Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Nottingham Forest
Match Time & Date:
01/02/2025
13:30
Prediction: 2-2
Brighton
Nottingham Forest will try to recover from a heavy 5-0 loss to Bournemouth when they face Brighton in the Premier League round 24. The Reds experienced all sorts of problems at the back against the Cherries, but their excellent home record must be fuelling fans with optimism ahead of Friday’s game. Argentina midfielder Nicolas Dominguez is widely expected to return to the starting XI, while Ibrahim Sangare remains in the recovery room. Winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has overcome his injury.
The Seagulls, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 1-0 loss to Everton. As Brighton are determined to revive their Europa League hopes, we predict an attack-minded approach from the visiting side. Given Forest’s attacking potential at home, both teams to score betting option should be considered. Mats Wieffer remains doubtful, but both Solly March and Pervis Estupinan should recover in time to face the Reds.
Highlighted Player (Joel Veltman):
Joel Veltman is a Dutch footballer who was born in Velsen on 15 January, 1992. Veltman started his youth career at VV Ijmuiden and in 2011 he was spotted by Ajax scouts. In the 2012/2013 Eredivisie campaign he played for the first team and he made seven league appearances for the Amsterdammers back then.
The centre back, who plays as a right back as well made six appearances for Jong Ajax as well, scoring one goal for the team in the Eerste Divisie. Veltman has 8 caps for Netherlands U20 team and he made his debut for the first team in November 2013 against Colombia. He started the match and he played 90 minutes in the goalless draw with the South American side.
Joel Veltman represented the Oranje at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. It has to be noted that the Dutch defender made 34 league appearances for Ajax in the 2015/2016 Eredivisie campaign, scoring one goal in the process. In the 2013/2014 season he won his second Eredivisie trophy with Ajax.
Highlighted Team (Nottingham Forest):
Nottingham Forest, the club that are often referred to as Forest, were formed in 1865. They have been playing their home games at the City Ground since 1898 and the capacity of the stadium is 30,445. Nottingham Forest are regarded as one of the greatest English clubs as they won the European Cup on two occasions. In 1979 Forest outplayed Malmo (1-0) at the Olympiastadion in Munich in the final of the elite competition, with the team beating Hamburg in 1980 in the title game at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (1-0).
Nottingham Forest won the national championship in the 1977/1978 season, with the team finishing the campaign seven points clear of second-placed Liverpool. To make things even better for the fans, the City Ground outfit clinched the FA Cup trophies in 1898 and 1959. Derby County are regarded as Forest’s bitterest rivals and the two local rivals contest in the East Midlands derby. In their first ever meeting in the local derby Forest recorded a 3-2 win over Derby County.
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