Crystal Palace FC vs Nottingham Forest FC Prediction Premier League · Oct 11, 2026

Analysis

This is a meeting of two sides in trouble: Crystal Palace are 15th with 4 points from 5 games (1-1-3) and a -5 goal difference, while Nottingham Forest sit 13th on 5 points (1-2-2) with -1. Palace are the more open team by a wide margin — 11 goals conceded in five matches, seven of them in their two home games (1-4 to Manchester City, 2-3 to Ipswich), so they are still waiting for a first home point. Forest's problem is the opposite: just 4 goals scored in five rounds, and all four of them came away from home (2-1 at Aston Villa, 2-2 at Liverpool), while they failed to score in all three home fixtures. That away profile matters here, because Forest are unbeaten on the road and Palace have conceded in four of five outings. Palace's games have averaged 3.4 goals, Forest's only 1.8, and the blend points to a tight, scrappy afternoon rather than a shootout. A 1-1 draw is the single most likely outcome, with the 1X2 market close to a three-way coin flip.