Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest prediction, H2H and probable lineups - April 21, 2025
One of the matches of the 33rd round of the English Championship will take place on Monday evening at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where the local Tottenham will host Nottingham Forest. I suggest betting on the outcome of this clash with a good coefficient.
Match preview
Tottenham continues to struggle in the final stretch of the season: in the last round, the Spurs openly failed their away game in Wolverhampton, losing to the hosts 2-4. This defeat marked their fourth in the last six Premier League matches, during which the Londoners managed to secure only one win and a draw — a modest haul for a team from whom much more was expected.
Under Ange Postecoglou's guidance, Tottenham has clearly slowed down, and the team's play increasingly resembles a chaotic search for form rather than a well-thought-out final sprint. Meanwhile, Tottenham has effectively dropped out of the race for European competitions and is now focused on a more mundane task — not losing their spot in the Premier League next season. To definitively resolve the issue of their league position, the Spurs need either to earn points in the upcoming round or hope for Ipswich to falter in their duel with Arsenal.
Nuno Espírito Santo's charges have hit severe turbulence at the season's end — two consecutive slip-ups have knocked Nottingham Forest out of the top three and even put their current fourth place in doubt. First, the Foresters stumbled in Birmingham, losing to Aston Villa (1-2), and then unexpectedly lost at home to Everton (0-1), much to the dismay of their fans.
Now Nottingham has dropped to fourth place, but it's under serious pressure: just two points behind are Manchester City, with Chelsea and the same Aston Villa three points back. The battle for the top four has entered a decisive stage, leaving no room for error. Interestingly, the team plays in an extremely aggressive manner away from home — 12 consecutive away matches in the Premier League have seen no draws: six wins and six losses.
Probable lineups
- Tottenham: Guglielmo Vicario – Archie Gray, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies, Djed Spence – Pape Sarr, James Maddison, Yves Bissouma – Mathys Tel, Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke
- Nottingham Forest: Matz Sels – Alex Moreno, Murillo, Nikola Milenković, Neco Williams – Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Nicolas Dominguez – Callum Hudson-Odoi, Jota Silva, Chris Wood
Match facts and head-to-head
- In the first round, Nottingham Forest defeated the Spurs 1-0
- The bet on "Total over 2.5" won in two out of five matches
- The option "Both teams to score" won in two out of five encounters
Prediction
Bookmakers give no clear advantage to either team in this game, assessing the chances with approximately equal odds. We suggest taking "Nottingham Forest with a handicap (0)" at odds of 1.95.
