Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal betting offer and predictions: get £30 in free bets with Virgin Bet UK
Simon Winter
Premier League champions Arsenal continue their title defence against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Sunday, October 18th, and Virgin Bet UK are offering £30 in free bets when you bet £10 on the game.
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Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal predictions
Under 2.5 Goals – 10/13 – Struggling Forest haven’t found the net in 360 minutes of competitive football at the City Ground this season. They’ve played three Premier League fixtures and one Carabao Cup contest on home soil since the summer and new coach Oliver Glasner has yet to see his team score in Nottingham.
Arsenal meanwhile, haven’t been confident travellers. They scored just once at Villa (1-0) and twice at Sunderland (2-0), but only grabbed a second there from the penalty spot in added time after the Black Cats were reduced to ten men, while they failed to register in their last away test at Brighton (0-3).
The Gunners have also failed to score on three of their four visits to the City Ground since Forest’s return to the Premier League. The last two encounters between the clubs in Nottingham finished 0-0, so margins could be slim on Sunday.
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Bukayo Saka to Score Anytime – 39/20 – Arsenal’s winger has been upping his output in the final third this season and he was a key performer again against Lille in midweek, scoring one and making another of the Gunners’ three goals in a comfortable Champions League win.
Saka, who found the net in two of Arsenal’s first three Premier League away assignments of the campaign, also has a strong recent record against Forest, netting in three of his last four starts against the Tricky Trees.
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Bukayo Saka over 0.5 shot on target (7/20) — The winger has been Arsenal’s primary goal threat this season and he’s been averaging a club-high 3.02 shots and 1.78 shots per 90 minutes in the Premier League. Saka has had at least one shot on target in ten of his last 11 appearances for club and country overall.
Neco Williams over 1.5 fouls (1/1)— Saka has almost been Arsenal’s most-fouled player in the league this term (18), so Forest’s left wing-back, Neco Williams, is a player to watch in the individual fouls market. The Welsh international has been averaging just 1.00 foul per 90 minutes since the summer, though he gave away five free kicks combined in Forest’s last two home assignments.
Dan Ndoye over 1.5 shots (13/20) — The Swiss forward could be a useful weapon on the counter-attack for Forest. Ndoye has been averaging 3.49 shots per 90 minutes in the Premier League since August and the 25-year-old has had 3+ attempts in four of his last five starts in the division.
Arsenal to win the most corners (13/25)— Arsenal won more corners than their opponents in four of their first six Premier League fixtures of the new campaign. Last season, they also dominated the corner count in both of their meetings with Forest, running up an aggregate corner tally of 17-7 over the two encounters.
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