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Nottingham Forest

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Nottingham Forest head into this game after a 1-1 EFL Cup stalemate against Newcastle United.

In that match, Nottingham Forest had 42% possession and 12 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Nottingham Forest was Jota Silva (50'). At the other end, Newcastle United got 13 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Joe Willock (1') scored for Newcastle United. Newcastle United won the match 3-4 in a dramatic penalty shootout.

It has not been often in recent games where Nottingham Forest have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Nottingham Forest have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 8 goals on the way. However, we’ll just have to find out whether that trend might persist in this upcoming match or not.

Analysis of their past results shows that Nottingham Forest:

• have not lost a league tie with Wolverhampton Wanderers in their last 3 matches.
• have not won against Wolverhampton Wanderers in their last 4 matches in the league.
• are without a home win in the past 4 league games. Fans are getting restless.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Wolves head into the clash following a 2-0 EFL Cup win with the eclipse of Burnley in their previous game.

In that match, Wolverhampton Wanderers managed 50% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The scorer for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Gonçalo Guedes (38', 54'). At the other end, Burnley had 3 attempts on goal with 0 on target.

The stats don’t lie, and Wolves have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 18 goals overall. At the back, Wolverhampton Wanderers just haven’t been too solid at all.

Leading up to this clash, Wolverhampton Wanderers:

• haven't beaten Nottingham Forest when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.
• remain unbeaten by Nottingham Forest when they have played them away from home in the previous 6 league matches. A very good run of results for them.
• are without an away win for the past 7 league games.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their past head-to-head meetings going back to 24/08/2021 shows us that Nottingham Forest have won 0 of them and Wolves 2, with the tally of drawn results being 4.

A sum of 15 goals were scored between them in these games, with 5 for The Reds and 10 netted by Wolves. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.

The previous league match between the two was Premier League match day 33 on 13/04/2024 when the final score was Nottingham Forest 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers.

On that occasion, Nottingham Forest managed 46% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 9 on target. The scorers were Morgan Gibbs-White (45') and Danilo (57').

Wolverhampton Wanderers got 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Matheus Cunha (40', 62') scored.

The match was refereed by Craig Pawson.

📋 Team News: Nottingham Forest

There aren’t many selection issues, with just a single fitness concern for the Nottingham Forest gaffer Nuno Espírito Santo to be concerned about from a near full-strength squad. Danilo (Foot injury) misses out.

In our view, The Reds will probably employ a 4-2-3-1 system for this one and select Matz Sels, Neco Williams, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Ola Aina, Ibrahim Sangare, Elliot Anderson, Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood.

📰 Team News: Wolves

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Sasa Kalajdzic (Cruciate ligament tear) and Bastien Meupiyou (Meniscus damage) are not ready for selection.

We reckon that Wolves might utilise a 4-2-3-1 lineup, going with Jose Sa, Nelson Semedo, Yerson Mosquera, Toti Gomes, Matt Doherty, Joao Gomes, Mario Lemina, Hee-Chan Hwang, Matheus Cunha, Rodrigo Gomes and J. Strand Larsen.

🔮 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Wolverhampton Wanderers will have a tough ask to see themselves scoring against this Nottingham Forest team who we reckon will score & stay on top.

We’re therefore predicting a very even contest with a 1-0 win for Nottingham Forest when the referee blows for full-time.

Hoping for a good game.

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Victor Martins, 13:02 31/08/2024