Wolves vs Nottingham Forest Prediction 6 January 2025

🔊 Will Wolverhampton extend their unbeaten run after the coaching change? It will be extremely difficult to do so, as Nottingham Forest, currently the Premier League's biggest surprise, will visit Molineux. The squads are quite comparable, but they are pursuing entirely different goals this season. Nevertheless, we will consider various options to make the prediction optimal.

📊 Head-to-Head

Over a span of 24 head-to-head matches, Wolverhampton holds the advantage with 45% wins. The teams have already met this season and ended in a draw. They exchanged goals by the 12th minute and scored no more. Notably, the last five head-to-head matches ended in a draw, at least in regular time. Both sides managed to score in this stretch. Therefore, it is worth considering as a potential bet - Both Teams to Score (Yes).

🐺 Wolverhampton

Under Gary O'Neil, Wolverhampton conceded more than any other team in the Premier League. A stable attacking play could not compensate for such a number of goals conceded. Therefore, Vitor Pereira replaced the Englishman as head coach. This helped invigorate the team, which quickly left the relegation zone. In their debut game, the Wolves thrashed Leicester (3-0), and a few days later they shut out Manchester United (2-0). However, Wolverhampton almost suffered their first Premier League defeat under the new coach recently. They were essentially outplayed by Tottenham in London, but Larsen secured a draw for his team in the 87th minute (2-2). Wolverhampton has quite a few injured players, and Toti missed the last round due to injury. This forces the management to enter the transfer market in search of a defender. Note that Mateus Cunha will also miss the upcoming match due to a two-game suspension and a fine for an altercation after the game against Ipswich.

🔴 Nottingham Forest

The Foresters have clearly bought into Nuno Espírito Santo's ideas and are two points away from Arsenal in the league table. They already have more wins than in the entire last season. However, Nottingham Forest does not intend to stop. They approach the upcoming match with a series of five wins. It was the Foresters who handed Brentford their first home defeat this season (2-0). After that, they kept a clean sheet against Tottenham (1-0), who rank second in the Premier League for goals scored. The clean sheet streak continued with a match against Everton (2-0). Therefore, it is not surprising that Nuno Espírito Santo is nominated for December's best coach, and several players have caught the attention of top clubs. For example, Liverpool is interested in Elliot Anderson. Only Ibrahim Sangaré is listed among the injured. Meanwhile, Murillo and Callum Hudson-Odoi did not make the squad in the last round, so their participation in the upcoming match is questionable.

🟨 Referee and Yellow Cards

The main referee for the match is Peter Bankes. This season he has officiated 11 Premier League matches, including those involving Wolverhampton and Nottingham Forest. For instance, in a match against Bournemouth, he issued five yellow cards to the Wolves. On average, he shows 3.94 yellow cards per 22 fouls.

This season, the opponents average 2.4 yellow cards each. Moreover, their matches feature at least five warnings. Therefore, it is worth considering total yellow cards over 4.5. Especially since it has played out in 9 of Nottingham Forest's last 10 away matches.

⚽️ Goal Prediction

Nottingham Forest has a very reliable defense. At least only Liverpool and Arsenal have conceded fewer goals. However, Wolverhampton has scored in 12 consecutive home matches. Moreover, they managed to do so in 13 out of 14 head-to-head meetings. Therefore, it is worth choosing a bet - Wolverhampton to score.

🚩 Corner Prediction

Wolverhampton delivers very few corners this season - 3.2 on average. Nottingham Forest is also far from leading in this aspect - 4.6 on average. Both teams approach the match with low trends on corners. For example, each of them has no more than five corners at different stages of matches. In such a situation, a bet on total corners under 10.5 seems justified.

📝 Match Prediction

The favorite for the upcoming match is Nottingham Forest. They play defensively and counterattack effectively. So far, this has brought success in the Premier League, making them favorites for the upcoming match as well. However, Wolverhampton is changing under the new coach and remains unbeaten so far. Therefore, we wouldn't be surprised if the opponents draw for the sixth consecutive time. In such a scenario, we suggest a potential exact score of 1:1 and Both Teams to Score (Yes) as the key bet.