Our Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham bet builder tips, predictions and best bets come from a fixture where one side cannot score and the other cannot stop scoring, and we have two best bets at 2/3 and 7/10.
Tottenham have lost 0-2 and 0-3 to start the season. Forest have scored eighteen goals in eight Premier League matches.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur
Nottingham Forest
- D2-2at Liverpool29 Aug
- L0-1Leeds United22 Aug
- D1-1Bournemouth24 May
- L2-3at Manchester United17 May
- D1-1Newcastle United10 May
- W3-1at Chelsea4 May
Tottenham Hotspur
- L0-2Newcastle United29 Aug
- L0-3at Brentford22 Aug
- W1-0Everton24 May
- L1-2at Chelsea19 May
- D1-1Leeds United11 May
- W2-1at Aston Villa3 May
Team figures cover each side’s last 20 matches. Seven of Forest’s and three of Tottenham’s were European fixtures. Prices are bet365, checked 3 September.
Team figures cover each side’s last 20 matches. Seven of Forest’s and three of Tottenham’s were European fixtures. Prices are bet365, checked 3 September.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Key Stats for Betting
- 18 scored and 10 conceded for Forest across the Premier League matches in their last ten — 2.25 and 1.25 a game, well above the 1.55 and 1.20 their twenty-match figures show.
- 0-2 and 0-3 for Tottenham in their opening two matches, at home to Newcastle and away at Brentford. They have failed to score in both.
- 2.70 own cards a game for Tottenham and 13.85 fouls, both the highest figures in our Premier League data. Forest sit at 1.60 and 11.40.
- 21 conceded in 10 home matches for Tottenham at 2.10 a game, against 17 in ten away.
- minus 0.51 goals prevented for the Tottenham goalkeepers, the second-worst shot-stopping figure we hold.
- 10.0% margin on this fixture, the widest we have recorded — a fair price looks further against a backer here than on any other page.
- 22 shots from a full-back for Pedro Porro across 1,228 minutes, and he takes Tottenham’s set pieces from the right.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Bet Builder Tips
P. Porro 2+ Shots — 4 of His Last 6, 2/3
4, 2, 0, 2, 1 and 2 in his last six, at 1.61 per 90 across 1,228 minutes. Four of six is 67% against an implied 60%.
Twenty-two shots from a full-back is unusual volume, and 1,228 minutes is a real sample rather than a hot run — the figure barely moves under any regression.
He takes Tottenham’s set pieces from the right, which matters more than it sounds. A defender’s shot count from open play depends on his side having the ball; from free kicks and corners it does not. Tottenham have lost their opening two matches 0-2 and 0-3, so a source of shots that survives a poor afternoon is worth more here than a forward’s record would be. Our shots on target prop bets page covers the same reasoning across the round.
Both Teams to Score — 12 of Forest’s Last 20, 12 of Tottenham’s
Sixty per cent each, and about 60% between them against an implied 59%.
Forest have scored in seven of their last eight Premier League matches, including a 5-0 at Sunderland and a 4-1 against Burnley. Tottenham conceded 2.10 a game at home across the sample and their goalkeepers have a goals-prevented figure of minus 0.51 — the second worst we hold.
Tottenham’s end is the question and it is a live one. They have failed to score in both matches this season, 0-2 at home to Newcastle and 0-3 at Brentford. Two blanks in a row is why this is 7/10 rather than shorter, and it is the honest reason not to expect more from the price.
Where the Odds and the Stats Disagree
Every price implies a probability. Turn 2/3 into a percentage and the market is saying 60%. We work out the same number from the record and publish both.
The selections where the record beats the price:
| Selection | Price | Market implies | Our figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. Porro 2+ shots | 2/3 | 60% | 67% |
| Both teams to score | 7/10 | 59% | 60% |
| P. Porro to be carded | 9/4 | 31% | 33% |
And the ones where the numbers do not support the price:
| Selection | Price | Market implies | Our figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3.5 cards | 10/11 | 55% | 44-56% |
| Over 10.5 corners | Evens | 50% | 45% |
One thing worth knowing before reading those columns. The margin on this fixture is 10.0% — the widest we have recorded against a typical five to seven. A fair price looks further against a backer here than on any other page this weekend, so a selection needs a bigger apparent edge to be worth the same.
Over 3.5 cards is shown as a range rather than a figure because Craig Pawson’s rate is not settled. Three seasons give 4.05; last season alone gives 2.90. The fixture blends to 3.96 on the first and 3.39 on the second, and four or more cards is 56% or 44% depending which you believe. That is too wide to bet into on a fixture where Tottenham take 2.70 cards a game.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Betting Tips
Two selections, both from records that hold up whichever way the match goes.
Pedro Porro two or more shots — 2/3. Four of his last six, from 22 shots and 1,228 minutes. A full-back with set-piece duty, so the volume does not depend on Tottenham having the ball — which on current form is the right assumption.
Both teams to score — 7/10. Sixty per cent from each side’s last twenty. Forest have scored in seven of their last eight at this level; Tottenham have conceded 2.10 a game at home and their goalkeeping is minus 0.51 goals prevented.
Both are in our bet builder. They fail for different reasons — Porro needs Tottenham to attack at all, both teams to score needs each side to manage one. We have not quoted a combined price because a bet builder prices correlated legs shorter than multiplying them suggests.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Prediction
We are predicting 2-1 to Forest. Our model gives them 45%, the draw 25% and Tottenham 30%. The market says 36.4%, 28.0% and 35.7% — a nine-point gap, inside the threshold where we defer to the price.
That figure uses Premier League matches only. Forest’s last eight at this level produced eighteen goals and ten conceded — 2.25 and 1.25 a game — against a twenty-match aggregate of 1.55 and 1.20 dragged down by seven European fixtures. Their last three league matches at home read 3-1 at Chelsea, 5-0 at Sunderland and 4-1 against Burnley.
Tottenham’s last seven league matches produced six goals and nine conceded, and both openings this season finished without them scoring.
The 10.0% margin is the widest we have recorded, which usually means the book is less confident than usual rather than more. Boylesports are offering £40 in free bets to new customers if you want one for it.
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