Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth Prediction and Betting Tips | August 17th 2024

Nottingham Forest will invite Bournemouth to the City Ground in their Premier League campaign opener on Saturday. The hosts narrowly avoided relegation last season, finishing in 17th place with 32 points while the visitors finished 12th with 48 points.

The hosts played six games in the pre-season, recording three wins. In their final friendly, they edged out Olympiacos in a seven-goal thriller, recording a 4-3 win. Ryan Yates netted twice while Chris Wood and Anthony Elanga were also on the scoresheet.

The visitors played just four games in the pre-season. After going winless in their first two games, they registered back-to-back victories, including a 3-2 triumph over Girona last week. Justin Kluivert scored in the first half while Luis Sinisterra and Daniel Jebbison scored in the second half.

Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

The two teams have squared off 22 times in all competitions. The visitors have the upper hand in these meetings with nine wins. The hosts have six wins and seven games have ended in draws.
They have met four times in the Premier League. The visitors have an unbeaten record with two wins.
The hosts have recorded three wins in their last 13 league outings, with just one of them coming at home.
Nottingham Forest are winless in their last four home meetings against the visitors, suffering three consecutive defeats.
Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last eight meetings against the hosts, recording five wins. They have scored at least twice in four games in that period.
Forest have won just one of their last six home games in the Premier League.
Interestingly, the visitors have won their two Premier League away meetings against the hosts with a 3-2 scoreline.

Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth Prediction

The Tricky Trees are winless in their last eight meetings against the visitors, suffering five defeats. They have suffered three consecutive defeats at home against the visitors, conceding eight goals, and will look to improve upon that record.

They have just one win in their last six home games in the Premier League, which is a cause for concern. Nuno Espírito Santo has a clean bill of health for the campaign opener and is expected to field a strong starting XI.

The Cherries have the upper hand in recent meetings against the hosts but concluded their 2023-24 Premier League campaign on a three-game losing streak. They have suffered four losses in their last five away games in the league, scoring just four goals.

They have a few injury concerns as Enes Unal, Tyler Adams, and David Brooks are ruled out with injuries. Marcos Senesi and Neto are nursing knocks but should be available for the match.

Both teams play for the first time this season and will look to leave a good account of themselves. Considering their recent history and goalscoring form, a draw is likely to ensue.

Prediction: Nottingham Forest 2-2 Bournemouth

Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Draw

Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals

Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes

Tip 4: Chris Wood to score or assist any time - Yes