The Premier League matchday 27 fixture between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool will take place on 22 February at the City Ground. Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest had a decent run of fixtures this month, but even against teams from the bottom half of the standings the club have been unable to claim a single much-needed win. What is more, two of those matches were at home, where the side first shared the points with Crystal Palace (1:1) before drawing 0:0 with Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out. Away from home, meanwhile, the visitors lost to Leeds United (1:3). As a result, Nottingham Forest remain in 17th place, but the gap to the bottom three is now just three points. It is also worth noting that after the last match the owner once again decided to sack the head coach — Vitor Pereira has replaced Sean Dyche. Nottingham Forest have also become the first team in Premier League history to change head coaches four times in a single season.
- No more than three goals were scored in 13 of Nottingham Forest's last 15 league matches.
- Nottingham Forest scored more than one goal in just two of their last 10 Premier League games.
- The club are on a five-match winless run at home in the Premier League (three draws and two defeats).
Potential Nottingham Forest Lineup (4-5-1)*
Stefan Ortega — Ola Aina, Neco Williams, Nikola Milenkovic, Felipe Morato — Omari Hutchinson, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Ibrahim Sangare, Callum Hudson-Odoi — Lorenzo Lucca.
The home side's injury list includes forward Chris Wood, defenders Willy Boly and Nicola Savona, as well as goalkeepers Matz Sels and John Victor.
Liverpool
Liverpool quickly bounced back from a frustrating defeat to Manchester City (1:2). Last time out, the club visited Sunderland and edged past the stubborn newcomers 1:0. At the same time, however, it was only the second win for the visitors in their last eight league outings (four draws and two defeats). Because of those results, Liverpool sit only sixth in the standings, though the gap to the top four is still small — three points.
- The club have avoided defeat in 12 of their last 14 Premier League matches (six wins and six draws).
- Both teams scored in four of Liverpool's last five Premier League games.
- At least three goals were scored in eight of the visitors' last 11 away league matches.
Potential Liverpool Lineup (4-5-1)*
Alisson — Wataru Endo, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson — Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah — Hugo Ekitike.
Defenders Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley, midfielder Wataru Endo, and forward Alexander Isak are injured.
Referee
Anthony Taylor (England)
Matches — 21 (Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) — 82;
Yellow cards per match — 3.9;
Red cards shown — 2;
Fouls per match — 20;
Penalties — 14%.
Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool: Match Prediction
Vitor Pereira has already worked in the Premier League this season, albeit with Wolverhampton Wanderers. With him, the relegation candidates collected just two points from their first 10 matches. For some reason, the Nottingham Forest owner is confident that the Portuguese coach will deliver better results with his new squad. We have our doubts, but we will not risk backing a Liverpool win either, as the away team are also out of form and have not yet put together back-to-back league victories in the new calendar year. We expect a tight contest with few chances, and no more than three goals.
Incidentally, that has been the case in the last five Premier League head-to-head meetings. In addition, a maximum of three goals were scored in each of Nottingham Forest's last seven home Premier League matches. In that run, the hosts found the net only twice in their last five home league games. Liverpool have posted the same output in eight of their last 12 away matches in the Premier League.
Prediction: Under 3 goals
* For each team, the starting XI listed is from their previous match in this competition.
