Nottingham vs Everton prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-12-29 19:30.
[p]Nottingham Forest and Everton prepare to do battle for the second time this month, with both teams looking to bounce back from disappointing results in the last festive round.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Forest may have a comfortable five-point cushion to the drop zone, but three defeats from their last four Premier League matches (W1) have them nervously peering over their shoulder. A 2-1 defeat against Manchester City here on Saturday was their latest disappointment, and a return to the City Ground won’t necessarily stimulate a response since they’ve won just three of their last 13 home league games (D2, L8). They have made a recent habit of signing off for the year on a positive note though, having won their final Premier League game of the calendar year in 2023 and 2024, with last year’s victory coming against Everton! [/p]
[p]Everton journey to the East Midlands in a worrying state, with no victories and no goals scored across their last three matches (D1, L2) as the absence of three of their first-choice front four for their 0-0 draw against Burnley on Saturday clearly hit them hard. Manager David Moyes will be extremely worried about that lack of attacking output, as an Everton team under his tutelage last went four top-flight matches without a goal back in April 2006. Losing their last two end-of-year Premier League fixtures to nil is another negative omen for the Toffees, who’ve never lost their final league game of the calendar year for three successive years before in their history.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Everton have won four of the last five H2Hs (L1), including a 3-0 win earlier this month, and have remained unbeaten in their last five trips to the City Ground (W4, D1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Forest have conceded a league-high 11 goals after 75th minute this season.[/p]
[p]Five of Forest’s last six home games featured over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Just six of Everton’s 18 Premier League games this season produced over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Only two of Everton’s last 11 games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Omari Hutchinson’s goal against City was his tenth of his last 12 club goals to arrive in home matches, with that also serving as his first-ever Forest strike. Everton’s Thierno Barry will be pushing for a start after scoring in the reverse fixture earlier this month, contributing to his last four goals all coming before half-time.[/p]
[p]Dan Ndoye remains absent for Forest, while Chris Wood suffered another injury setback. Everton will be without key attackers Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Iliman Ndiaye, while Jack Grealish missed the Burnley game through illness. Â [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With both sides desperate to correct their course here, both teams to score seems an attractive betting option.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]