The upcoming fixture list in the Premier League includes fourth-place Chelsea FC (-216) hosting 10th-place Nottingham Forest (+519) — two top-half teams — on Sunday, October 6 at 9:00 AM ET.
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Chelsea FC vs. Nottingham Forest Odds & Favorites
- Favorite: Chelsea FC (-216)
- Underdog: Nottingham Forest (+519)
- Over/under: 2.5
Chelsea FC vs. Nottingham Forest Betting Insights
- Offensively, Chelsea ranks first in the Premier League with 15 goals, 2.5 per match. Conversely, Nottingham Forest sits second in the league with five goals allowed, 0.8 per match.
- Thus far this season, Chelsea has been favored in five matches, and won four.
- So far this season, Chelsea (-216) has not been this big a favorite.
- Chelsea’s chances of winning this match are 68.4%, according to the moneyline.
- Nottingham Forest ranks 14th in the Premier League in scoring this season (six goals, 1.0 per game), and Chelsea is seventh in goals conceded at seven total and 1.2 per match.
- Nottingham Forest has been the underdog in three matches this season, and won two times.
- This season Nottingham Forest (+519) has been at least this big an underdog in one game, and won
- Nottingham Forest has a 16.2% chance of winning this match, based on the moneyline.
- Chelsea’s games have had more than 2.5 goals scored on three occasions this season.
- These teams score 3.5 goals per game combined, higher than the over/under for this matchup by 1.0.
- Nottingham Forest’s games have gone over 2.5 goals on just one occasion this year.
- The over/under for this game is set at 2.5 goals, 0.5 goals higher than the two teams’ opponents scoring average.
Chelsea FC vs. Nottingham Forest Offensive Leaders
Chelsea FC Offensive Leaders
- Cole Palmer is Chelsea’s leader in shots with 18 (sixth in league, 3.0 per game). He also has six goals.
- Nicolas Jackson is another top shot-taker for Chelsea (18), and has turned that into four goals.
- Chelsea’s top playmaker is Palmer as well — he also leads the team with 14 chances created, and has four assists.
Nottingham Forest Offensive Leaders
- Morgan Gibbs-White has 12 shots (26th in league) and one goal (35th) for Nottingham Forest.
- Nottingham Forest has gotten 11 shots and three goals from Chris Wood.
- Gibbs-White also has a team-best 11 chances created (13th in league).