The Daily Star Ireland
Arsenal and Nottingham Forest are set to face off at the Emirates Stadium, with Nottingham coming off a series of four draws in their last five Championship games. Arsenal has also seen a number of drawn matches recently, sharing points in four of their last seven Premier League fixtures.
Despite Arsenal’s attacking strength, 17 of their last 18 home Premier League matches have seen fewer than 3.5 goals, with the only exception being a surprising loss. Similarly, 14 of Nottingham’s last 15 top-flight games have produced no more than five goals.
Clean sheets have been rare for Arsenal in their recent league matches, with both teams scoring in nine of their last ten games, making them far from boring to watch. Nottingham’s away matches have followed a similar pattern, with 15 of their last 18 away fixtures seeing both teams score and a maximum of five goals.
Given these trends, a similar result is expected when the two teams meet. Arsenal has played ten Premier League games since returning to the top flight, and 10 of those have featured fewer than 3.5 goals. Nottingham, on the other hand, has often been part of high-scoring games, though Arsenal has kept their recent fixtures fairly low-scoring.
Prediction: Arsenal 1 – 1 Nottingham
