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Nottingham Forest v Chelsea : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Oct, 12:30 BST, The City Ground, Nottingham

Enzo Maresca will be hoping for a vital away win in the English Premier League on Saturday lunch time, as he takes his Chelsea side to The City Ground to visit Nottingham Forest and Ange Postecoglou. For every Premier League match, KickOff explores the statistics for all of the biggest markets. Important stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then published alongside the best odds.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The KickOff predictive algorithm suggests there is a 78% probability of Nottm Forest and Chelsea scoring at least a couple of goals in this Premier League clash. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and it would appear that the bookies are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.25.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 49% chance of Chelsea coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nottm Forest
28%
3.50
6%
3.60
6%
Draw
24%
3.803.60
3%
Chelsea
49%
1.95
3%
2.00
2%
Draw 1-1
11%
8.007.00
Chelsea 2-1
10%
9.508.00
6%
Chelsea 1-0
9%
9.508.00
6%
Chelsea 2-0
8%
11.0010.00
Nottm Forest 2-1
7%
13.0011.00
Nottm Forest 1-0
7%
13.0011.00
Draw 2-2
6%
15.0012.00
Chelsea 3-1
5%
17.0013.00
Draw 0-0
5%
13.00
13%
11.00
Chelsea 3-0
4%
19.0015.00
Nottm Forest 2-0
4%
21.0017.00
Chelsea 3-2
3%
26.0019.00
Nottm Forest 3-1
3%
29.0021.00
Nottm Forest 3-2
2%
34.0023.00
Chelsea 4-1
2%
34.0023.00
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
1.731.70
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
2.102.05
Home 1st Goal
45%
2.252.38
3%
Away 1st Goal
52%
1.671.70
2%
No 1st Goal
3%
13.00
13%
10.00
BTTS - Yes
58%
1.671.65
2%
BTTS - No
42%
2.102.15
BTTS - Home Win
15%
6.005.75
5%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.754.33
3%
BTTS - Away Win
25%
3.603.50
3%
Home/draw
51%
1.80
6%
1.80
4%
Away/draw
72%
1.29
3%
1.29
1%
Home/away
76%
1.251.29
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1.221.22
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
4.333.80
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
2.752.70
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
1.441.40
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
5.004.80
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1.171.15
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10.009.00
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1.061.05
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.04
1%
1.04
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
13.00
13%
10.00
Home DNB
44%
2.632.60
6%
Away DNB
65%
1.441.44
4%
Nottm Forest win to nil
13%
7.00
8%
-
Chelsea win to nil
24%
3.75
7%
-
Nottm Forest / Nottm Forest
14%
6.005.50
5%
Nottm Forest / Chelsea
4%
23.0017.00
11%
Nottm Forest / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
Draw / Nottm Forest
10%
8.507.50
Draw / Chelsea
16%
5.505.00
Draw / Draw
14%
6.505.25
5%
Chelsea / Nottm Forest
3%
29.0023.00
Chelsea / Chelsea
26%
3.20
3%
3.00
6%
Chelsea / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
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Win / draw / win Premier League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Nottm Forest
Chelsea
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Arsenal75111116 
Jan 17
l
 
3-0A
Nov 30
Feb 28
2
Liverpool7502415 
Feb 21
Nov 22
w
 
2-1F
May 9
3
Spurs7421814 
Dec 13
Mar 21
May 17
Nov 1
4
Bournemouth7421314 
May 24
Oct 26
Dec 30
Dec 6
5
Man City7412913 
Dec 27
Mar 4
Apr 11
Jan 3
6
C Palace7331412 
Jan 31
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 24
7
Chelsea7322411 
Oct 18
May 2
-
-
8
Everton7322211 
Dec 30
Dec 6
Dec 13
Mar 21
9
Sunderland7322111 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
Oct 25
May 24
10
Man Utd7313-210 
Nov 1
May 17
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
11
Newcastle723219 
May 9
l
 
2-0A
Mar 14
Dec 20
12
Brighton723209 
Nov 30
Feb 28
l
 
1-3F
Apr 25
13
A Villa7232-19 
Apr 11
Jan 3
Dec 27
Mar 4
14
Fulham7223-38 
Mar 14
Dec 20
w
 
2-0F
Jan 7
15
Leeds7223-48 
Nov 9
Feb 7
Feb 11
Dec 3
16
Brentford7214-37 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 24
Jan 17
d
 
2-2A
17
Nottm Forest7124-75 
-
-
May 2
Oct 18
18
Burnley7115-84 
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
Nov 22
19
West Ham7115-104 
l
 
0-3A
Jan 7
Jan 31
w
 
1-5A
20
Wolves7025-92 
Feb 11
Dec 3
Nov 8
Feb 7
Win / draw / win form
6
Nottm Forest have not won in 6 consecutive league games
Nottm Forest 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
6
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nottm Forest0 - 1Sunderland
Nottm Forest0 - 3West Ham
Nottm Forest3 - 1Brentford
Nottm Forest0 - 1Chelsea
Nottm Forest2 - 2Leicester
Nottm Forest0 - 2Brentford
Nottm Forest0 - 1Everton
Nottm Forest1 - 0Man Utd
Nottm Forest1 - 0Man City
Nottm Forest0 - 0Arsenal
Nottm Forest7 - 0Brighton
Nottm Forest3 - 2Southampton
Nottm Forest1 - 1Liverpool
Nottm Forest1 - 0Spurs
Nottm Forest2 - 1A Villa
Nottm Forest1 - 0Ipswich
Nottm Forest1 - 3Newcastle
Nottm Forest3 - 0West Ham
Nottm Forest1 - 0C Palace
Nottm Forest0 - 1Fulham
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANottm Forest0 - 2Newcastle
HNottm Forest0 - 1Sunderland
ANottm Forest1 - 1Burnley
ANottm Forest0 - 3Arsenal
HNottm Forest0 - 3West Ham
ANottm Forest1 - 1C Palace
HNottm Forest3 - 1Brentford
HNottm Forest0 - 1Chelsea
ANottm Forest2 - 1West Ham
HNottm Forest2 - 2Leicester
ANottm Forest1 - 1C Palace
HNottm Forest0 - 2Brentford
ANottm Forest2 - 1Spurs
HNottm Forest0 - 1Everton
ANottm Forest1 - 2A Villa
HNottm Forest1 - 0Man Utd
ANottm Forest4 - 2Ipswich
HNottm Forest1 - 0Man City
HNottm Forest0 - 0Arsenal
ANottm Forest3 - 4Newcastle
Chelsea 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Man Utd2 - 1Chelsea
Brentford2 - 2Chelsea
West Ham1 - 5Chelsea
Nottm Forest0 - 1Chelsea
Newcastle2 - 0Chelsea
Fulham1 - 2Chelsea
Brentford0 - 0Chelsea
Arsenal1 - 0Chelsea
A Villa2 - 1Chelsea
Brighton3 - 0Chelsea
Man City3 - 1Chelsea
C Palace1 - 1Chelsea
Ipswich2 - 0Chelsea
Everton0 - 0Chelsea
Spurs3 - 4Chelsea
Southampton1 - 5Chelsea
Leicester1 - 2Chelsea
Man Utd1 - 1Chelsea
Liverpool2 - 1Chelsea
West Ham0 - 3Chelsea
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HChelsea2 - 1Liverpool
HChelsea1 - 3Brighton
AChelsea1 - 2Man Utd
AChelsea2 - 2Brentford
HChelsea2 - 0Fulham
AChelsea5 - 1West Ham
HChelsea0 - 0C Palace
AChelsea1 - 0Nottm Forest
HChelsea1 - 0Man Utd
AChelsea0 - 2Newcastle
HChelsea3 - 1Liverpool
HChelsea1 - 0Everton
AChelsea2 - 1Fulham
HChelsea2 - 2Ipswich
AChelsea0 - 0Brentford
HChelsea1 - 0Spurs
AChelsea0 - 1Arsenal
HChelsea1 - 0Leicester
HChelsea4 - 0Southampton
AChelsea1 - 2A Villa
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Nottm Forest since 1993
Nottm Forest
Chelsea
Goals: Scored
9
9
Games: Scored
5 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
3 / 8
NFO
2
D
2
CHE
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nottm Forest
0 - 1Chelsea
2 - 3Chelsea
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Chelsea
Nottm Forest2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Chelsea
Nottm Forest3 - 0
League games at Chelsea since 1992
Chelsea
Nottm Forest
Goals: Scored
7
8
Games: Scored
5 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
3 / 8
NFO
2
D
4
CHE
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Chelsea
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Nottm Forest
Draw2 - 2Draw
Chelsea2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Chelsea1 - 0
0 - 2Nottm Forest
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Nottingham Forest of late. It has been 6 English Premier League games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday lunch time against Chelsea.

Chelsea have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 17 consecutive English Premier League games. Their PG of 1.7 against Nottingham Forest on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Nottm Forest 17th Chelsea 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Nottm Forest will score no more than 1 goal
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Chelsea will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Nottm Forest’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-11
Chelsea have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier League - 2025/2026 season
Nottm Forest
PG (predicted goals)
Chelsea
1.2
1.7
Attack rating
NFO
CHE
49%
better
view stats
Games scored3
6
Failed to score4
1
Scored first2
3
Goals scored5
13
Avg. goals scored0.7
1.9
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal11
4
Conversion rate for9
23
Avg. XG for1.1
1.8
KickOff rating
+49%
Defence rating
NFO
CHE
32%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
5
Clean sheets0
2
Conceded first5
3
Goals conceded12
9
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
16%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.5
KickOff rating
+32%

Nottm Forest v Chelsea Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

Nottm Forest Premier League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7214
M SelsC WoodE AndersonN Williams
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Sels GLK7
1
-
N Milenković DEF7
1
-
N Williams DEF71
4
-
E Anderson MID71
2
-
M Gibbs-White MID71
-
D Ndoye FWD711
-
C Wood FWD72
-
C Hudson-Odoi FWD71
-
I Jesus FWD6
-
I Sangaré MID5
-
A Kalimuendo FWD5
-
Murillo DEF4
1
-
Morato DEF4
2
-
J McAtee MID4
-
O Hutchinson MID4
-
R Yates MID4
1
-
D Bakwa FWD4
-
O Aina  DEF3
1
-
N. Savona DEF2
-
O Zinchenko DEF2
-
J Paula DEF1
-
D Luiz MID1
-
N Domínguez MID1
1
-
Chelsea Premier League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7332
R SánchezE FernándezJ Pedro R Sánchez
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Sánchez GLK7
1
1
M Cucurella  DEF72
2
-
R James  DEF71
2
-
E Fernández MID731
1
-
M Caicedo MID73
1
-
J Pedro  FWD723
-
P Neto FWD71
-
M Gusto DEF61
-
T Chalobah DEF62
1
1
E. Almeida de Oliveira Gonçalves FWD611
1
-
A Santos MID5
1
-
J Bynoe-Gittens FWD5
-
J Hato DEF4
2
-
T Adarabioyo DEF4
1
-
J. Acheampong DEF3
-
W Fofana DEF3
-
C Palmer MID31
-
T. George FWD3
2
-
L Delap FWD3
-
B Badiashile  DEF2
1
-
R Lavia MID2
-
A Garnacho FWD2
-
F Jörgensen GLK1
-
F Buonanotte MID1
-
M Guiu FWD1
-