The Matchday 2 clash in the Premier League between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest will take place on August 24 at Selhurst Park in London. Crystal Palace vs. Nottingham Forest: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Crystal Palace
Oliver Glasner's side began the new Premier League season with a draw against Chelsea (0-0) away from home. Thus, after a penalty shootout victory in the Super Cup final over the reigning English champions, Liverpool, the Londoners also avoided defeat against the world's strongest club. Crystal Palace's unbeaten run in the Premier League now stands at seven matches (2 wins and 5 draws).
- The club has not lost in 12 of their last 14 Premier League matches (6 wins and 6 draws).
- Crystal Palace has a six-match unbeaten run at home in the league (4 wins and 2 draws).
- Both teams have scored in 11 of Crystal Palace's last 13 home Premier League matches.
Predicted lineup for Crystal Palace (5-3-2)
Dean Henderson – Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Tyrick Mitchell, Daniel Munoz, Marc Guehi – Will Hughes, Adam Wharton, Eberechi Eze – Ismaila Sarr, Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Defender Shady Riad, midfielder Cheick Doucoure, and forward Edward Nketiah will miss the match due to injuries. The participation of midfielders Matheus Franca and Daichi Kamada is doubtful.
Nottingham Forest
As soon as Chris Wood started scoring again, victories followed. The club kicked off the new championship with a win, and the New Zealand forward scored a brace. The team defeated Brentford 3-1 at home, scoring all three of their goals in the first 45 minutes. Before this, Nottingham had failed to win four consecutive home Premier League matches. Additionally, for the first time since their promotion to the Premier League in 2022, the club managed to win their opening match of the season.
The team has acquired midfielder Douglas Luiz.
- Nottingham Forest is unbeaten in three consecutive away league matches (2 wins and 1 draw).
- Both teams have scored in Nottingham Forest's last seven away Premier League matches.
- At least three goals have been scored in eight of the club's last nine away Premier League games.
Predicted lineup for Nottingham Forest (4-3-3)
Matz Sels – Ola Aina, Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic, Neco Williams – Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Ibrahima Sangaré – Jota Silva, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Chris Wood.
Midfielder Nicolas Dominguez is out due to injury.
Referee
Anthony Taylor (England)
Matches – 32 (Premier League, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 95;
Average yellow cards per match – 3;
Red cards shown – 6;
Average fouls per match – 21;
Penalties – 22%.
Crystal Palace vs. Nottingham Forest: Match Prediction
Since their promotion to the Premier League, Nottingham Forest has faced this opponent six times in the league. The team secured two 1-0 victories (at home), while the other four encounters ended in draws (0-0 or 1-1). As we can see, matches between these opponents are not high-scoring or particularly entertaining, but they are fiercely contested, and a single goal can often be decisive.
Crystal Palace has been focusing on defensive play for several years. Under Oliver Glasner, this has improved significantly. In their last six home Premier League matches, the Londoners have only conceded more than one goal once. Nottingham Forest climbed to the top four last season thanks to their excellent defense and, notably, in the first nine Premier League rounds, they only allowed more than one goal once. I believe that in the upcoming match, the teams will score a maximum of two goals.
My prediction – Total under 2.5 goals
* The starting lineup for each team is based on their last match in this tournament.
