Nottingham Forest FC vs Arsenal FC Prediction Premier League · Oct 18, 2026

Analysis

Nottingham Forest sit 13th with 5 points from five games (1W-2D-2L, 4 goals scored, 5 conceded) and carry a worrying pattern into this one: they have not scored in any of their three home league matches, losing 0-1 to Leeds, drawing 0-0 with Tottenham and losing 0-1 to Coventry. Everything good about their start has happened on the road, where they won 2-1 at Aston Villa and drew 2-2 at Liverpool. Arsenal are second on 12 points (4W-1L, 8:4) and have kept four clean sheets in their last five outings, including away wins at Aston Villa (1-0), Sunderland (2-0) and Napoli (1-0). The one blemish is a 0-3 defeat at Brighton on 19 September, proof this side can still be opened up when they lose control of a game. With the hosts' attack completely blunt at home and the visitors' defence this tight, the likeliest shape is a controlled, low-scoring away win rather than a shootout. We land on 0-2, with Arsenal's 57% win probability driven as much by Forest's 4 goals in 5 games as by anything the Gunners do.