Southampton vs Nottingham Forest Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 02/01/2023, 11:46  by Daniel Ngulu in Premier League Predictions

Southampton and Nottingham Forest have the realest chance to get out of the relegation zone when the two face off on Wednesday. Hosts Southampton go into this game placed bottom of the league standings with 12 points, two below 18th placed Nottingham Forest. For the second straight game, James Ward-Prowse scored for Southampton but they left empty handed. Losing 2-1 to Fulham. Ward-Prowse had earlier scored an own goal in the game. This loss was Southampton’s third in five matches across all competitions but their league run is poorer. They’ve lost all of their last five league matches ahead of this one, and they have no win in six straight. Southampton have conceded more than a goal in each of their last four league games; they have just one clean sheet in 10 league games and in that run they have one clean sheet only. In these 10 games they’ve only failed to score twice. It isn’t much better at home in the league – Southampton have managed just one win in eight league matches at St. Mary’s this season.

Nottingham Forest are coming from an impressive outing against Chelsea at home and getting to face Southampton, they will feel this is a game they can win. The 1-1 draw in that game was a great improvement from the 3-0 loss at Manchester United. Serge Aurier scored Nottingham’s equalizer and they held on for a crucial point, one which placed them just a point away from the safe zone. However, they will still be concerned about their defensive run. They have one clean sheet in the last five league matches and they have the second poorest defence in the league, having conceded 34 goals in 17 matches. Nottingham Forest have collected five points from a possible 15 in the last five matches, that is five more than what Southampton have managed in that same run so the visitors have reason to feel like favorites here. Even with that, the fact that they haven’t scored in their last six away league matches should be a top concern for the visitors. Nottingham have no win in their eight away league games.