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Squawka / News / Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham predictions and betting tips: Spurs still waiting for a first goal

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham predictions and betting tips: Spurs still waiting for a first goal

05 Sep · 15:00 The City Ground · Premier League
  1. Full Time
  2. O. Diomande on for Murillo
    90'
  3. 84'
    D. Solanke on for Omar Marmoush
  4. 84'
    Mateus Fernandes
  5. 83'
    Mateus Fernandes on for C. Gallagher
  6. J. McAtee
    78'
  7. C. Wood on for L. Delap
    74'
  8. 74'
    M. Mudryk on for M. Tel
  9. N. Williams Goal disallowed
    68'
  10. N. Williams Disallowed
    66'
  11. 61'
    M. Kudus on for Sávio
  12. 61'
    A. Robertson on for D. Udogie
  13. Igor Jesus on for D. Ndoye
    59'
  14. D. Muñoz on for O. Aina
    59'
  15. N. Milenković
    52'
  16. Half Time
  17. 45 + 1'
    D. Udogie
  18. Kick Off
Momentum
Top Stats
40.7% Possession 59.3%
0 Goals 0
12 Shots 11
2 Shots On Target 0
2 Corners Won 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.88 xG 1.13
Shooting
0 Goals 0
12 Total Shots 11
2 Shots On Target 0
Defending
0 Goals Conceded 0
1 Clean sheets 1
Passing
311 Total Passes 456
239 Accurate Passes 382
Possession
40.7% Possession 59.3%
2 Corners 10
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
22 Fouls 14
Shots
  • 1
    Nottingham Forest
    Morgan Gibbs-White
    4
  • 2
    Nottingham Forest
    James McAtee
    3
  • 3
    Tottenham Hotspur
    Jan Paul van Hecke
    2
Tackles Won
  • 1
    Nottingham Forest
    Xaver Schlager
    3
  • 2
    Nottingham Forest
    Murillo
    3
  • 3
    Nottingham Forest
    James McAtee
    3
Chances Created
  • 1
    Nottingham Forest
    James McAtee
    5
  • 2
    Nottingham Forest
    Liam Delap
    2
  • 3
    Tottenham Hotspur
    Pedro Porro
    2
Passes Completed
  • 1
    Tottenham Hotspur
    Jan Paul van Hecke
    69
  • 2
    Tottenham Hotspur
    Micky van de Ven
    64
  • 3
    Tottenham Hotspur
    Pedro Porro
    43
Take Ons Completed
  • 1
    Tottenham Hotspur
    Sávio
    5
  • 2
    Tottenham Hotspur
    Omar Marmoush
    3
  • 3
    Tottenham Hotspur
    Mathys Tel
    3
Interceptions
  • 1
    Nottingham Forest
    Jair Cunha
    2
  • 2
    Nottingham Forest
    Xaver Schlager
    2
  • 3
    Tottenham Hotspur
    Rodrigo Bentancur
    2
26
Sels
05
Murillo
31
Milenkovic
23
Cunha
03
Williams
24
McAtee
21
Schlager
34
Aina
10
Gibbs-White
14
Ndoye
19
Delap
22
Marmoush
11
Tel
08
Gallagher
17
Sávio
16
Tonali
30
Bentancur
13
Udogie
37
van de Ven
06
Paul van Hecke
23
Porro
31
Kinsky
Substitutes
25 Luca Netz 
02 Ousmane Diomande 
08 Nicolás Domínguez 
27 Daniel Muñoz 
12 John Victor 
07 Callum Hudson-Odoi 
11 Igor Jesus 
09 Chris Wood 
22 Ryan Yates 
Substitutes
 Archie Gray 14
 Lucas Bergvall 15
 Martin Dúbravka 39
 Marcos Senesi 05
 Mykhailo Mudryk 27
 Mateus Fernandes 18
 Dominic Solanke 19
 Andy Robertson 03
 Mohammed Kudus 20

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Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham is a Premier League Gameweek 3 clash at the City Ground on Saturday, with the hosts marginally fancied.

Andy Francis has the best bets, a score prediction and the head-to-head record for this Premier League clash below.

Premium Tips

Andy leans towards Forest, whose home form should tell against a stuttering Tottenham.

Premium TipOddsWhy we’re backing it
Nottingham Forest to win and both teams to score4/1Forest have dominated this fixture recently, winning the last two meetings 3-0, including away at Spurs, and they host a Tottenham side in a rough patch, winless and goalless in their opening two games while conceding five. That backdrop makes a Forest home win the solid part of this bet. The both-teams angle is supported by Forest’s own leakiness, having shipped three in their two games, so Spurs should carry some threat at the other end even amid their struggles.
Morgan GIbbs-White to score anytime and Omar Marmoush over 1.5 shots17/5Gibbs-White is Forest’s talisman and penalty taker, and the numbers back the scorer angle: 16 goals from 87 shots with 9.9 expected goals in the sample, a genuine goal threat at home against a Spurs defence conceding freely. Marmoush is a high-volume shooter, racking up 30 shots in limited Manchester City minutes and three shots in his single Tottenham start, a rate that clears 1.5 comfortably whenever he is on the pitch for a decent spell.

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How Nottingham Forest go into the game

Forest earned a fine 2-2 draw at Liverpool last time out, underlining their credentials. The City Ground will expect them to build on it.

Well-organised and dangerous on the break, Forest are difficult to face at home. Three points against Spurs is a real possibility.

How Tottenham go into the game

Tottenham were beaten 2-0 at home by Newcastle last time out, a disappointing result. They travel to Nottingham needing a response.

Spurs have the quality to win anywhere but looked short of ideas last time. A trip to the City Ground is a stern test.

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham: 2025-26 by the numbers

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham head-to-head

DateHomeScoreAway
22/03/26Tottenham0-3Nottingham Forest
14/12/25Nottingham Forest3-0Tottenham
21/04/25Tottenham1-2Nottingham Forest
26/12/24Nottingham Forest1-0Tottenham
07/04/24Tottenham3-1Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest have won four of the last five against Tottenham, including back-to-back 3-0 victories.

Forest vs Tottenham stats to look out for

Tottenham have not scored in their opening two league games. That is the number that shapes this one.

2026/27, opening two league gamesForestTottenham
Goals scored20
Expected goals (xG)3.041.81
Shots2426
Shot accuracy21.4%47.6%
Chances created1817
Touches in the opposition box4549
Big chances missed34

It is not for a lack of shooting. Spurs have had 26 attempts, more than Forest’s 24, and their 47.62% accuracy is among the best in the league. The finishing simply has not arrived.

Forest have 3.04 xG from their two games and only two goals, so there is waste at both ends of this fixture.

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham predictions & betting tips

Our PredictionOdds & BookmakerConfidenceWhy We’re Backing It
Nottingham Forest or draw (Double Chance)2/5⭐⭐⭐Home cover, in good form.
Both teams to score4/6⭐⭐⭐Both carry a threat.
Nottingham Forest to win13/10⭐⭐Home edge.
Over 2.5 goals10/11⭐⭐Open game expected.
Nottingham Forest to win 2-19/1⭐⭐Headline scoreline.

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham score prediction

Tottenham carry a threat, but Forest’s home form and organisation should just about tell. Expect the hosts to edge an open contest. Score prediction: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur.

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