The home team will be closer to victory! Southampton vs Nottingham Forest prediction
One of the fights within the second round of the APL will be played on Saturday at St Mary's Arena, where the local Southampton will host Nottingham Forest. We offer a prediction for this match from a team of Dailysports experts.
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Southampton
After being relegated from the Premier League the season before last, Southampton was able to quickly return to the elite of English football. The team finished only fourth in the regular season, but showed character in the play-offs, defeating West Bromwich (0-0, 3-1) and Leeds (1-0).
However, the start of the new season was unsuccessful for the ‘saints’: in the first round they lost to Newcastle away with a minimum score of 0:1, despite the fact that Southampton played a half and a half in the majority. The Saints failed to realise their numerical advantage.
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest recently returned to the Premier League and still have to fight for survival in the elite of English football. Last season Forest finished in 17th position, but they did not feel a serious threat of relegation, beating their nearest rivals by six points.
In pre-season preparation the Red and Whites played six control matches with a variety of results, nothing surprising. Nuno Espirito Santo's side started the new season in the APL with a home game against Bournemouth, where they were close to victory, but missed it in the end - 1:1.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- Nottingham Forest have beaten Southampton in four of their last six head-to-head meetings.
- In four of the last five matches between Southampton and Nottingham Forest the bet on ‘Total over 2.5’ has been played
- Nottingham Forest have scored at least twice in four of their last six games.
Southampton vs Nottingham Forest prediction
Bookmakers give only a slight advantage to the home team, estimating the victory of the ‘Saints’ at odds of 2.55. We believe that Southampton will not lose, and our bet is ‘Southampton win with a handicap (0)’ at odds of 1.84.
