Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth. Prediction and Betting Tips for 2022-2023 English Premier League (September 3, 2022).

Nottingham Forest

England

Premier League

3 September 07:00

AFC Bournemouth

England

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The newly-promoted Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth face off in the Premier League on Saturday, September 3. Our experts made predictions for this match, which you can find below.

Command Analysis

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest are back to the elite for the first time since 1999. They had a great 2021-2022 season, collecting 80 points from 46 Championship games. As they finished in 4th place, the Tricky Trees had to fight for a ticket to the Premier League in the playoffs. They beat Sheffield United and Huddersfield to get promoted.

Taiwo Awoniyi (20.5 million), Neco Williams (20 million), and Moussa Niakhaté (10 million) joined the club in the summer. In the first five Premier League games, Steve Cooper's men beat West Ham (1:0) and drew against Everton (1:1), but suffered defeats in the other three fixtures.

Richards, Niakhate,and Mangala have been ruled out through injuries.

AFC Bournemouth

Bournemouth collected a total of 88 points from 25 wins and 13 draws and finished in 2nd place in the Championship, which allowed them to get a direct promotion to the Premier League. The Cherries looked solid both in attack and on defense - they scored 74 goals while conceding an average of under one goal per game.

Scott Parker's men kicked off their League Cup campaign with a victory over Norwich. In the Premier League, the Cherries collected four points from a win over Aston Villa (2:0) and a draw against Wolverhampton. They are currently in 16th place in the table.

Brooks, Pearson, Stanislas, Rothwell are sidelined through injuries.

Tip and bets

TipNottingham Forest to win

2.12

In this fixture, we will back the home team. They have looked decent at the start of the tournament and will strive to capitalize on their home advantage. Plus the Tricky Trees will be looking for redemption after the devastating defeat to Man City in the previous round.

Our prediction — Nottingham Forest to win

Will the prediction win?

TipTotal over 2.5 goals

2.18

We doubt that either side will park the bus - the teams are on equal footing, and they will take more risks, hoping to eke out a win. Usually, that leads to many attacks and scoring chances. Take the over.

Second bet — total over 2.5 goals

Will the prediction win?