Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth prediction, lineups, Odds and Bet Builder Tips brought to you by oddschecker expert Scott Thornton.
15:00 Saturday
Nottingham Forest welcome Bournemouth to the City Ground for their opening game of the Premier League season.
Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth Prediction
Nottingham Forest finished 17th last season, six points clear of relegation - importantly - but they will be hoping to steer further clear of the drop this time around.
Bournemouth enjoyed a successful first campaign under Andoni Iraola last term, eventually finishing 12th and just two points outside of the top half.
In this fixture last season, a Dominic Solanke hat-trick secured all three points for the visitors in a 3-2 victory.
This time, a draw could be on the cards.
Score Prediction: Nottingham Forest 2-2 Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth Lineups
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Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineup vs Bournemouth
Sels, Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams, Sangaré, Danilo, Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Elanga, Wood
Bournemouth Predicted Lineup vs Nottingham Forest
Neto, Kerkez, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Smith, Christie, Scott, Sinisterra, Kluivert, Tavernier, Semenyo
Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth Team News
- Nottingham Forest came through pre-season unscathed, and Nuno Espirito Santo has a full squad available for selection here.
- Nikola Milenkovic could set for his first Premier League start.
- Bournemouth could be without as many as five players here through injury, though Neto and Marcos Senesi are expected to be fit to start.
Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth Odds
| Result | Best Odds | Implied Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 6/4 | 40% |
| Draw | 21/4 | 16% |
| Bournemouth | 27/14 | 34% |
Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth Bet Builder Tips
Bournemouth to win, both teams to score and Justin Kluivert to score was 11/1 with Bet365 at the time of publishing this.
With Dominic Solanke gone, the other players in the Bournemouth attack are going to have to step up to provide the goals.
Justin Kluivert stepped up to score from the spot in the Cherries’ final pre-season game against Girona and his underlying data from last season indicates he will cause problems here.
He has an average non-penalty xG of 0.33 per 90 minutes played in the last year. Kluivert scored in the game he started against Forest last season and he can help his team win here.
Bournemouth ran out 3-2 victors in their last outing at the City Ground. In fact, they have won on their last three visits to this ground but conceded in each one.
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