Nottingham Forest will host Tottenham on Saturday, 5 September, in the third round of the Premier League, with the visitors still searching for their first points and first goal of the season. The pre-match prediction backs Forest to score and suggests the game will finish level.
Nottingham Forest
Oliver Glasner’s side have collected one point from their opening two league matches and are still waiting for their first win of the campaign.
Forest began the season with a home defeat by Leeds. They appeared to be heading for a draw, but conceded the only goal of the match in the 88th minute.
The Tricky Trees then came close to claiming an away victory against Liverpool in the second round. However, they conceded late on at Anfield and had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Forest therefore go into the meeting with Tottenham without a win in their past three matches, according to the statistical record provided for the fixture.
Tottenham
Tottenham’s start has been even poorer, particularly given the club’s huge financial outlay during the summer transfer window.
After two rounds, Roberto De Zerbi’s team have no points and have yet to score. Their opening match ended in a heavy 3-0 defeat by Brentford in the derby, before they were beaten 2-0 at home by Newcastle.
That sequence leaves Spurs at the bottom of the comparison between the two teams heading into Saturday’s game. The visitors will be looking to end both their run without a point and their failure to find the net.
Over Tottenham’s past four matches, they have recorded only one victory.
Head-to-head record
Forest and Tottenham have met 129 times in competitive football.
Forest have won 40 of those meetings, while Tottenham have come out on top in 59. The remaining 30 matches ended in draws.
The bookmakers regard Nottingham Forest as the favourites for the upcoming fixture.
The prediction is that both teams will score, with the match expected to end in a draw. No specific exact score is given beyond that forecast.
How to watch
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Saturday’s fixture will give Forest an opportunity to turn their promising 2-2 result at Liverpool into a first league victory, while Tottenham will try to respond after conceding five goals without scoring in their opening two matches.