- Forest are unbeaten in their last 2 after beating Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2-1) and Stade Brestois 29 (2-0) at home.
- The Reds have won 3 of their last 5 matches but lost the other 2, so they have been a bit erratic in recent times.
- Nottingham Forest are not yet in great form, but they have enough about them to cause Liverpool some problems at Anfield.
Anfield can be a graveyard for Forest, but The Reds have a grave issue with goals
Nottingham Forest can cause Liverpool some issues at Anfield this Saturday if they stick to their game plan and avoid the sort of lapses in concentration.
Oliver Glasner has got them playing with a back three, and staying compact in a well-organised shape when they don't have the ball. The wing-backs provide width in attack and the whole team is geared to counter-attacking at speed when the ball is won back.
Andoni Iraola's Liverpool side is a high-tempo unit that likes to play on the front foot and create chances through aggressive counter-pressing and vertical transitions. So it could be a case of two games of football that should be a good fit for each other, but are more likely to be a battle of attrition.
Tricky Tricky Reds still looking to find their groove
The head-to-head record between these two clubs is level after two games, with Liverpool winning one and losing the other of their two most recent encounters. Forest won, but The Reds won the last meeting between the clubs 1-0 away in the Premier League 2025/2026.
The home team's record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats in their last 10 games is a little hard to figure out, but they have been a dangerous opponent when in form of late. The problem is they have been erratic in their results, losing 4-2 to Leeds United and 3-2 to AS Monaco in their previous 2 home games, before beating Calcio Como 2-0.
Nottingham Forest will arrive at Anfield in decent form with 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in their last 10. Their away record is poor, however, with just 1 win and 3 defeats in 4 away games across all competitions and only 5 goals scored on the road.
Liverpool should win, but Forest can keep it close
It's hard to go against Liverpool in this contest as they are an odds-on 9/20, but Forest are coming in at 9/2 and the draw is at 13/4. It looks like a Liverpool-leaning game on paper, but Forest's form is too good to ignore and the head-to-head records indicate it might be a tight affair, which is why Liverpool to win and over 1.5 goals is our preference.
