The Premier League matchday 28 fixture between Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest will take place on 1 March at the Amex Stadium in Falmer. Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Brighton & Hove Albion
The team finally won last time out, and in fairly unexpected fashion too, beating Brentford 2:0 away from home. Before that, the club had failed to score in two consecutive league games. They had also gone six straight Premier League matches without a win (three draws and three defeats). Brighton & Hove Albion are no longer dreaming of European qualification — the gap to the top five stands at 11 points. Interestingly, despite a lowly 14th place in the standings, the club have a positive goal difference (+2).
- The team have failed to win 12 of their last 14 league matches (six draws and six defeats).
- No more than two goals have been scored in seven of Brighton & Hove Albion's last eight Premier League games.
- Exactly two or three goals have been scored in six of the club's last eight Premier League matches.
Potential Brighton & Hove Albion Lineup (3-4-3)*
Bart Verbruggen – Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Mats Wieffer – Jack Hinshelwood, Pascal Gross, Ferdi Kadioglu, James Milner – Danny Welbeck, Kaoru Mitoma, Diego Gomez.
Defenders Stefanos Tsimas and Adam Webster will miss the match through injury. The involvement of midfielders Yasin Ayari and Solly March is in doubt.
Nottingham Forest
The club have played their last two Premier League matches at home, but failed to score in either of them. That has not happened to Nottingham Forest since October last year. First came a drab 0:0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, followed by a 0:1 defeat to Liverpool. The decisive goal was conceded as late as the 97th minute. Overall, the side are winless in four Premier League matches (two draws and two defeats). Nottingham Forest remain 17th and are just two points clear of the nearest team in the relegation zone. It is also worth noting that the club have the second-worst attack in the league (25 goals scored), ahead of only Wolverhampton Wanderers (18).
- Across their last 11 Premier League matches, Nottingham Forest have recorded only two wins (three draws and six defeats).
- No more than two goals have been scored in five of Nottingham Forest's last six league games.
- The team's uncompromising away run in the Premier League stands at 10 matches — four wins and six defeats.
Potential Nottingham Forest Lineup (4-5-1)*
Stefan Ortega – Ola Aina, Neco Williams, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo – Omari Hutchinson, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Ibrahim Sangare, Callum Hudson-Odoi – Igor Jesus.
The team’s injury list includes forward Chris Wood, defenders Willy Boly and Nicola Savona, and goalkeepers Matz Sels and John Victor.
Referee
Andy Madley (England)
Matches — 13 (the Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) — 44;
Average yellow cards per match — 3.4;
Red cards shown — 2;
Fouls per match on average — 22;
Penalties — 23%.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest: Match Prediction
It is unlikely that this match will deliver entertaining football. Both clubs have lacked goals this season, and in the new calendar year have rarely scored more than once. Brighton & Hove Albion have not been helped by home support either. In their last six home Premier League matches, the club have recorded just one win, and only in that game (against Burnley) did the home team manage to score twice. Across those fixtures, the hosts have never conceded more than one goal.
Nottingham Forest can only really boast about their goalscoring in Europe, while in the league they have struggled in that department. In their last four Premier League games, the away team have scored just two goals. In addition, a maximum of two goals have been scored in five of the visitors’ previous six Premier League matches. Moreover, in the last three head-to-head meetings at this stadium in the league, only once have the clubs scored more than one goal.
Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
* For each team, the starting line-up from their previous match in this competition is shown.
