Preview & Prediction: Arsenal FC vs Nottingham Forest FC
Arsenal FC faces off Nottingham Forest FC on 12th August 2023 in a Premier League fixture. The previous encounter saw Arsenal dismiss Forest with a decisive 5-0 victory. Analysing historical data, both clubs boast 3 wins apiece from their last 6 meetings, with no stalemates. Evaluating home and away form, both teams are demonstrating average performances.
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— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) August 11, 2023
Encounters between these two typically yield a high goal average of 3.67 per game, with both teams scoring in 17% of these fixtures. This season in the Premier League, Arsenal display an average of 1.67 Points Per Game at home fixtures and Forest with 1 Point Per Game in their away outings.
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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) August 11, 2023
Arsenal might pick the same lineup that started the Community Shield victory, with record signing Declan Rice likely to make his league debut. Recent signings Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber should also play, although Gabriel Jesus and Mohamed Elneny are out due to knee injuries. Former Arsenal goalkeeper Matt Turner might make his debut for Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi, last season’s leading scorer, has returned to training but is still recovering from an ankle injury. Anthony Elanga might make his debut appearance in the Forest.
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Key Insights:
– The upcoming match between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest will take place on 12th August 2023 as part of the Premier League competition.
– The most recent encounter between these two teams ended with a decisive win for Arsenal with a score of 5-0.
– Looking at the historical data, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest appear to be evenly matched. Out of their last 6 meetings, each team has won three times and there have been no draws.
– Arsenal’s home performance this season has been average, mirroring Nottingham Forest’s away performance, further emphasizing the potential for a close match.
– In previous matches between the teams, an average of 3.67 goals have been scored, indicating a tendency for high-scoring games.
– In terms of Both Teams To Score (BTTS), the data shows a low occurrence – this has only happened 17% of the time in previous meetings.
– For this season’s Premier League, Arsenal has averaged 1.67 Points Per Game (PPG) for home matches, demonstrating a marginally stronger performance record than Nottingham Forest, who have averaged 1 PPG in away matches.
– Despite Arsenal’s recent heavy win against Nottingham Forest, historical data reveal a rather balanced matchup between the two.
– Given the competitive nature of these two teams, this upcoming match is expected to be closely contested.
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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) August 11, 2023
Match Facts:
– The scoreline of 1-0 is the most frequent result when Arsenal FC and Nottingham Forest compete, with this ending noted in three games.
– In the last six matches held at Arsenal FC’s home ground, Arsenal FC reigned victorious five times, with only one game ending in a draw and Nottingham Forest failing to secure a win. The goal count came out to be 16 for Arsenal FC and 2 for Nottingham Forest.
– Of the past 14 encounters, Arsenal FC claimed the win on eight occasions, two matches ended in a draw, and Nottingham Forest took home the victory four times. The final goal tally stood at 27 for Arsenal FC and 12 for Nottingham Forest.
– Last season, the games resulted in Arsenal FC winning 5-0 at home and Nottingham Forest prevailing 1-0 at home.
– Nottingham Forest has suffered three consecutive losses.
– Arsenal FC, while playing on their home ground, has maintained a six-match undefeated streak against Nottingham Forest.
– Nottingham Forest has struggled to score, with their last four games ending goalless.
– Across their last five games, Nottingham Forest has conceded goals.
– Arsenal FC secures a first-half triumph in 47% of their games, a feat achieved by Nottingham Forest in just 30% of their matches.
– Nottingham Forest emerged as the victors in their most recent face-off against Arsenal FC, winning by a single goal.
– When Arsenal FC gains a 1-0 lead at home, it results in a win 83% of the time.
– If Nottingham Forest gets ahead with a score of 0-1 when playing away, they maintain the victory in 54% of those instances.
– When Arsenal FC trails 1-0 at home, they manage to come back and win in 54% of cases, but if Nottingham Forest finds themselves down 1-0 away, they fail to win.
– In terms of Premier League performance, Arsenal FC outperforms Nottingham Forest.
– Comparing their performances in the last five games, Arsenal FC’s record surpasses that of Nottingham Forest.
– Nottingham Forest is on a goal-scoring drought, having not scored in four consecutive matches.
– From their last five encounters, Arsenal FC has two wins, Nottingham Forest has three, with no draws.
– In their last five Premier League games with Nottingham Forest, Arsenal FC has suffered just one loss.
– In contrast, Nottingham Forest has only managed to win one of their last five Premier League fixtures against Arsenal FC.
– On average, Arsenal FC nets 2.4 goals against Nottingham Forest who scores 1.2 against Arsenal FC.
– The average combined score when Arsenal FC and Nottingham Forest meet is 3.6.
– In general, the first half of a match between Arsenal FC and Nottingham Forest yields an average of 1.2 goals.
– While playing at home, Arsenal FC averages 2.37 goals, while Nottingham Forest scores an average of 0.87 away from home.
– Nottingham Forest is currently riddled with losses, having failed to win their last four games.
– Conversely, Arsenal FC boasts a winning streak spanning three matches.
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