Nottingham Forest will play Arsenal in the seventh round of the English Premier League on October 18. The Foresters have not lost to the Gunners in two of the last three head-to-head matches. Will the hosts be able to take away points from one of the leaders of the Premier League today? - you can find out about this from our betting tip. What bets should I pay attention to?
Command Analysis
Nottingham Forest
Current form
Nottingham Forest entered the new season under the leadership of Oliver Glasner, but so far it has not achieved much success in the Premier League and is fighting not for the European Cup zone, but for survival. The Foresters scored only five points, which put them in 17th place for the upcoming meeting, just one point away from the relegation zone. In the last two rounds, Nottingham Forest lost to Coventry (0:1) and Crystal Palace (1:3). In each of these matches, Glasner's team created a large number of dangerous moments, but experienced obvious problems with implementation. So, the Eagles scored 24 shots (six on target), but still lost.
Disqualifications and injuries
Savona and Igor Jesus are injured, Milenkovic and Gibbs-White are questionable.
Interesting betting trends
In three of the last four matches involving the foresters, a goalless draw was recorded in the first half.
There were no more than three offsides in three of Nottingham Forest's previous five matches
Approximate line-up: Sels – Aina, Diomande, Murillo – Munoz, Schlager, Makati, Williams – Ndoye, Hudson-Odoi – Delap.
Arsenal
Current form
Arsenal continues to chase after Manchester City in the fight for first place. The townspeople won their match in the seventh round, came off by six points, now it's the turn of the Londoners. In the last round, the Gunners barely beat Leeds (2-1) on their own field: they conceded first in the second half, but managed to score twice. Next was the Champions League match against Lille. Again, there were no goals in the first half, and after the break Arsenal improved and achieved a 3-0 victory. More than once during the season, Mikel Arteta's players put the squeeze on their rivals in the second 45 minutes. Since the beginning of the season, taking into account all the tournaments, they had only one misfire with Brighton (0:3), when they could not cope with the opponent's powerful attack.
Disqualifications and injuries
Saliba, Inkapye and Tsolis are injured and will not play today. Subimendi's entry into the field is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
In three of Arsenal's last five matches, an accurate score of 0-0 was recorded in the first half.
There was no goal exchange in three of the Gunners' previous five matches.
Since the start of the season, Arsenal have won nine out of ten matches, taking into account all tournaments. The only misfire happened to Brighton, who proved themselves powerfully in attack. That defeat did not lead to a prolonged recession, the Gunners won the next two meetings, habitually putting the squeeze on their rivals after the break. It is unlikely that the current Nottingham Forest is ready to present a surprise. Foresters have problems with implementation even in matches against opponents comparable in class, they scored only five points in the Premier League in six rounds. Taking into account the game that the rivals are showing throughout the season, we are betting on a confident victory for Arsenal.
Our prediction is that Arsenal will win with an Asian handicap (-1) by a factor of 2.10
Arsenal have conceded only five goals in six rounds played, three of them in an unsuccessful match against Brighton. You can regularly see problems with Nottingham Forest with the realization of chances, they scored only five goals in six Premier League matches. We do not think that today the foresters will be able to hit the gunners' gates at least once.
The second bet is that Nottingham Forest will not score with a coefficient of 2.24
Betting on corners
Matches involving the Gunners do not have high corner scores. In four of Arsenal's previous five games, there were no more than nine innings from the corner flag. Accordingly, based on this trend, we recommend another bet on the match.
The betting tip is that the total number of corners is less than 9.5 with a coefficient of 1.72
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Matz Sels