Nottingham Forest vs. Tottenham Hotspur: EPL Game Preview

Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur clash in what promises to be an entertaining Premier League game on Friday. Nottingham Forest is coming off a 1-1 road draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday while Tottenham Hotspur beat Newcastle United 4-1 at home on Sunday.

Nottingham Forest is in 16th place in the Premier League standings with 14 points in 16 games while Tottenham Hotspur is in fifth place with 30 points in 16 games.

The player to watch in this game is Heung-Min Son, who has 10 goals and four assists in 16 Premier League games last season. AccuScore gives Heung-Min Son a 35.74 percent chance to score against Nottingham Forest. He has 62 SCA and 10 GCA in 16 Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

DafaNews Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Nottingham Forest 3.70
• Tottenham Hotspur 1.93
• Draw 3.80

Spread
• Nottingham Forest +0.5 (1.87)
• Tottenham Hotspur -0.5 (1.87)

Total
• Over 2.5, 3 (1.80)
• Under 2.5, 3 (1.95)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on March 11 and Tottenham Hotspur won 3-1.

Projected Leaders

For Nottingham Forest, Anthony Elanga has a 16.7 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.02 shots overall per sim, 0.57 shots on goal per and 0.18 goals per sim.

For Tottenham Hotspur, Heung-Min Son has a 35.74 percent chance to score. He averages 1.47 shots overall per sim, 1.06 shots on goal per and 0.43 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Tottenham Hotspur 1.93

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Tottenham Hotspur in this one. Average score in simulations is Tottenham Hotspur 1.23 to Nottingham Forest 1.01.