Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal betting preview: odds and predictions
TWO clubs in need of points for contrasting reasons meet at the City Ground on Tuesday night but who will come out on top?
Quick betting tips for Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
- Arsenal to win from behind – 15/2 with Spreadex
- Nicolas Dominguez over 1.5 fouls – 6/4 with bet365
- Gabriel Magalhaes to score at any time – 8/1 with Sky Bet
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal odds
Here are the latest match odds for Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal from our top-rated football bookies. Odds are subject to change.
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal betting preview
After a run of just two wins in eight games in all competitions, Arsenal know they can’t afford many more slip-ups if they are to maintain a title challenge.
The Christmas leaders have slipped five points off the pace of Liverpool, while champions Manchester City look to be moving through the gears, as they so often do at this time of year.
At around 2/5, the Gunners look very short to win at the City Ground on Tuesday evening, a venue they’ve lost at on each of their last three visits.
Last season their title challenge basically ended here with a 1-0 defeat, the same scoreline they were beaten by in the FA Cup the previous year.
Yes, they should be confident of ending that run this time around given Forest’s lowly position and the fact they are without a whole host of players at the moment.
Yet the home side have undoubtedly improved since the appointment of Nuno Espirito Santo as manager and he’s notably got a tune out of Chris Wood (five goals in his last four league games), while other players have been handed a chance by the new boss and taken it.
With injury issues now easing, Forest should not be ruled out in front of their home fans.
They are 7/1 for the upset and while they will have their backers, other bets in the sub-markets make more appeal on this occasion – read on to check out our betting suggestions!
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal key stats
- Referee Simon Hooper is second best for cards in this season’s Premier League – he averages 5.33 yellows per game and has shown three reds.
- Since their return to the Premier League, Forest have dropped more points from winning positions than any other side.
- Arsenal have scored a league-high 13 goals from set pieces this season, while Forest have conceded more than anyone else (11).
- Forest remain without six players on Africa Cup of Nations duty, but at least injury problems are beginning to ease. Morgan Gibbs-White was back in the matchday squad on Friday, while Anthony Elanga is nearing fitness again. Nuno Tavares can’t play against his parent club.
- Gabriel Magalhaes and Declan Rice both came off during Arsenal’s last game but are expected to be fit but Takhiro Tomiyasu is absent on international duty. Egypt exited AFCON on Sunday but it’s unlikely Mohamed Elneny will be ready for club duty 48 hours on.
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal best bets
Find our best bets for the Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal game below. Odds for the bets are provided by the best sportsbooks per our expert reviews. Odds in the bettings tips are subject to change.
Arsenal to win from behind
Forest have already lost five times after being in front in a Premier League game this season and the price on a repeat is tempting.
The hosts have picked up under Nuno Espirito Santo, although he’s been rather undermined in the last couple of weeks due six Africa Cup of Nations absentees, plus others due to injury.
Still, they fought hard at Brentford recently, taking an early lead before losing and with Arsenal not in the greatest of form, this looks worth a punt.
Back Arsenal to win from behind at 15/2 with Spreadex
Nicolas Dominguez over 1.5 fouls
All-action midfielder Dominguez loves to get stuck in, as shown by the fact he’s made 21 tackles in Forest’s last five games, all of which he’s started.
On the fouls front, he’s committed 2+ in three of his last four, as well as five of his last 10 starts.
Those numbers make odds of 6/4 about a repeat here look decent.
Back Dominguez to commit over 1.5 fouls at 6/4 with bet365
Gabriel Magalhaes anytime scorer
As stated above, Arsenal lead the league for goals scored from set pieces, while no team has conceded more from such situations than Forest.
That’s a perfect storm worth acting upon and the man most likely to take advantage is Arsenal centre-back Gabriel.
He’s netted three goals in his last four games and while that sort of run won’t continue for too long, he is the Gunners’ go-to man on set plays and he’ll surely fancy his chances again this defence, one shorn of some personnel of late.
Back Gabriel to score at any time at 8/1 with Sky Bet
How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
- Location: City Ground, Nottinghamshire, England
- Time: 19:30 GMT on Tuesday, January 30
- Where to watch: TNT Sports 2
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