Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier League match on December 26th, 2024

Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur will meet each other in a football match counting for Premier League on December 26th, 2024, Thursday at 15:00h (UTC), in England, check the Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur will occur

The game will be played in the The City Ground stadium, in the city of Nottingham, with a capacity for 30445 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

At Betarena, you can find everything about the match live, including statistics, events, odds, and everything else that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur betting tip 2024/2025

The Premier League has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.28 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 3.03 goals per match played.

Nottingham Forest last match

Nottingham Forest comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Brentford, in a match valid for Premier League, and the match ended 0-2. Coach N. Simões Espírito Santo's team lined up with this formation: 3-4-2-1.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.70, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

In a contest without major individual highlights, the performance of Chris Wood drew attention. Even without offering a fantastic exhibition, he was instrumental in Nottingham Forest victory in this last match.

Tottenham Hotspur last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Liverpool team with a final score of 3-6.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for their win, 4.75 were a sign of it.

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur h2h

Tottenham Hotspur was in 5th place in the Premier League while Nottingham Forest was in 17th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Tottenham Hotspur team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Nottingham Forest used in the match.

The last time these teams met was for a Premier League match, on 07-04-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 3-1 win for Tottenham Hotspur.

The Nottingham Forest team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the Tottenham Hotspur team, which won only 2 games.

The referee C. Pawson has been chosen to officiate the match while S. Bennett and D. Robathan will support him from the sideline.

Nottingham Forest

Premier League leaderboard now

The Nottingham Forest team with 31 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses.

In the 18th round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 2 points as opposed to Arsenal team which is just above, in the 3rd place.

Nottingham Forest analysis

After 17 matches, Nottingham Forest shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 23 goals and conceded 19.

The average ball possession of Nottingham Forest in this league is 40.35%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Tottenham Hotspur they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

Best goalscorer from Nottingham Forest

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Chris Wood. With 10 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Nottingham Forest team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League leaderboard now

Tottenham Hotspur arrives in this game with 23 points, and in 11th place in the Premier League, having won 7 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 2 draws.

This means that in the 18th round the team has no advantage in relation to the Brentford team that is in the 12th place.

Tottenham Hotspur analysis

Tottenham Hotspur shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 17 games has only conceded goals on 25 occasions, and has scored in 39.

As we approach the Regular Season, Tottenham Hotspur is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. This is the reason why the Tottenham Hotspur team usually guns for an average ball possession of 58.06% to control the game.

Tottenham Hotspur is a more offensive team than Nottingham Forest, having 1716 attacks vs. 1405 from Nottingham Forest, having scored 39 times, in comparison, Nottingham Forest converted into goal 23 times.

Juggling a tight schedule with several games in a short timeframe, Tottenham Hotspur could find it challenging to perform at their best against Nottingham Forest. Despite the odds pointing towards a closely fought contest, the team's busy schedule could be a crucial factor in determining the final result.

Best goalscorer from Tottenham Hotspur

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level James Maddison is the player to highlight. Helping Tottenham Hotspur with 8 goals scored this season, the Midfielder has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Nottingham Forest is Chris Wood, who has already scored 10 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Tottenham Hotspur is James Maddison, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Nottingham Forest 1.25 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Tottenham Hotspur 2 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.63.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 6.44 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Tottenham Hotspur is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 8.12 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Tottenham Hotspur in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Nottingham Forest has an average of 2.4 yellow cards per game over the 17 rounds, while Tottenham Hotspur has an average of 2. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.65 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

Check other great betting tips here.