Nottingham vs Arsenal prediction 26.02.2025 | Premier League

• Competition: Premier League
• Date: Wednesday, 26th February, 2025
• Kickoff: 19:30 UK / 20:30 CET
• Venue: City Ground (Nottingham)

Nottingham are playing a fantastic season. After the last two seasons when they barely secured survival, the popular Forest is on its way to securing the Champions League appearance. Right now, they are in 3rd place with 47 points from 26 matches. That is already 15 and nine points more than the last two seasons for the entire 38 rounds. However, it seems they are slowing down as they lost three of the last four Premier League games. Right now, they are only three points from dropping out of the top four spots. Also, the Forest secured the FA Cup 1/8 Finals after beating Exeter and are definitely among the teams that could surprise everyone and win the competition. After the Arsenal game, they will face off Ipswich in the FA Cup 1/8 Finals.

Arsenal finished second in the last two years, just behind Manchester City. This season, it seems they are on a pace for another second-place finish, this time behind Liverpool. With the latest loss (1:0) against West Ham, the Gunners are 11 points away from the top spot, although with one game played less. Unlike Nottingham, the Gunners were eliminated from the domestic Cups but will have a very important game against PSV in the CL after the Nottingham match.

Nottingham vs Arsenal pick: Both teams to score

Nottingham have been spectacular offensively this season. Their results haven't been great recently, winning just once (in the regular phase) in the last five matches. Still, their offense is doing a fantastic job regardless, as they scored 13 goals - 2.6 per game. So, we believe they can score against anyone at home. On the other hand, their defense has totally crumbled in recent games, keeping a clean sheet just once in the last seven matches, and it seems they are only getting worse in that department.

Arsenal are a better team, no doubt about it, and scoring at least one goal is a must. However, we do not trust them enough to win this match after losing two of the last three games. Their defense was far from impressive, keeping their net intact just against Leicester City in the previous five games.

In the previous three h2h games, we saw both teams scoring on two occasions. Considering the trend in the previous h2h games and all the above, both teams to score seems like the best bet for this Premier League tie.