Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest prediction

Crystal Palace have won two, drawn one and lost six of their nine Premier League games so far, scoring 9 and letting in 21. That has them 18th on 7 points.

Their last six in all competitions read three wins, one draw and two defeats, at 2.0 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 2-0 to Bristol City at home; before that came a goalless draw away at Leeds United and a 4-0 win at home to Lech Poznan.

Three clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank twice. At home they've won two of four recently (9 scored, 5 conceded).

So far in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest have won one, drawn three and lost five of nine, with 6 goals scored and 12 conceded, good for 19th place and 6 points.

Over the last six matches it has been one win, three draws and two defeats, averaging 0.8 goals for and 1.0 against. Last time out they lost 1-0 to Coventry at home; before that came a 2-1 win away at Aston Villa and a goalless draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur.

They failed to score in three of those games. On the road they've won one of two recently (4 scored, 3 conceded).

Home and away form points to Nottingham Forest: Crystal Palace have won two of their last four at home, Nottingham Forest one of their last two on the road. One point separates the two sides in the table. Crystal Palace also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Crystal Palace favourites at 36%, with Nottingham Forest on 34% and the draw at 29%. In truth there's very little in it.

On goals, it expects around 2.6 in the game: 1.3 for Crystal Palace and 1.3 for Nottingham Forest. Over 2.5 goals is 48% and both teams scoring 53%. Their last meeting, on 1 Feb 2026, finished 1-1.