Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

The Molineux is the battleground for a clash of Midlands football, as Nottingham Forest will make the journey across to face off against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Staying just out of the relegation zone by the skin of their teeth, Wolves will be ensuring they continue to stay safe outside the zone and will not be dropping down to the Championship.

Whilst a highflying, over performing Forest side will be looking to continue their hot streak and put themselves four points clear of fourth place Chelsea.

Key Stats

• Nottingham Forest have won all five of their last five Premier League matches, scoring 10 goals
• Although 17th in the League, Wolves come into this game 8th highest in goals scored in the league
• Nottingham Forest have kept the most clean sheets in the Premier League so far this season with eight

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

While Wolverhampton Wanderers have been prolific in front of goal, defending the goal they have been atrocious and have let results get away from them. Conceding the third most goals in the league, they have definitely done well to ensure they are not in the drop zone at this stage of the competition. However, unbeaten in their last three games, have Wolves had a change of fortune and set for Premier League survival.

Their opponents going into this match have shocked the world with how they have performed and currently sit third in the Premier League. With five wins from five, Nottingham Forest are dangerous for Wolverhampton and will be looking to extend their run to six wins.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Preview

Formation: 3-4-1-2

Predicted Line-Up: José Sá; Craig Dawson, Santiago Bueno, Matt Doherty; Rayan Aït-Nouri, João Gomes, André, Nelson Semedo; Gonçalo Guedes; Hwang Hee-Chan, Jørgen Strand Larsen

Wolves have had a shocking start to their Premier League campaign. Waiting until their tenth game of the competition to get their first win, it earned manager at the time Gary O’Neil the sack and in has come former Al Shabab manager Vitor Pereira. Pereira is yet to lose a game, picking up two wins and a draw so far and has really turned it around for Wolves but can he keep it going.

Hit with some horrible news, forward in form Mathues Cunha has been given a two-game ban by the FA for an altercation after their 2-1 loss against Ipswich in mid-December. Pereira may shake up the formation and play two strikers in this game with both strikers proving their worth, picking up a goal each against Tottenham in their 2-2 draw in their last game.

Nottingham Forest Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: Matz Sels; Neco Williams, Morato, Nikola Milenković, Ola Aina; Elliot Anderson, Nicolás Dominguez; Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, Ramón Sosa; Chris Wood

Nottingham Forest’s season so far has been nothing short of historic. They are the only team to have defeated Liverpool this season and are currently sat third in the league and only three points behind second place Arsenal. How will former Wolves manager Nuno Santo been received coming back to the Molineux but sitting in the away dugout?

Kiwi striker Chris Wood has been on fire Forest, netting 11 goals so far in his campaign, he has put himself within three goals of his best Premier League season this early in the campaign. Former Manchester United winger Anthony Elanga is also one to look out for, scoring in three of his last five games, he has been a danger down the left-hand side for Forest.

Head to Head Stats

The last five times in which these two teams have faced off against each other, it has ended in draws, with Wolves picking up the last win over 2 years ago. With both teams undefeated in their last three games, another draw looks entirely possible.

Betting Tips

Both team’s attacks are in hot form and this fixture loves ending in a draw, it looks like being a fast-paced match with plenty of breaks to get the ball out of the net.

For this reason, our betting experts say that Both Teams To Score and over 3.5 goals to be the best value tip for this game. With odds at 13/5, a bet of £10 could see a return of up to £36

Final Prediction: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Nottingham Forest

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Nottingham Forest