Bournemouth vs Nottingham – Following their 2-0 Premier League defeat to Brentford in their previous match, Bournemouth will be seeking to improve on their previous performance today.
Bournemouth enjoyed 50% of the possession in that game and none of their 7 shots on goal were successful. Brentford had 12 tries at goal at the other end, with 2 of those being successful. For Brentford, goals were scored by Ivan Toney (39′) and Mathias Jensen (75′).
In more recent games, Bournemouth hasn’t exactly displayed very remarkable attacking numbers. Over their last 6 games, they have only scored twice against opponents.
Additionally, in those contests, Bournemouth has had 14 goals scored against them. Just wait and see if the tendency carries over into this game.
Prior to this encounter, Bournemouth had won their previous 5 games against Nottingham Forest without losing a league tie.
Nottingham Forest enters the game off of a 2-0 Premier League victory over Leicester City in their last game.
In that contest, Nottingham Forest had 39% of the ball and 15 shot attempts, 2 of which were successful. Brennan Johnson was the lone scorer for Nottingham Forest (56′, 85′). Leicester City made 6 tries at goal, but non was successful.
Over the course of their most recent six games, Steve Cooper’s Nottingham Forest have scored six goals. There have been nine goals scored against them in all during that time.
In the previous two league games against Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest had failed to defeat them when playing them away from home.
Bournemouth vs Nottingham – Betting Analysis
Looking at their previous head-to-head matches dating back to February 25, 2015, we can see that Bournemouth has won four of them and Nottingham Forest has won one, with one match ending in a draw.
During those matches, they combined for 14 goals, scoring 9 for The Cherries and 5 for The Reds. 2.33 goals have been scored on average each game.
With nothing between Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth, we have a tendency to believe that both teams will score.
What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at the bookies’ prices in the 90 minute result market, backing Bournemouth is available for 2.7, a bet on a drawn result is 3.2 & staking on victory for Nottingham Forest can get you 2.75. Those are the top market prices available as of now.
Bournemouth vs Nottingham – Head-to-Head
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