Nottingham Forest FC vs Crystal Palace, English Premier League 2024-25, Today Match Prediction

Nottingham Forest FC vs Crystal Palace Match Prediction & Analysis

Forest were caught in a fiery encounter at Stamford Bridge against a formidable Chelsea side before parting ways on International duty. Their encounter against Palace will demand a similar display as Nuno’s men have taken a huge leap forward. The Reds have been competing manfully, physically under master tactician, who loves his team playing quick counter-attacks, while simultaneously being able to sit back and defend as a unit. The two centre-backs Milenkovic and Murilo are two of the most physically imposing defenders in the league and will make sure to keep Palace’s front men quiet. 

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace are in desperate need of 3 points. Glasner’s men will face Spurs and Villa after a tough forest test. Mateta will be called into action and this might be time for the Frenchman to prove his forte. 

After having a silver medal summer at the Olympics, he registered 5 goals for Les Bleus, finishing 3rd on the top scorers list. He will be missing compatriot Michael Olise who was a pivotal pawn in the Austrian’s plans. Surely the man who led Eintracht Frankfurt to a title, will find a way to smoothen the bumps and get the ball rolling.

Head-to-Head Record : Both teams have played each other 47 times in all competitions. Forest have won 20 of those affairs. Palace picked up 11 wins, while 16 ended in draws.. 

Current Standings : The Reds sit in 10th spot with 10 points. While they’re foes from South London sit in the red zone (18th) having collected a mere 3 points. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Nottingham Forest FC Preview

Forest are unbeaten in their past 7 Premier League games against Palace (W2, D5). The Reds are also without a win in 6 home league games (D3, L3). Funnily, they have only lost 1 out of 18 games played on a Monday (W6, D11). Since Nuno Espirito Santo’s appointment, Chris Wood has bagged 15 goals in 23 Premier League appearances. Only Erling Haaland (23), Cole Palmer (22) and Jean-Phillippe Mateta (16) have scored more Premier League goals. 

Chris Wood has scored six of Forest’s 9 Premier League goals, and 19 overall goals for them in the division. He is looking to become the third player to score 20+ goals for the Tricky Trees in the competition, after Bryan Roy (24) and Stan Collymore (22).

Stats That Matter 

Nottingham Forest are ranked second worst in ball possession with 39% averaging 12.7 shots per game. The Tricky Trees score an average of 1 goal per match with a shooting accuracy of 42%. Chris Wood is the top scorer with 4 goals. Morgan Gibbs-White and Callum Hudson-Odoi have also scored 1 goal each this season. The team has an average of 2.7 saves per game, the 15th best in the season. They have conceded an average of 0.86 goals per match.

Injury list - City ground will miss out on Danilo, Sangare, Gibbs-White.

Nottingham Forest Probable Starting Lineup -  Sels (GK), Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Alex (DEF), Yates, Dominguez, Elanga, Anderson, Hudson-Odoi (MID), Wood (FWD).

Crystal Palace Preview

Palace could fail to win any of their 8 Premier League games of a top flight campaign for the first time since 1992-93. They’ve only so far managed 3 draws and 4 losses. They’ve managed one more defeat than they had in Glasner’s 13 games in charge of last season. The Premier League is an unforgiving league, and if the Austrian doesn’t correct this spree, the board will come into question. Mateta, who scored 15 goals in 20 appearances under Glasner, has scored only 1 this season. Meanwhile, Eze could go 5 successive Premier League games without scoring a goal, which didn’t happen at all in 2023-2024. With no fresh injuries reported after International break, this might be the moment for the Eagles to break into stride. 

The difference makers

Adam Wharton has been a talisman for Oliver Glasner. Only Diogo Dalot (48) and Iliman Ndiaye (47) have won possession more times in the Premier League than Adam Wharton (46). The young midfielder has also been involved in 15 build-up sequences ending in a shot in the competition this term, the most of any Crystal Palace player. If he can get Nketiah and Mateta in good spaces, Glasner’s philosophy could really take off. Another star, Eze has had a relatively quiet start to life this season. Despite that, he has had 27 shots in the Premier League this season. Only Erling Haaland (35) and Antoine Semenyo (31) have had more shots. 

Stats That Matter 

Crystal Palace are ranked 11th in ball possession with 48.9% averaging 13.1 shots per game. The Eagles score an average of 0.71 goals per match with a shooting accuracy of 32%. Jean-Philippe Mateta is the top scorer with 2 goals. Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze have also scored 1 goal each this season. The team has an average of 3.1 saves per game, the 11th best in the season. They have conceded an average of 1.43 goals per match.

Injury list - Chadi Riad, Matheus Franca, Cheick Doucoure, Chris Richards, Daniel Munoz will miss the trip to the midlands. 

Crystal Palace Probable Starting Lineup - Henderson (GK), Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi, (DEF), Munoz, Lerma, Wharton, Mitchell, Eze (MID), Nketiah, Mateta (FWD).

NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC vs CRYSTAL PALACE
Winning Prediction

Forest are yet to win a game at City ground. The crowd will want to get behind their team and create an atmosphere that we’re all so familiar with in the East Midlands. Chris Wood, as usual will be the target man who will be the difference maker. Palace will have had a chance to regroup during the International break and pull the plug on goals drying up. If they get that one right, they could easily get out of the relegation zone and continue how last season ended. 

We Predict a Draw (1-1)

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