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The Premier League relegation battle is no nearer its answer with six games left to play, and Nathan Joyes is back on duty to provide his Nottingham Forest vs Wolves prediction, team news, lineups and fixtures preview.
Having landed seven winning selections from his last nine Nottingham Forest tips, our man is back with three more as the Reds welcome Wolves to the City Ground.
- Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Tip 1: Nottingham Forest to Win
- Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Tip 2: BTTS – Yes
- Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Tip 3: Rayan Ait-Nouri to Score Anytime
Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Prediction 1: Time to step up on Trentside
England, Premier League, Saturday, April 13th, 15:00 (UK)
Nottingham Forest’s three-match unbeaten run came to an end in the capital, having fallen to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Tottenham. However, despite falling behind to a Murillo own goal, Forest didn’t fold at first.
Chris Wood landed us another winner and scored his 12th Premier League goal of the season. It should have been 13 as Forest continued to press but the Kiwi somehow missed from point blank range to go ahead in the first half.
The visitors could do nothing about a fabulous strike from Micky van de Ven before Pedro Porro wrapped up the points. But Forest showed a resilient performance for large periods, and back at home, a similar performance they put in against Fulham would be good enough to beat Wolves.
The visitors haven’t won in four and have failed to win away since mid-February, scoring just one goal against Turf Moor.
Wolves have struggled without Pedro Neto and Hee-Chan Hwang, and lacking firepower could cost them at the City Ground.
- Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Prediction 1: Nottingham Forest to Win
- Best Odds: 2.20
- Bookmaker: bet365
- Stake: 7/10
Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Prediction 2: Keepers to be tested
It appears as though neither side are capable of keeping clean sheets. Nottingham Forest’s run now stretches back 13 games while Wolves have failed to keep the ball out of the back of the net in four of their last five games.
Forest’s inability to defend from set pieces hasn’t been eradicated, and although they didn’t against Tottenham, the North London club stretched their backline apart on numerous occasions. A clean sheet doesn’t look forthcoming.
Wolves don’t head into this fixture with high confidence defensively either, especially after throwing away a lead vs West Ham in front of their own fans. That made it three games in their last four, where Gary O’Neil’s side conceded two goals in a match.
Forest need points in order to stay in the Premier League, and their first-half performance vs Fulham was one of their best this campaign. Wolves will do well to keep Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood quiet.
Last season, both of their Premier League matches finished 1-1, and I’m once again anticipating both teams picking the ball out of their net at least once.
- Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Prediction 2: BTTS – Yes
- Best Odds: 2.00
- Bookmaker: bet365
- Stake: 7/10
Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Prediction 3: Algerian can test Sels
With Wolves continuing to struggle in the striker department, it appears to be worth taking a chance on their Algerian who continues to thrive in the second half of the season. So much so that O’Neill decided to play him in a higher role vs West Ham.
Having scored three goals from his last five appearances for Wolves, the ball-carrying left-back has shown to be dangerous in the box from set pieces – Forest’s Achilles heel.
With a header from a free kick vs Burnley, a tap-in from close range against Fulham, as well as poking home six yards out against Coventry, the Algerian is finding space inside the box.
With Forest continuing to show vulnerability inside the box time and time again, expect Ait-Nouri to be sensing and sniffing out any free space or poor clearances on Trentside this Saturday.
- Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Prediction 3: Rayan Ait-Nouri to Score Anytime
- Best Odds: 5.50
- Bookmaker: bet365
- Stake: 6/10
Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Prediction odds via bet365 as at 20:00, April 7th, 2024. Odds may now differ.
Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Team News and Possible Lineups: No new players to return for hosts
Nottingham Forest will still be without Nuno Tavares, Willy Boly and Taiwo Awoniyi for their Premier League fixture against Wolves. The trio may be out for a while, and Nuno Santo will have to continue to guide Forest away from the relegation zone without their assistance.
As mentioned above, Wolves continue to operate without Hwang and Neto, and it’s no surprise to see that they have lost their edge in front of goal without the pair. Once again, it’s likely Pablo Sarabia will lead the line, who scored for the first time in seven matches vs West Ham.
Nottingham Forest possible starting lineup:
Sels; Aina, Murillo, Omabamidele, Williams, Danilo, Yates, Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Elanga, Wood
Wolves possible starting lineup:
Sa; Toti, Kilman, Bueno, Doherty, Gomes, Lemina, Semedo, Ait-Nouri, Doyle, Sarabia
The Predicted Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Premier League Standings by BETSiE
Our in-house predictive model, BETSiE, has had a go at predicting the Premier League standings ahead of the Nottingham Forest vs Wolves, currently 17th vs 11th, fixture by utilising the underlying data from the 2023/24 season up until this point.
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Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Standings Prediction
| Position | Club | Games | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | 27.0 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 90.6 | 28.9 | 61.7 | 87.3 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 25.7 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 89.4 | 37.6 | 51.8 | 86.4 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 38 | 25.7 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 87.8 | 38.1 | 49.7 | 85.3 |
| 4 | Tottenham | 38 | 20.3 | 7.4 | 10.3 | 76.7 | 59.5 | 17.2 | 68.3 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 38 | 19.6 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 74.1 | 60.9 | 13.1 | 66.1 |
| 6 | Manchester Utd | 38 | 17.4 | 5.5 | 15.1 | 54.6 | 57.5 | -2.9 | 57.7 |
| 7 | Newcastle | 38 | 17.0 | 6.5 | 14.6 | 78.9 | 64.9 | 14.0 | 57.4 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 38 | 15.3 | 9.6 | 13.1 | 69.2 | 65.7 | 3.5 | 55.5 |
| 9 | West Ham | 38 | 14.5 | 10.2 | 13.3 | 59.7 | 68.9 | -9.1 | 53.6 |
| 10 | Brighton | 38 | 13.5 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 61.8 | 61.0 | 0.9 | 52.0 |
| 11 | Bournemouth | 38 | 14.2 | 9.5 | 14.3 | 56.9 | 64.8 | -7.9 | 52.0 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton | 38 | 13.8 | 7.5 | 16.8 | 51.9 | 62.2 | -10.3 | 48.8 |
| 13 | Fulham | 38 | 12.9 | 7.3 | 17.7 | 55.6 | 61.6 | -6.0 | 46.2 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 17.9 | 45.4 | 64.7 | -19.3 | 39.0 |
| 15 | Everton | 38 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 16.9 | 42.4 | 53.2 | -10.8 | 38.3 |
| 16 | Brentford | 38 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 19.2 | 55.0 | 67.4 | -12.5 | 37.7 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 19.1 | 47.9 | 63.6 | -15.7 | 33.5 |
| 18 | Luton | 38 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 22.1 | 53.4 | 77.1 | -23.7 | 31.3 |
| 19 | Burnley | 38 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 23.9 | 39.3 | 77.1 | -37.8 | 25.5 |
| 20 | Sheffield Utd | 38 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 24.5 | 38.1 | 94.2 | -56.1 | 23.1 |
Match OPTA Stats: Goals on the cards in key fixture
- Nottingham Forest have won just one of their last 10 league games against Wolves (D4 L5) and are winless in all three against them in the Premier League (D2 L1).
- Wolves are unbeaten in their last five away league games against Nottingham Forest (W3 D2), since a 3-1 Championship defeat in March 2013.
- No side has lost more Premier League games in 2024 than Nottingham Forest (7), with only Burnley (8) and Sheffield United (7) earning fewer points than Forest so far this calendar year (9).
- Following their 3-1 win against Fulham last time out at the City Ground, Nottingham Forest are looking to win consecutive home league games for the first time since a run of four between April and August last year.
- Wolves are winless in their last three Premier League games (D1 L2), their joint longest run without a win so far this season. They last had a longer winless run in the same campaign between October and November last season (5).
- Wolves have kept just two clean sheets in their last 32 Premier League away games, with both of those coming this season in a 1-0 win at Everton (August) and 0-0 draw at Brighton (January).
- Excluding penalties, Nottingham Forest have conceded a league-high 21 goals from set piece situations this season. Meanwhile, Wolves have scored 27% of their goals from set pieces this term (12/44, excluding pens), the third highest ratio in the division after Everton (47%) and Luton (31%).
- Rayan Ait-Nouri has scored three goals in his last five games for Wolves.
Nottingham Forest Fixtures: Key away matches could be crucial
- Vs Everton (A)
- Vs Man City (H)
- Vs Sheffield United (A)
- Vs Chelsea (H)
- Vs Burnley (A)
Wolves Fixtures: Plenty of home games
- Vs Arsenal (H)
- Vs Bournemouth (H)
- Vs Luton (H)
- Vs Man City (A)
- Vs Crystal Palace (H)
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