Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 01 Feb 2026
Premier League Betting Preview: Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest welcome Crystal Palace to City Ground, with kick-off set for 09:00 on Sunday 1 February.
Nottingham Forest could land the money against Crystal Palace and we’ll take this pick on the Full-Time Result market. There are appealing odds of -110 and we can’t pass up the chance to back the favourites.
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Nottingham Forest got the win in their last Premier League game. It was a 2-0 away triumph at Gtech Community Stadium when meeting Brentford. The Tricky Trees enjoyed just 34% possession and had two shots on target, while Igor Jesus and Taiwo Awoniyi each scored one goal.
On Thursday night, Forest landed a 4-0 win when facing Ferencvaros at home in the Europa League.
Crystal Palace have suffered three straight away defeats. They lost 3-1 in their previous game at home to Chelsea at Selhurst Park. Oliver Glasner's side had 43% of possession and six shots on goal, while Chris Richards found the net.
Head-to-Head Statistics
Forest haven’t lost to Palace in their past seven matches, with the last encounter ending 1-1 at Selhurst Park. The past 7 H2H matches have resulted in two Forest triumphs and five draws.
| Premier League | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | GD | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Crystal Palace |
23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 24:28 | 28 |
| 17 |  Nott’m Forest |
23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 23:34 | 25 |
4 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.0 goals from 3.4 shots on goal and 10.9 attempts. Forest have had 46.6% possession, 391.3 passes and 5.2 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.2 goals from 2.7 shots on goal and 11.1 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 4.5 corners.
The three top scorers are Igor Jesus, Morgan Gibbs-White and Callum Hudson-Odoi, with these players all scoring 2 goals. Leading assistor is Ibrahim Sangare with 2, while goalies Matz Sels and John Victor have 4 clean sheets between them.
Palace have 2 victories, 6 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 0.7 goals from 10.5 attempts and 3.4 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 43.3% possession, 386.2 passes, 4.0 corners awarded and 4.6 corners against them, while they’ve conceded 1.7 goals from 12.5 attempts and 5.2 shots on goal.
Chris Richards has scored 1 goals which makes him top scorer alongside five other players. Chadi Riad, Nathaniel Clyne and Yeremy Pino are top assists providers with 1, while Dean Henderson has recorded 2 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.
Predicted & Confirmed Lineups
Nottingham Forest predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels (GK), Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Neco Williams, Ibrahim Sangare, Elliot Anderson, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White, Nicolas Dominguez, Igor Jesus.
Crystal Palace predicted lineup (3-4-3): Dean Henderson (GK), Jaydee Canvot, Maxence Lacroix, Chris Richards, Daniel Munoz, Daniel Imray, Jefferson Lerma, Tyrick Mitchell, Ismaila Sarr, Christantus Uche, Brennan Johnson.
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Betting Tips
Our Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace betting preview covers everything you need, including a key match prediction, a corners betting angle, correct score insight, top player prop bets and a value-packed bet builder recommendation.
Match Prediction
It’s great to get attractive odds of -110 for a home win in this Premier League encounter. We think that Nottingham Forest will have the upper hand and this could be the best way of getting value.
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Key Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace league stats:
According to the top bookies, our pick has a 52.4% chance of landing a return. In the opinion of our tipsters, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.
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Correct Score Prediction
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1
Crystal Palace
Forest can be backed at +700 to triumph by a 2-1 scoreline. It can be fun to have a wager on the correct score and there’s a big potential return if the bet wins.
Player Prop Picks
Morgan Gibbs-White (Forest) has recorded over 1.5 shots in nine of his past ten Premier League home matches. He certainly looks capable of covering the line when it comes to this player prop and odds of -149 are currently on offer.
Callum Hudson-Odoi (Forest) has scored two goals in his past five Premier League home matches. When it comes to him finding the net, we believe the +330 available is appealing when backing him on the Anytime Goalscorer market.
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Corners Prediction
The 5.5 corners line has not been covered by Nottingham Forest in four straight games, while the past three Crystal Palace matches have seen under 5.5 corners conceded. We’re expecting Forest to fall short of the mark, with odds of -122 on offer when it comes to this Team Corners selection.
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Bet Builder Tips
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Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Odds
The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.
The Nottingham Forest betting odds are -110 which means that they’re favourites to land victory in this Premier League encounter. It’s also suggested by the bookies that this team have a 52% chance of winning. Crystal Palace are the +310 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.
If you want to back Forest to win, then you can take the Asian Handicap -0.5 option. This selection is priced at -111, although Palace +0.5 is -111 and the latter puts the draw on your side.
Under 2.5 Goals is currently the betting favourite and a bet on this option would mean you need no more than two goals to be scored. BTTS is always an intriguing wager to have and the Yes/No selections are regarded as being evenly-matched.
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Jean-Philippe Mateta can be backed to find the net anytime at +175, with +420 available that the market leader scores the first goal.
Forest have five wins, three losses and two draws in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.80 goals per match and conceding 0.90.
Crystal Palace have suffered a three match losing run away from home. Oliver Glasner's side have managed five victories and five losses in the last 10 away matches, recording an average of 1.30 goals per game and conceding 1.30.
Forest beat Palace 1-0 when the teams last met at City Ground. In addition to a draw, Forest have been dominant with two wins in the previous 3 H2H games at City Ground.
| Last 10 League Games | W-D-L | G | GF | GA | O2.5 | U2.5 | B-Y | B-No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest Home Stats |
5-2-3 | 2.70 | 1.80 | 0.90 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Crystal Palace Away Stats |
5-0-5 | 2.60 | 1.30 | 1.30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
- W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
- G = Avg. Goals
- GF = Avg. Goals For
- GA = Avg. Goals Against
- O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
- U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
- B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
- B-No = Matches BTTS No
- Premier League: 24/08 2025 Crystal Palace 1 Forest 1
- Premier League: 05/05 2025 Crystal Palace 1 Forest 1
- Premier League: 21/10 2024 Forest 1 Crystal Palace 0
- Premier League: 30/03 2024 Forest 1 Crystal Palace 1
- Premier League: 07/10 2023 Crystal Palace 0 Forest 0
- Premier League: 28/05 2023 Crystal Palace 1 Forest 1
- Premier League: 12/11 2022 Forest 1 Crystal Palace 0
Nottingham Forest League Stats
Crystal Palace League Stats
- 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
- 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
- 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
- 5 wins and 5 defeats in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 1.00 goals scored and 1.20 conceded in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 0.90 goals scored and 1.60 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 2.20 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 2.50 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
- BTTS Yes in 3 of the previous 10 matches
- BTTS Yes in 3 of the previous 10 home matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 5 of the previous 10 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 6 of the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 0.70 goals scored and 1.70 conceded in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 1.30 goals scored and 1.30 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 2.40 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 2.60 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
- BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 matches
- BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 away matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 5 of the previous 10 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 6 of the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 5.20 corners awarded and 4.50 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 6.50 corners awarded and 4.30 corners against in the last 10 home matches
- An average of 9.70 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 10.80 corners awarded in the last 10 home matches
- Had the most corners in 3 and least corners in 4 of the last 10 matches
- Had the most corners in 7 and least corners in 1 of the last 10 home matches
- An average of 4.00 corners awarded and 4.60 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 4.20 corners awarded and 5.40 corners against in the last 10 away matches
- An average of 8.60 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 9.60 corners awarded in the last 10 away matches
- Had the most corners in 3 and least corners in 5 of the last 10 matches
- Had the most corners in 3 and least corners in 5 of the last 10 away matches
- An average of 46.60% possession in the last 10 matches
- An average of 50.10% possession in the last 10 home matches
- Most possession in 5 of the last 10 matches
- Most possession in 4 of the last 10 home matches
- An average of 43.30% possession in the last 10 matches
- An average of 43.90% possession in the last 10 away matches
- Most possession in 1 of the last 10 matches
- Most possession in 1 of the last 10 away matches
- Top Scorers for Nottingham Forest this season are Morgan Gibbs-White (5), Callum Hudson-Odoi (3), Chris Wood (2)
- Top Assistors for Nottingham Forest this season are Elliot Anderson (2), Ibrahim Sangare (2), Morgan Gibbs-White (2)
Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace Lineups & Team News
Make sure to look over the Forest vs Palace team news before betting. We’ll deliver the predicted and confirmed Premier League lineups as well as the most recent injury news.
Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1
Crystal Palace Predicted Lineup 3-4-3
Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1
Crystal Palace Predicted Lineup 3-4-3
Previous Nottingham Forest Lineups
Previous Crystal Palace Lineups
Injuries & Suspensions
Nottingham Forest Player Stats & Squad
Manager: Sean Dyche
Crystal Palace Player Stats & Squad
Premier League Table| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 42:17 | 50 |
| 2 | Man City | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 47:21 | 46 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 35:25 | 46 |
| 4 | Man United | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 41:34 | 38 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39:25 | 37 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35:32 | 36 |
| 7 | Fulham | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32:32 | 34 |
| 8 | Brentford | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 35:32 | 33 |
| 9 | Newcastle | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32:29 | 33 |
| 10 | Everton | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25:26 | 33 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 24:26 | 33 |
| 12 | Brighton | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 33:31 | 30 |
| 13 | Bournemouth | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 38:43 | 30 |
| 14 | Tottenham | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33:31 | 28 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24:28 | 28 |
| 16 | Leeds | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 31:38 | 26 |
| 17 | Nott’m Forest | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23:34 | 25 |
| 18 | West Ham | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27:45 | 20 |
| 19 | Burnley | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25:44 | 15 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15:43 | 8 |
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29:8 | 29 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28:8 | 29 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18:9 | 25 |
| 4 | Brentford | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23:12 | 24 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18:9 | 23 |
| 6 | Fulham | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21:14 | 23 |
| 7 | Newcastle | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22:17 | 23 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19:13 | 22 |
| 9 | Man United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20:13 | 21 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16:11 | 21 |
| 11 | Brighton | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19:12 | 20 |
| 12 | Leeds | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19:13 | 19 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17:11 | 18 |
| 14 | Everton | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15:16 | 16 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11:15 | 12 |
| 16 | Nott’m Forest | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12:17 | 11 |
| 17 | Burnley | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12:17 | 10 |
| 18 | West Ham | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16:26 | 10 |
| 19 | Tottenham | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13:14 | 9 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10:23 | 5 |
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