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Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Form and Head to Head Record

Bournemouth's last match saw them draw 3-3 away against Crystal Palace. The Cherries are currently enjoying a strong run of form, remaining undefeated in their last six Premier League matches. 

Nottingham Forest suffered a 3-0 defeat at home to Chelsea in their last Premier League outing. The Tricky Trees are enduring a difficult spell, having lost five of their last six Premier League matches. 

The previous meeting between these two sides saw Bournemouth dominate, securing a 5-0 victory at the Vitality Stadium in January 2025.

Bournemouth have dominated the head-to-head record in recent years, remaining undefeated in their last six encounters with Nottingham Forest, winning three and drawing three.

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineups

Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Truffert, Senesi, Diakité, Jiménez; Scott, Adams; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Kroupi

Nottingham Forest (4-4-1-1): Sels; Zinchenko, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams; Hudson-Odoi, Anderson, Yates, Ndoye; Gibbs-White; Wood

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Team News

  • Evanilson (calf), David Brooks (hamstring), and Enes Ünal (ACL) are sidelined, but Iraola’s 4-2-3-1 remains settled.
  • Djordje Petrovic starts in goal behind Álex Jiménez, Bafodé Diakité, Marcos Senesi, and Adrien Truffert, with Tyler Adams and Alex Scott anchoring midfield. Marcus Tavernier, Justin Kluivert, and Semenyo support Eli Kroupi up front.
  • Sean Dyche could opt for a pragmatic setup with Matz Sels in goal and a back four of Neco Williams, Nikola Milenković, Murillo, and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • Ryan Yates and Elliot Anderson form the midfield core, with Dan Ndoye and Callum Hudson-Odoi wide, and Morgan Gibbs-White behind Chris Wood — who has scored 82 of his 91 Premier League goals under Dyche or Nuno.

 

Who are the betting favourites in Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest?

Bournemouth have started the season in impressive fashion, losing just once in eight games and enter this game as the favourite to win at a best price of 17/20.

Nottingham Forest, under new manager Sean Dyche, won midweek against Porto, but have been given an outside chance of replicating the result with odds of 18/5.

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Odds Odds
Bournemouth 17/20
Draw 29/10
Nottingham Forest 18/5

 

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Two clubs heading in opposite directions meet on the south coast, with in-form Bournemouth, unbeaten in seven and sitting third, hosting a struggling Nottingham Forest side under new boss Sean Dyche.

Iraola’s team have transformed into one of the league’s most consistent outfits, collecting 15 points from 21 and showing impressive resilience late in games.

Forest, by contrast, are winless in seven, sit in the bottom three, and have scored just five goals all season.

History also favours the hosts, who are unbeaten in their last 10 league meetings with Forest and have not lost to them at home in over a decade.

With Bournemouth’s tempo, structure, and confidence, another home win looks the likeliest outcome.

Score Prediction Bournemouth 2-1 Nottingham Forest

Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Bet Builder Tips

Our bet builder tips for Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest features Morgan Gibbs-White 1+ Shot on Target, Igor Jesus 1+ Foul, and Semenyo 2+ Tackles.

At the time of publishing it is a best price of 6/1 with bet365.

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