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Predictions and Tips
Bournemouth line up against visiting rivals Nottingham Forest at The Vitality Stadium in the Premier League match on Saturday.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest are shown below - along with the latest match odds.
📊 Form Guide

Bournemouth
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Bournemouth will be looking for a repeat result of a 1-4 Premier League success versus Newcastle United.
In that game, Bournemouth had 45% possession and 19 shots at goal with 10 on target. For Bournemouth, the goals were scored by Justin Kluivert (6', 44', 92') and Milos Kerkez (96'). At the other end, Newcastle United got 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Bruno Guimarães (25') scored for Newcastle United.
Matches featuring Bournemouth have tended to be lively encounters recently with plenty of scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past 6 games, a grand total of 20 goals have been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 14 of these belonging to Bournemouth.
Their past results show that Bournemouth:
- have not lost a league tie with Nottingham Forest in their last 9 games. Quite a long unbeaten run against them.
- have not beaten Nottingham Forest in their last 2 matches in the league.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 4 home league matches.
Nottingham Forest
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Nottingham Forest head into the match following on from a 3-2 Premier League win with the eclipse of Southampton in their last match.
In that match, Nottingham Forest managed 45% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 5 on target. For Nottingham Forest, the goalscorers were Elliot Anderson (11'), Callum Hudson-Odoi (28') and Chris Wood (41'). For their opponents, Southampton had 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Jan Bednarek (60') and Paul Onuachu (91') scored for Southampton.
A sequence of resolute displays by the Nottingham Forest defence has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 3 from their previous 6 outings combined. In that period, their own attack force has managed to score 12. It will be interesting to see if that trend can be sustained here.
Leading up to this clash, Nottingham Forest:
- have not won against Bournemouth in games played away from home for the previous 4 league games. They really have not been travelling well at all.
- haven't been beaten by Bournemouth when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 4 away league matches.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Looking at their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 03/05/2022 tells us that Bournemouth have won 3 of them and Nottingham Forest 0, with the tally of draws being 3.
A combined total of 17 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 10 from The Cherries and 7 created by The Reds. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.83.
The previous league clash between the two was Premier League match day 1 on 17/08/2024 when it ended Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bournemouth.
On that day, Nottingham Forest had 53% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 8 on target. The scorer was Chris Wood (23').
Bournemouth had 13 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Antoine Semenyo (86') scored.
The match was refereed by Michael Oliver.
📋 Team News: Bournemouth
Alex Scott (Meniscus tear), Evanilson (Broken foot), Julián Araujo (Hamstring injury), Luis Sinisterra (Hamstring injury), Marcos Senesi (Hamstring injury), Marcus Tavernier (Thigh problems), Adam Smith (Muscle injury) and Enes Ünal (Cruciate ligament tear) aren’t available for Bournemouth gaffer Andoni Iraola.
It looks as if The Cherries may well line up in a 4-2-3-1 system for the game and select Kepa Arrizabalaga, Lewis Cook, Illia Zabarnyi, Dean Huijsen, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Christie, Tyler Adams, David Brooks, Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo and Dango Ouattara.
ℹ️ Team News: Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espírito Santo has multiple availability issues to deal with. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Groin injury) and Ibrahim Sangaré (Hamstring injury) will not be playing here.
It’s our belief that The Reds appear most likely to make use of a 4-2-3-1 formation, starting Matz Sels, Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Neco Williams, Ryan Yates, Elliot Anderson, Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, Nicolas Dominguez and Chris Wood.
🧠 Prediction
We’re of the view that Nottingham Forest may not find it easy to score against this Bournemouth team who we reckon should win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.
Our tip is therefore for a good tussle with a 1-0 winning score for Bournemouth when all is said and done.
Let’s see how it plays out.
Lucas Pereira, 14:00 25/01/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

🏟️ Team Focus:
Bournemouth
Formed: 1899
Stadium: The Vitality Stadium (11,307)
Captain: Adam Smith
Chairman: Bill Foley
Manager: Andoni Iraola
Competitions: Premier League position 7, FA Cup (Fourth Round)
⭐ Key Man: Evanilson

Generally used in the Striker position, Evanilson was born in Brazil. Having made his senior debut playing for Fluminense in the 2019 season, the talented Forward has struck 5 league goals in the Premier League 2024 - 2025 season to date in a total of 19 appearances.
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21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 50 | WWDDW |
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22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 44 | WWDWD |
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22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 44 | WWWDW |
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22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 40 | LLDDW |
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22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 38 | DWWDW |
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22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 38 | WWWWL |
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22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 37 | DDWDW |
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22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 36 | LDWWD |
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22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | DDDWW |
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22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | WDDLW |
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22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 28 | DLWDL |
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22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 27 | DWDWW |
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22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 26 | LLDWL |
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22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -16 | 26 | WLLWL |
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22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 24 | LDLLL |
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21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -10 | 20 | DLLLW |
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22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -19 | 16 | WDLLL |
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22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -23 | 16 | LWDLL |
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22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -25 | 14 | LLLLL |
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22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | -35 | 6 | LLLLL |
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Goals scored | 1.2 |
Goals conceded | 0.7 |
Time first goal scored | 51 |
Time first goal conceded | 65 |
Yellow cards | 2.1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.5 |
Biggest victory | 3-1 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Goals scored | 1.6 |
Goals conceded | 1.1 |
Time first goal scored | 31 |
Time first goal conceded | 27 |
Yellow cards | 3.2 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 4.8 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Justin Kluivert | 11 |
Antoine Semenyo | 7 |
Dango Ouattara | 6 |
Evanilson | 5 |
David Brooks | 2 |
Chris Wood | 17 |
Morgan Gibbs-White | 5 |
Anthony Elanga | 3 |
Callum Hudson-Odoi | 3 |
Ola Aina | 2 |
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