Southampton vs Nottm Forest Prediction and Betting Odds | Premier League Jan 4

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If the Premier League season ended today, both Southampton and Nottm Forest would both be relegated combining for only six wins in 34 total matches. WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan shares his thoughts on this Premier League match.

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Southampton vs Nottm Forest Betting Odds

Wednesday, January 4	Premier League Betting Notes
Southampton:	+105
Nottm Forest:	+280
Draw:	+245
Total:	2.5 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings)
Game Time:	2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT

Southampton vs Nottm Forest Betting Analysis

Huge game at St. Mary’s on Wednesday night as two teams mired in a relegation dogfight this season clash for all the spoils this midweek over in the EPL.

The home side Southampton sit last in the table overall and have lost five straight games in the league as new manager Nathan Jones faces a mammoth task to help keep this team afloat for next season.

Facing them are a Nottingham Forest side not doing a whole pile better this season, with just two points separating either side heading into this one, and boss Steve Cooper will know a slip-up from his boys in this one could potentially see them go bottom of the table depending on what happens in the other Wolves/Aston Villa game on Wednesday night.

The two teams haven’t faced each other in the English top flight since the late 1990s, with each of their last four head-to-heads coming down in the English Championship with two wins gained apiece.

Road Form A Real Concern For Forest

After battling to a 1-1 draw against Chelsea over the weekend, you’d be forgiven for thinking the Tricky Trees have what it takes to survive in the EPL this season, but that result came at home for Forest, a venue where they’ve been particularly strong in this year.

On the road however has been a much different story, with the two-time European Cup winners ranking as the only winless team in the league this year with a paltry 2 points banked from a possible 24 and the league’s worst overall goal differential at -21 also.

2023 A Welcome Sight For Leicester

Similar to how Nottingham Forest have been the worst road team in the league this year, Southampton have been the worst home team, with just one win banked all year on the south coast, that coming all the way back in August as well.

What has contributed massively to that factor is a defense that has allowed 1.88 goals per game to opponents at home this year, the league’s highest overall goals-against rate, and an even worse 3.5 goals per game across their last two starts there as well.

So shoring up this lackluster Saints backline is no doubt priority number one for Nathan Jones moving forward this season.

Southampton vs Nottm Forest Prediction

This is a huge game for both clubs here on Wednesday, and despite both teams being poor defensively this year, especially in their respective home/away forms, we nevertheless expect this one to be played at a much more sedate pace and to cash the Under in this one as a result.

Both managers will know an outright loss here will be incredibly hard to bounce back from seeing as both teams have potentially winnable games on deck for next week as well, with Forest returning home to face Leicester City, a venue where they’ve been at their best this season, and Southampton going on the road against an out of sorts Everton team as well, an area where they’ve also equally been at their best this season.

We’re expecting a cagey game here at St. Mary’s on Wednesday and for the Under 2.5 goals to cash in the EPL matchup between Nottingham Forest and Southampton this week.

Prediction: Under 2.5 Goals Scored -125

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Meet the Author

‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success.

Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.

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