Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips, Predictions & Match Preview

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Daniela Stoeva

Fact checker Janne Kouva

24 Aug 2026

Liverpool are strongly favoured by the 1X2 market and have the stronger scoring evidence across the supplied recent results.

Prediction

Liverpool are priced as clear favourites for Nottingham Forest's visit to Anfield, and the 1.50 home price makes that market view unmistakable. I still see a competitive match rather than a straightforward shutout, with Forest having shown an away scoring ceiling in their recent results. My match prediction is a Liverpool win, most likely by a 2-1 scoreline. The goals markets offer the more interesting angle below.

Liverpool at 1.50 carries an implied probability of roughly 67% before bookmaker margin, compared with around 21% for the draw at 4.70 and 15% for a Forest win at 6.50. That is a decisive market preference for the home side, and I would not overcomplicate the main read. Liverpool have scored in all five of their listed recent league fixtures, while Forest have conceded in every match across their supplied five-game sequence. The 2.50 goals line also points toward an open enough contest, with Over available at 1.61.

I am not treating Liverpool as a no-risk selection. Their listed five-match record contains only one win, with two draws and two defeats, and their current league return is one point from one game after a 2-2 result. Forest also have a useful counterpoint in the data: their 3-1 win at Chelsea demonstrates that a strong away performance is within their recent range. That is why I prefer a narrow home-win script over a comfortable margin.

For the supporting markets, both teams to score at 1.75 fits the projected 2-1 scoreline. Forest's latest result was a 1-0 defeat to Leeds, but their recent list includes goals against Bournemouth, Manchester United, Newcastle and Chelsea. Liverpool's scoring consistency supplies the other half of that case. Over 2.5 goals is the aligned totals pick: it requires the game to reach three goals, exactly where the score lean lands. The home win remains the primary call, but the combination of Liverpool's attack and Forest's defensive record makes goals a credible secondary route.

Liverpool are the likelier winners at Anfield, with a 2-1 type of game the most plausible outcome.

Key reasons

Liverpool are clear 1X2 favourites at a best price of 1.50, while Nottingham Forest are available at 6.50.
Liverpool have scored in each of their last five listed Premier League matches, including three goals against Crystal Palace.
Forest have conceded in all five of their listed recent matches and began this league campaign with a 1-0 home defeat to Leeds United.

Risk factors

Liverpool have won only one of their last five listed league matches, drawing two and losing two.
Forest's recent results include a 3-1 away win at Chelsea, showing they have a route to an upset away from home.

Liverpool

2 : 1

Nottingham Forest

Liverpool to win

Both teams to score: Yes

Over 2.5 Goals

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