BetGenius
Premier LeaguePremier League
Full time
3-1
Sun 11 Oct · 14:00

Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest prediction

Follow Crystal PalaceFollow Nottingham ForestFollow this match
Round
Regular Season - 6
Venue
Selhurst Park, London
Referee
Peter Bankes, England

Published by the BetGenius Editorial Desk · Editorial policy

Form

Recent form

Crystal Palace
32Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -6 goal difference

Nottingham Forest
26Very poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -3 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Nottingham Forest or Draw

BetGenius backs Nottingham Forest or Draw (Double Chance) at 75% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

75%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Crystal Palace welcome Nottingham Forest to Selhurst Park aiming to reverse a difficult opening phase to their league campaign. Palace sit 15th with four points from five matches and have struggled at home in domestic action, having lost both of their home league outings while conceding seven goals across those fixtures. The hosts also enter the contest compromised by significant squad absences in key departments.

Nottingham Forest arrive sitting two places higher in 13th with five points, displaying solid resilience on their travels. Forest remain unbeaten away from home in the league this season, earning a 2-1 victory at Aston Villa and securing a 2-2 draw at Liverpool. Their ability to consistently produce competitive performances on the road forms a sharp contrast to Palace's domestic home form.

Historical trends between these sides are unusually consistent. The last ten head-to-head meetings have yielded eight draws and two Nottingham Forest victories, meaning Crystal Palace have failed to record a single win in this matchup across that span. With the visitors performing solidly on the road and Palace dealing with multiple defensive and attacking absences, Forest look capable of avoiding defeat.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Nottingham Forest are unbeaten across their last ten meetings against Crystal Palace, recording two wins and eight draws.
  2. Crystal Palace have lost both of their home league matches so far this season, conceding seven goals in the process.
  3. Nottingham Forest have collected four points from their two away fixtures, winning 2-1 at Aston Villa and drawing 2-2 at Liverpool.
  4. Crystal Palace are missing key starters including forward J. Mateta, goalkeeper D. Henderson, and the suspended A. Disasi.
  5. Eight of the last ten meetings between these two sides have ended in a draw, with nine of those ten fixtures remaining under 2.5 total goals.
Availability

Team news

Crystal Palace

  • D. HendersonFoot Injury
  • C. RiadKnee Injury
  • Q. TimberInjury
  • T. TomiyasuCalf Injury
  • J. LarsenInjury

Nottingham Forest

  • Igor JesusCalf Injury
  • N. SavonaKnee Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Crystal Palace at homeNottingham Forest away
3
Played
3
1-0-2
W-D-L
1-1-1
2
Scored /game
1.7
2.7
Conceded /game
2
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
60%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 3.7 goals per game (Crystal Palace at home plus Nottingham Forest away).

Players

Key players this season

Crystal Palace

  • D. Kamada3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

Full table →
#TeamPGDPts
11Newcastle7-48
12Aston Villa7-48
13Manchester United707
14Crystal Palace7-87
15Bournemouth7-46
16Tottenham7-46
17Nottingham Forest8-46
18CoventryRelegation - Championship7-86
19FulhamRelegation - Championship7-35
20SunderlandRelegation - Championship7-84
History

Head-to-head

Full record →
1
Crystal Palace
7
Draws
2
Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest have won 2 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.0 goals a game, both teams scored in 70% of them.

  • 2026-10-11Crystal Palace3-1Nottingham Forest
  • 2026-02-01Nottingham Forest1-1Crystal Palace
  • 2025-08-24Crystal Palace1-1Nottingham Forest
  • 2025-05-05Crystal Palace1-1Nottingham Forest
  • 2024-10-21Nottingham Forest1-0Crystal Palace
BetGenius

Our record in Premier League

67%75 won from 112 settled predictions

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

Based on at least 20 settled predictions.
Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedLOST
Double Chance
Nottingham Forest or Draw
75%
Confidence

Nottingham Forest have built a steady foundation away from home, taking four points from two road matches that included visits to Aston Villa and Liverpool. In contrast, Crystal Palace have lost both of their home league encounters this season, allowing an average of 3.5 goals per game at Selhurst Park. Furthermore, Palace face severe selection issues with key personnel missing, including starting striker J. Mateta, goalkeeper D. Henderson, and defender A. Disasi due to suspension. In head-to-head history, Nottingham Forest are unbeaten across the last ten encounters between the teams, with eight of those fixtures ending level. Forest therefore carry strong credentials to secure at least a point.

Explore

More from BetGenius

Understand these picks

Other Premier League predictions

Teams around them in the table

Manchester CityArsenalBrightonChelseaLiverpoolBrentford
All Premier League predictions →

Published October 9, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.