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Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham prediction

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Round
Regular Season - 3
Venue
City Ground, Nottingham
Referee
Craig Pawson, England

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Form

Recent form

Nottingham Forest
26Very poor

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

Tottenham
48Average

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

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Nottingham Forest or Draw

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

72%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

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.

Analysis

Key factors

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

Team news

Nottingham Forest

  • Igor JesusCalf Injury
  • N. SavonaKnee Injury

Tottenham

  • L. BergvallKnee Injury
  • M. MudrykAnkle Injury
  • W. OdobertKnee Injury
  • X. SimonsKnee Injury
  • D. UdogieKnee Injury
  • R. BentancurRed Card
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Nottingham Forest at homeTottenham away
4
Played
3
0-1-3
W-D-L
0-2-1
0
Scored /game
0.3
0.8
Conceded /game
1.3
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
40%
BTTS (last 5)
80%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 0.3 goals per game (Nottingham Forest at home plus Tottenham away).

Table

Table context

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#TeamPGDPts
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

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5
Nottingham Forest
0
Draws
4
Tottenham

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

  • 2026-03-22Tottenham0-3Nottingham Forest
  • 2025-12-14Nottingham Forest3-0Tottenham
  • 2025-04-21Tottenham1-2Nottingham Forest
  • 2024-12-26Nottingham Forest1-0Tottenham
  • 2024-04-07Tottenham3-1Nottingham Forest
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Predictions

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FeaturedWON
Double Chance
Nottingham Forest or Draw
72%
Confidence

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.