Nottingham Forest
- Nottingham Forest are 16th in the Premier League table with 33 points from 32 games and Burnley are 19th with 20 points from the same number of matches ahead of the two clubs meeting on Sunday in the Premier League.
- Vítor Pereira took over as Forest manager in February 2026 and has brought a more structured and disciplined approach to the team, but this side has played in very different styles throughout the season.
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- Forest are unbeaten in their last five games (W2, D3).
- Forest have won only three of their 16 Premier League home games, but that run of results has included some tricky fixtures against Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City.
Burnley
- Burnley have won two, drawn three and lost eleven of their 16 away matches this season, conceding 38 goals.
- Burnley, who are winless in their last five, have lost their last two games, falling to a 2-0 home defeat against Brighton and a 3-1 loss to Fulham on the road, so there is plenty of reason to believe that Forest can win.
- Scott Parker has maintained Burnley’s reputation as a well-organised and tough team to break down since taking over in July 2024 and they will always be a threat from set pieces and on the break.
Head-to-Head
But the home side is without a win in their last two attempts at home against Burnley, although this fixture does not appear to be a good time to face the Clarets as Scott Parker’s side are in poor shape.
Key Players
- The one constant in Pereira’s time at the club has been the importance of Morgan Gibbs-White, who is the club’s top scorer in the Premier League with nine goals.
- The Reds are likely to come at the Clarets with the ball, but can also pose a significant threat on the counter-attack and Burnley will be looking to Zian Flemming, who has eight Premier League goals this term, to unlock the Forest defence.
Betting Insights
Forest, who have drawn their last two matches (1-1 away at FC Porto in the Europa League and 1-1 at home to Aston Villa in the Premier League), are not solid enough defensively to shut out Burnley and have enough attacking quality to score a couple of goals on their own, so we’re taking the 1.8 odds for over 2.5 goals and 1.85 for BTTS here.
Prediction
Forest should be too strong for Burnley.
