Nottingham Forest vs Southampton Prediction & Betting Tips | 19/01/2025 | Football
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Nottingham Forest vs Southampton Prediction & Betting Tips | 19/01/2025 | Football

Posted on by Matthew Reynolds

Our prediction for this Premier League match:

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest

Southampton

Southampton

Sunday’s football game at the City Ground pits together Nottingham Forest and Southampton, the two teams with entirely different ambitions for the remainder of the season. The Reds are eyeing a spot in the Champions League, while the Saints are desperate to secure the Premier League survival. Boss Nuno Espirito Santo has a full squad to choose from, except for midfielder Ibrahim Sangare, who remains in the recovery room.

Southampton, on the other hand, are stuck at the bottom with only six points in their pocket. Even though the Saints were on the verge of beating Man Utd at Old Trafford on Thursday evening, we are tempted to bet on Forest, who are a real force to be reckoned with at home. Ross Stewart and Jack Stephens should be the only absentees in the visiting team as midfielder Tyler Dibling has overcome his injury.

This match will be played on 19/01/2025
at 15:00

Prediction:
2-0

Highlighted Team (Nottingham Forest):

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest, the club that are often referred to as Forest, were formed in 1865. They have been playing their home games at the City Ground since 1898 and the capacity of the stadium is 30,445. Nottingham Forest are regarded as one of the greatest English clubs as they won the European Cup on two occasions. In 1979 Forest outplayed Malmo (1-0) at the Olympiastadion in Munich in the final of the elite competition, with the team beating Hamburg in 1980 in the title game at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (1-0).

Nottingham Forest won the national championship in the 1977/1978 season, with the team finishing the campaign seven points clear of second-placed Liverpool. To make things even better for the fans, the City Ground outfit clinched the FA Cup trophies in 1898 and 1959. Derby County are regarded as Forest’s bitterest rivals and the two local rivals contest in the East Midlands derby. In their first ever meeting in the local derby Forest recorded a 3-2 win over Derby County.