Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth prediction and preview

Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth

Premier League · Saturday 23 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · The City Ground, Nottingham

Nottingham Forest · AFC Bournemouth · Premier League predictions

Nottingham Forest welcome AFC Bournemouth at The City Ground in Nottingham on Saturday 23 January 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest are 19th in the table with 6 points from 9, while AFC Bournemouth go into the round 8th, on 12 points from 9 games.

Nottingham Forest come into the game with a L-D-L-L-L run in the league (0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5), while AFC Bournemouth's recent sequence reads W-W-W-L-L. Over their last 6, Nottingham Forest have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. AFC Bournemouth average 1.7 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

The sides have met 8 times in the records we hold: Nottingham Forest won 0, 4 games were drawn and AFC Bournemouth won 4. Those games averaged 3.1 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 24 May 2026, ended Nottingham Forest 1-1 AFC Bournemouth.