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Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham prediction

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Premier LeaguePremier League
Kickoff
Sat, Sep 5, 02:00 PM
Round
Regular Season - 3
Venue
City Ground, Nottingham
Referee
Craig Pawson, England

Recent form

Nottingham Forest
43Poor

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · 0 goal difference

Tottenham
45Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · +2 goal difference

Our verdict

Solid
Market
Double Chance
Pick
Nottingham Forest or Draw
Confidence72%

BetGenius backs Nottingham Forest or Draw (Double Chance) at 72% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

Match preview

Nottingham Forest welcome Tottenham to the City Ground for matchday three of the Premier League season, with both clubs seeking their first league victory of the campaign. Forest opened their domestic account with a battling 2-2 draw away at Liverpool following an opening defeat, showing resilience and attacking threat on the road.

Tottenham have endured a difficult start to their league campaign, suffering consecutive shutout defeats against Brentford (3-0) and Newcastle (2-0). With five goals conceded, zero scored in league action, and an injury list that includes key creators James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski, the visitors face an uphill battle to turn their early momentum around.

Recent head-to-head encounters heavily tilt toward the hosts. Nottingham Forest have claimed victory in each of the last four Premier League meetings between the sides, including a pair of 3-0 triumphs in the previous campaign. Backed by home support, Forest appear well-positioned to collect points.

Key factors

  • Nottingham Forest have won each of the last four Premier League meetings against Tottenham.
  • Tottenham have failed to score in both of their opening Premier League matches, losing 3-0 at Brentford and 2-0 at home to Newcastle.
  • Tottenham are dealing with multiple injuries in attack and midfield, including James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski.
  • Forest earned a solid 2-2 draw away at Liverpool in their previous league fixture.
  • Tottenham have conceded five goals across their first two league matches while failing to keep a clean sheet.

Team news

Nottingham Forest

  • I. SangareCalf Injury
  • N. SavonaKnee Injury

Team news last updated Sep 5 (4 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.

Tottenham

  • D. KulusevskiKnee Injury
  • W. OdobertKnee Injury
  • X. SimonsKnee Injury
  • J. MaddisonKnock

Team news last updated Sep 5 (4 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.

Statistical comparison

Nottingham Forest at home vs Tottenham away
1
Played
1
0-0-1
W-D-L
0-0-1
—
Scored /game
—
—
Conceded /game
—
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
40%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%

Table context

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#TeamPGDPts
13Crystal Palace3-43
14Ipswich3-43
15Bournemouth3-12
16Nottingham Forest3-12
17Aston Villa3-51
18TottenhamRelegation - Championship3-51
19FulhamRelegation - Championship3-30
20CoventryRelegation - Championship3-50

Head-to-head

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Nottingham Forest
5
Draws
0
Tottenham
4

Nottingham Forest have won 5 of the last 9 meetings, averaging 2.7 goals a game.

  • 2026-03-22Tottenham 0-3 Nottingham Forest
  • 2025-12-14Nottingham Forest 3-0 Tottenham
  • 2025-04-21Tottenham 1-2 Nottingham Forest
  • 2024-12-26Nottingham Forest 1-0 Tottenham
  • 2024-04-07Tottenham 3-1 Nottingham Forest

Our record in Premier League

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1 published market

FeaturedWON
Market
Double Chance
Pick
Nottingham Forest or Draw
Confidence72%

Nottingham Forest hold a dominant recent record over Tottenham, having won all four of their last Premier League encounters by an aggregate score of 9-1. Tottenham enter this fixture sitting bottom of the table after losing their opening two matches without scoring a single goal and conceding five. Furthermore, Tottenham are missing key attacking outlets such as James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski through injury, which limits their creative output. Backing Forest to win or draw covers the most probable outcomes based on recent form and historical match-ups.

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Published September 3, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.