Nottingham Forest vs Southampton Premier League Prediction Match Details
The Premier League roars on Sunday at the City Ground, with title contender Nottingham Forest set to welcome bottom-place Southampton for the round 22 games. Can Forest bounce back to victory on their home soil, or will the Saints make a shocking turnaround?
Nottingham Forest Preview & Form
Nottingham Forest continues to prove the surprise package of the season as Forest finds themselves somehow in the battle for the Premier League title crown and are in a good place for a top-four finish this season. Nuno Santos’s men are now unbeaten in the last seven matches, having ended their impressive six-match winning streak in the league with a 1-1 draw against league leader Liverpool at the City Ground on Wednesday night. New Zealand international striker Chris Wood put his side up in the early minutes of the first half, but a controversial second-half goal from Diogo Jota saw the match end in a stalemate. Currently, Forest are now sitting third in the Premier League table with 41 points from 21 games, two points behind second place Arsenal and six behind leader Liverpool.
On their home soil, Nuno Santos’s men have remained solid, having remained unbeaten in the last five matches across all competitions, winning four in a row, and playing to a draw in their last match. Forest has only suffered two defeats in their home league matches this season and has only failed to score in one of the games.
Southampton Preview & Form
Southampton continues to sink to rock bottom of the Premier League table as they have been struggling since arriving in the league despite appointing a new head coach in recent weeks. The Saints are now winless in the last 12 league matches since early November, losing 10 matches and playing two draws. Ivan Juric’s men were denied a historic night victory at Old Trafford on Thursday night, with the Saints losing their first-half lead to a 3-1 defeat against Manchester United through a late Amad Diallo hat trick. The Saints have now lost the last four league matches, conceding 11 goals during the run while scoring only two goals. They remained bottom of the league table with six points from 21 games, and they have scored the lowest goal in the division this season with 13 goals and have conceded a whopping 47 goals.
Ivan Juric’s men will be desperate to give his traveling fans a victory since his appointment, having lost his first two road league games. Since the Saints arrived in the top flight this season, they have yet to record a win from each of their away games in the Premier League.
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton Predicted Lineups
Nottingham predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Sels (GK); Aina, Milenkovic, Murilo, Williams; Dominguez, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
Southampton predicted lineup (3-4-1-2): Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Wood; Sugawara, Downes, Ugochukwu, Walker-Peters; Fernandes; Armstrong, Onuachu
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton H2H Record (Last Five Games)
- Southampton 0-1 Nottingham
- Nottingham 4-3 Southampton
- Southampton 0-1 Nottingham
- Nottingham 0-3 Southampton
- Southampton 3-2 Nottingham
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton Prediction Betting Tips
Nottingham Forest are the overwhelming favourites in this game, with the Forest currently in a hot unbeaten run of form this season in the league. So our prediction will be Forest to win and Chris Wood, who has been in great scoring form, to get on the scoresheet.
