Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest

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Two of the form teams in the Premier League will go head-to-head down on the south coast on Saturday afternoon when seventh placed Bournemouth play host to third placed Nottingham Forest at the Vitality Stadium with the hosts coming into this encounter on the back of a crushing 4-1 victory away from home at Newcastle United, while Nottingham Forest registered a 3-2 home win against Southampton last weekend.

Bournemouth have strung together an excellent 10-match unbeaten sequence under Spanish manager Andoni Iraola and The Cherries have been a revelation in this season's Premier League campaign under his guidance as the south coast club have picked up six wins along with gaining points in four draws as well.

Only two of these six wins though have seen Bournemouth claim maximum points on home soil at their Vitality Stadium with victories gained over Tottenham and Everton respectively, both by 1-0 margins.

Bournemouth have been tough to beat at home this season too, as The Cherries have been dealt just two defeats at home in this current Premier League campaign while also collecting five wins as well, and the hosts bring a four-game unbeaten run at home into this upcoming fixture.

Goals may be in short supply though as seven out of Bournemouth's 10 home games to date have resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Nottingham Forest themselves bring an impressive eight-match unbeaten sequence in the English top flight into this upcoming clash at the Vitality Stadium and having collected no fewer than seven wins within this period, the Tricky Trees thoroughly deserve their current league position of third place.

Four of Forest's seven recent wins have been collected on their travels with wins at Manchester United, Brentford, Everton and Wolves respectively, while the bigger picture shows Nuno Espírito Santo's side have slipped to just three defeats in their previous 16 matches overall in this season's Premier League campaign.

Results away from home have also produced a vast improvement compared to previous form on the road as Nottingham Forest have been dealt just two defeats in their last 13 outings on the road in the English top flight which were at Arsenal and Manchester City; however, the Tricky Trees have also registered nine wins in these 13 away games as well.

In addition, Nottingham Forest have also won each of their last three away games and keeping clean sheets as well, so the east midlands outfit will also be tough to budge down on the south coast on Saturday afternoon.

Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest Verdict Both Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest are in good form right now and as four of the last six meetings have resulted in Under 2.5 goals, a low-scoring affair may unfold at the Vitality Stadium.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Nottm Forest win @ 3.40 Correct Score: Nottm Forest 1-0 @ 12.00