- Palace have conceded 3.5 goals per game at home in the Premier League 2026/2027 season, winning two and losing two of their last five in all competitions.
- Forest are unbeaten in two away games in the Premier League 2026/2027, winning one and drawing the other, scoring four goals on the road.
- Each of the last three H2Hs have finished level and the previous meeting at Forest's ground ended in a 1-1 draw in the Premier League 2025/2026.
Palace’s system looks the perfect fit
Pierre Sage has made the most of his time in charge of Crystal Palace since 1 July 2026, building a flexible 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-3 system that has the perfect balance between structure and freedom.
With Palace looking to play through well-structured pressing triggers and rapid overloads down the wings, the Eagles should get on well against Nottingham Forest this Sunday. The Tricky Trees have been well-organised by boss Oliver Glasner since he took over on 6 July 2026, building up from a disciplined back-three system with compact pressing and direct vertical escapes that should also be fruitful against the home side.
Odds on, Forest are favourites
Forest are chalked up as slight favourites at 41/25 ahead of Palace at 8/5, with the draw in at 9/4. In truth, we think the home team are perhaps a little shorter than they should be, but the draw is also an option, and the odds are good enough to have a little play on the both teams to score market at 3/4.
Palace come into this having won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five games in all competitions, while Forest have won one, drawn two and lost two in their latest five. The Eagles' last trio of games saw them thump KKS Lech Poznan 4-0 at home in Europe before a 0-0 draw at Leeds United and then a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Bristol City at Selhurst Park.
Goals at both ends likely
The Tricky Trees have played two games, both showing their two personalities in a 2-1 away win at Aston Villa and a 0-1 home defeat to Coventry City. They should be much tougher here at Palace, who have conceded 3.50 goals per-game at Selhurst Park this term.
Those stats suggest both teams to score as the play here, with the fact that Forest have scored four on their travels so far in the 2026/2027 campaign also being a factor. The head-to-head record is also a factor here, with the last three meetings finishing level and the sides sharing the spoils at the City Ground in the previous Premier League 2025/2026 campaign.
The Palace attackers look to have the edge
Dan Ndoye is Forest's leading goal scorer in the Premier League 2026/2027 with one goal in five, while Morgan Gibbs-White has made his mark with two assists in five games. The Palace team have more talent in the front third, however, with Daichi Kamada contributing three assists in five games as their chief creator.
Tyrick Mitchell is the leading scorer in the team with two in five matches and he gives Palace a bit of extra bite in the forward areas. Joergen Strand Larsen has also added some real teeth up top with four goals in their last five, which have seen the hosts score nine in total. However, with Palace failing to win either of their previous two at home to Forest, this seems a lot like a 1-1 stalemate.
