Nottingham Forest's fight for survival continues at the City Ground as they host Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
The Tricky Trees are only outside of the relegation zone on goal difference, and would get sucked back into it should West Ham United better their result at home to Manchester City on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, Fulham are stuck in midtable obscurity in 10th place, with no real concerns of going down but potentially too far away from qualifying for Europe.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below using odds from bet365, and make sure to check out our Today's betting tips page for more of our free expert Premier League predictions!
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Nottingham Forest vs Fulham key stats
- Forest are winless in five games in all competitions (D1, L4).
- Fulham have lost their last two matches across all competitions.
- The previous five H2Hs have averaged 2.4 goals per match.
Nottingham Forest vs Fulham preview: Tricky Trees to be denied three points?
| Nottingham Forest | vs | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
| 17th | Position | 10th |
| 28 | Points | 40 |
| 28 | Goals For | 40 |
| 43 | Goals Against | 43 |
| 6 | Clean Sheets | 5 |
| 16th | Home Rank | 7th |
| 13th | Away Rank | 14th |
Forest have suffered the consequences of competing in Europe this season as there is a serious chance that they could get relegated from the Premier League.
Those extra games in comparison to some of their relegation rivals could cost them eventually in terms of fatigue, while they are also on their fourth permanent manager this season in Vitor Pereira and have suffered from a lack of consistency as a result.
Forest have not won a Premier League game since December.
Their form is also poor heading into this clash, as they have not tasted victory in five matches across all competitions, and have lost four of them.
However, the one point they did earn in the Premier League was an impressive one as they drew 2-2 at Manchester City, and that could give the Tricky Trees some confidence to get another positive result against Fulham.
As for the Cottagers, two successive defeats have seen them slip down the table and be knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship side Southampton.
The other loss was also at home to West Ham United, both by a 1-0 scoreline, suggesting that Fulham have lost their touch in front of goal.
Raul Jimenez has scored five goals since netting in the reverse fixture.
That has not been helped by the recent injury to key player Harry Wilson, although his potential return to the team against Forest could give them a huge boost.
Nonetheless, Marco Silva's side will still feel that they can make a late charge for European football, something they have not experienced since the 2011/12 season, where they played in the Europa League.
Nottingham Forest vs Fulham form guide & betting tips
| Nottingham Forest | vs | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
| L-D-L-L-D | League Form | L-L-W-W-L |
| 2 | Points | 6 |
| 19th | Form Table | 14th |
| 4 | Goals For | 6 |
| 8 | Goals Against | 8 |
| L-L-L-D-L | Form (all comps) | W-W-W-L-L |
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Whispers predicts: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Fulham
Playing at home and in desperate need of the points, Forest have been installed as the 5/4 favourites with bet365 to win the game.
However, the Tricky Trees are in poor form, and so we are happy to back against a victory here.
Fulham have also tasted defeat in their previous two matches though, and so backing the Match result - Draw at 12/5 seems reasonable.
In the reverse fixture, Fulham won 1-0 courtesy of a Raul Jimenez penalty, and should he be cleared to play after the tragic passing of his father, we like the Raul Jimenez to score at 21/10 bet.
That match also saw as many as nine yellow cards given, and so Over 4.5 cards at 6/5 could also come through again.
Overall, we are predicting a 1-1 draw, which has odds of 11/2.
> Over 4.5 cards at 6/5 | Likelihood: Probable
> Raul Jimenez to score at 21/10 | Likelihood: Possible
> Match result - Draw at 12/5 | Likelihood: Possible