Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th October 2024

The Blues are highly favoured to claim a win against Nottingham Forest, whom they face this coming Sunday. In their current shape, a win at Stamford Bridge seems to be the obvious outcome.

Chelsea are placed fourth with 13 points after six matches. Nottingham Forest occupy a position as tenth in the league on nine points.

Chelsea came away with three points from the latest encounter with Nottingham Forest. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Sunday.

Chelsea arrive at their next Premier League match, averaging a fabulous 2.7 goals per game in their last ten matches in which, they scored a delicious total of 27, while also conceding 11 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.1 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Nottingham Forest are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 12 goals, and while Nottingham Forest claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.2 goals per match.

Nottingham Forest lost 3-2 against Chelsea in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Nottingham Forest handed out in the match before.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Chelsea Form

In their last three outings, Chelsea won 5-0 against Barrow, beat Brighton by 4-2 and hammered Gent 4-2. Chelsea won four of their previous six Premier League games at the Stamford Bridge. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded six and scored 14 goals.

A season somewhat above expectations could perhaps make Chelsea a contender in a title race, though they do look capable of a podium finish if catching the right momentum.

Nottingham Forest Form

In their previous three matches, Nottingham Forest won 0-1 against Liverpool, drew 2-2 with Brighton before losing 0-1 against Fulham. Nottingham Forest won four times in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded six goals while scoring nine themselves.

Chelsea enter the season as candidates for a top three finish, but more than a third place would in the end would be a rather big surprise.

Chelsea should be too strong at Stamford Bridge to drop any points against Nottingham Forest, and combining the home win with over 2.5 goals looks the value bet.

Chelsea claimed four wins, one draw as well as one defeat in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest enjoy a record of two wins, three draws and one defeat in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Squads

Chelsea Squad

The 44-year-old coach of the home team, Enzo Maresca, will select the lineup against Nottingham Forest from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Filip Joergensen (0/0), Lucas Bergstroem (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/6), Axel Disasi (0/2), Ben Chilwell (0/0), Benoit Badiashile (0/0), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Josh Acheampong (0/0), Levi Colwill (0/6), Malo Gusto (0/4), Marc Cucurella (0/6), Reece James (0/0), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/2), Wesley Fofana (0/6), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Cesare Casadei (0/0), Cole Palmer (6/6), Enzo Fernandez (0/5), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (0/3), Moises Caicedo (0/6), Noni Madueke (3/5), Omari Kellyman (0/0), Renato Veiga (0/4), Romeo Lavia (0/2), Tyrique George (0/0), Christopher Nkunku (1/6), Jadon Sancho (0/3), Joao Felix (1/4), Marc Guiu (0/1), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/3), Nicolas Jackson (4/6), Pedro Neto (0/6).

Nottingham Forest Squad

Here is the full team squad of Nottingham Forest. The 50 year-old Nuno Espirito Santo will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Carlos Miguel (0/0), Matz Sels (0/6), Alex Moreno (0/3), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/1), Morato (0/2), Murillo (0/6), Neco Williams (0/6), Nikola Milenkovic (0/5), Ola Aina (0/6), Willy Boly (0/2), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (0/6), Ibrahim Sangare (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (0/4), Morgan Gibbs-White (1/5), Nicolas Dominguez (0/4), Ramon Sosa (1/3), Ryan Yates (0/6), Anthony Elanga (0/6), Callum Hudson-Odoi (1/6), Chris Wood (3/6), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Jota Silva (0/5), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/4).

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Chelsea seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Sunday.

Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana nurses various injuries and won't take part for Chelsea against Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge.

Nottingham Forest seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea. For instance, Nottingham Forest won't be able to field Nikola Milenkovic as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest H2H

Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest by 3-2 in their most recent match, while Nottingham Forest claimed a 1-0 win in the match prior to that. Chelsea have a 25% win rate against Nottingham Forest, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 1-2-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Results

In three of the previous four matches between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest both teams scored.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

Chris Wood shows decent form right now for Nottingham Forest, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Chelsea, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Cole Palmer also look a nice prospect as he scored six goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Chelsea claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Nottingham Forest won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Chelsea on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Nottingham Forest in their last 10 league games away from home.

In the last four encounters between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Chelsea averaged 1.5 goals a game. Nottingham Forest scored an average of 1.5 goals in these, while both teams scored three times. Chelsea saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Nottingham Forest's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.