Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Prediction & Match Preview

• Arsenal travel to The City Ground on the back of a 5-0 drubbing of Crystal Palace.
• Nottingham Forest lost four of the last five home games in the Premier League.
• Gabriel Martinelli boosted his confidence with a late brace in the win over Palace in the previous round.

Nottingham Forest and Arsenal will raise the curtain on Matchday No 22 in English Premier League on Tuesday evening at The City Ground. The hosts will continue their battle for avoiding the relegation scrap, being just four points above Luton Town in the red zone.

Unlike Arsenal, Nottingham Forest were in action in the fourth round of the FA Cup, playing a goalless draw away at Bristol City on Friday evening. It was a surprisingly non-eventful affair with just two shots on target combined by both outfits, both coming from Nottingham Forest.

The Reds lost four of the previous five Premier League games at The City Ground, conceding twice or more in three of these along the way. They are up against title hopefuls Arsenal who finally rebounded from their run of three successive losses across competitions by destroying Crystal Palace 5-0 ten days ago at Emirates Stadium.

Gabriel was the unlikely hero as his first-half brace cleared Arsenal’s path to the win while Gabriel Martinelli added two more goals in the stoppage time after coming on as a second-half substitute on the occasion.

Recent Meetings

• The home court advantage has played a big role in the recent head-to-head history between these rivals, as each of their previous six meetings ended in home wins.
• Arsenal won the reverse outing from this season, beating the Reds 2-1 in August last year at Emirates Stadium.
• We saw three or more goals in five of the previous seven H2H meetings between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Prediction

Arsenal are five points shy of leaders Liverpool and can ill afford a slip-up against the out-of-form soon-to-be relegation strugglers here. The Gunners showed a fantastic overall performance in the 5-0 drubbing of Crystal Palace in the previous Premier League round and they had a full week of rest. Nottingham’s players may struggle due to a congested schedule, having drawn 0-0 at Bristol City in the first leg of the FA Cup fourth round on Friday. Arsenal should control the happenings on the pitch from the start to the end and we will back them to have the lead at the half time and win the match at the end at the 2.10 odds.

A late brace against Palace might have earned Gabriel Martinelli a place in the starting lineup once again. The Gunners should have a lot of room to deliver in the final third past the leaky Nottingham Forest defense that allowed at least three goals in two of the previous five home fixtures in the Premier League. The value is great with Martinelli to score anytime at the sky-high 3.10 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- January 29, 2024

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Betting Tips

HT/FT Arsenal/Arsenal

OK

	2.10 Odds
	1.93 Odds

Gabriel Martinelli to score anytime

OK

3.10 Odds

Correct Score: Arsenal 3-0

OK

	101.00 Odds
	90.00 Odds