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Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest prediction and preview

11 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

BTTS YesOdds 1.67Market probability 56%Final score 3–1

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Crystal Palace host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League (England) on 11 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is BTTS Yes — both teams to score. It was published at odds of 1.67, which the bookmaker market rated at about 56% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Crystal Palace 3–1 Nottingham Forest.

Going into the match, Crystal Palace had won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches, scoring 15 and conceding 17. Nottingham Forest had won 3, drawn 2 and lost 5 of their last 10, with 8 scored and 10 conceded.

Both teams scored in 4 of Crystal Palace's last 10 and 3 of Nottingham Forest's last 10; 7 and 3 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Crystal Palace averaged 1.93 goals scored and 1.33 conceded across 15 matches; away from home Nottingham Forest averaged 1.62 scored and 1.54 conceded across 13.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.34 goals from Crystal Palace and 1.13 from Nottingham Forest. From that it rates a home win at 40%, a draw at 30% and an away win at 30%, against 34%, 30% and 36% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 51%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Crystal Palace (green) and Nottingham Forest (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form44% – 56%
Attack60% – 40%
Defence31% – 69%
Head-to-head36% – 64%
Goals44% – 56%
Overall strength39% – 60%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
Crystal PalaceLDWLW1.501.7040%70%
Nottingham ForestLWDDL0.801.0030%30%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
BTTS 1st Half - No78%1.20
Over 1.5 Goals74%1.28
Double Chance 1271%1.36
Under 3.5 Goals70%1.36
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals68%1.36
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals66%1.40
BTTS Yes56%1.67
Over 2.5 Goals51%1.91

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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