Nottingham Forest vs. Brighton & Hove Albion Preview

Nottingham Forest clashes with Brighton & Hove Albion in what promises to be a very entertaining game on Saturday. Nottingham Forest is coming off a 5-0 road loss against AFC Bournemouth on Saturday while Brighton & Hove Albion lost 1-0 at home against Everton at home on Saturday.

Nottingham Forest is in third place in the Premier League standings with 44 points in 23 games while Brighton & Hove Albion is in ninth place with 34 points in 23 games.

The player to watch in this game is Chris Wood, who has 14 goals and two assists in 23 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Chris Wood a 56.98 percent chance to score against Brighton & Hove Albion. He has 27 SCA and 4 GCA in 23 Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup. 

Dafabet Odds

Team to Win (Regular Time)

• Nottingham Forest 2.39
• Brighton & Hove Albion 2.80
• Draw 3.50

Spread

• Nottingham Forest 0, -0.5 (2.04)
• Brighton & Hove Albion 0, +0.5 (1.76)

Total

• Over 2.5 (1.83)
• Under 2.5 (1.96)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on September 22 and the game ended in a 2-2 draw. 

Projected Leaders

For Nottingham Forest, Chris Wood has a 56.98 percent chance to score. He averages 1.93 shots overall per sim, 1.33 shots on goal per and 0.84 goals per sim.

For Brighton & Hove Albion, Yankuba Minteh has a 27.8 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.34 shots overall per sim, 0.76 shots on goal per and 0.33 goals per sim.  

Analyst’s Pick

Nottingham Forest 2.39

Two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Nottingham Forest in this one. Average score in simulations is Nottingham Forest 2.12 to Brighton & Hove Albion 1.3.