premier League |
Expected Line Ups
Even if you are not a Forest fan, you have got to take your hat off to Chris Wood. 12 goals to his name already this season, yet most people didn’t think he had the quality to become a Premier League player.
Morgan Gibbs White is another player who has been ever so impressive to credit to must go to the manager, Nuno Espírito Santo, who seems to have got the best out of his side.
There were a few under-par performances in the Liverpool team when they played Manchester United last week, Alexander-Arnold and Mac Allister in particular, but it would be safe to say that Arne Slot will have his team firing on all cylinders for this encounter.
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; N. Williams, Murillo, N. Milenkovic, Ola Aina; Ryan Yates, E. Anderson; C. Hudson-Odoi, M. Gibbs-White, A. Elanga; Chris Wood.
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson; A. Robertson, V. van Dijk, I. Konate, T. Alexander-Arnold; R. Gravenberch, A. Mac Allister; Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones, M. Salah; Luis Diaz.
How Will the Season Pan Out
It’s entirely in Liverpool’s hands as to whether they win the title or not. We think they will win the title easily. Too many teams like Chelsea are hitting poor form and that is something that they can’t afford to do if they want to be challenging the leaders.
As for Forest, if they had been offered a European qualifying spot at the start of the season, they would have grabbed it with both hands, so we feel that this will be their goal for this campaign.
