Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Prediction

🔊 Will Liverpool manage to get revenge for their first defeat of the season? Nottingham Forest is the team that showed that Arne Slot's side can be beaten. And it is with the "Foresters" that the "Scousers" will face off in the 21st round of the Premier League. The match will take place on January 14 at the City Ground stadium. It is already clear to everyone that Nuno Espírito Santo's squad is not just an upstart, but a team that will fight for a place in the top four. Nonetheless, bookmakers predict a victory for the visitors, believing in their championship ambitions.

📊 Head-to-head

In the 21st century, the teams have played only 5 head-to-head matches in the Premier League, all since 2022. Liverpool has the advantage, but it's minimal - three wins against two for Nottingham. It should be noted that only once during this period did the opponents exchange goals, so a bet on Both Teams to Score (No) has clear grounds.

🔴 Nottingham Forest

Six consecutive wins in the Premier League and advancing to the 4th round of the FA Cup - it is on such a powerful positive wave that the "Foresters" approach the meeting with the Premier League leader. The team is in complete order, maintaining a clean sheet for five matches in a row. Only Arsenal (18) concedes fewer goals than Nottingham (19) in the championship, with Nuno Espírito Santo's side battling for second place in the standings. It's hard to imagine what could critically affect the hosts' results. Their game is well-organized, and their injury list is practically empty. Only Ibrahim Sangaré, who was injured back in summer, remains sidelined.

⚪ Liverpool

The "Scousers," on the other hand, have recently slowed down. Considering the current state of Manchester United (2:2) and Tottenham (0:1), it was expected that Arne Slot's protégés would deal with them without much trouble, but it turned out otherwise. Only the FA Cup match against modest Accrington Stanley (4:0) gave "Reds" fans their first positive emotions of the new year. Dominik Szoboszlai returned to the field and immediately provided an assist, while Federico Chiesa scored his debut goal for the club amid active talks of his imminent departure. It should be noted that only one player is in the visitors' injury list - Joe Gomez with a thigh injury. However, Darwin Núñez will also miss the upcoming match due to accumulating yellow cards.

⚽️ Goal Prediction

Nottingham has kept a clean sheet in 5 consecutive matches, as well as in the September meeting with the "Scousers." This is undoubtedly very impressive, but we do not believe in another "clean sheet" for Mats Sels. The fact is Liverpool has scored in 15 consecutive Premier League matches and, moreover, has scored at least two goals in 12 consecutive matches. We consider a bet on the visitors' individual total over 1.5 goals to be very promising.

🚩 Corner Prediction

It is clear that Nottingham will focus on playing as the second number, but this does not mean they will not threaten Alisson's goal. On average this season, the team delivers 5.44 corners per match at home. Currently, this figure will surely be lower, but we believe they will surpass the 4 corner mark from the flag. We suggest betting on total over 3.5 corners from the "Foresters", which they have exceeded in 8 of their last 9 games at City Ground.

📝 Match Prediction

There is practically no doubt that we are in for a very tough match. Liverpool is searching for their chances through positional attacks, while Nottingham seeks gaps in the favorite's defense through quick counterattacks - this seems to be their scenario. We believe that the visitors, with their much more talented roster of players, will be more successful in this tactical battle. The well-rested leaders of the "Merseysiders" are very likely to take revenge on the "Foresters" for their first-round defeat. However, we do not think the score will be large. The most likely outcome is 0:2. Based on this, we recommend total under 3.5 goals, which has occurred in 9 of Forest's last 10 matches and also in 5 of the previous 6 head-to-head meetings between these teams. A goal shootout is not expected.