Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Prediction 10/18/2025 Today’s EPL Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Prediction for this English Premier League Week 8 matchup on Saturday, October 18th, at the City Ground Stadium. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this English Premier League matchup.

Nottingham Forest Preview

Nottingham Forest has 5 points this season, with a 1-2-4 record, and are sitting in 17th place in the Premier League standings. They have a 1-0-2 home record and a 0-2-2 away record. Nottingham Forest is coming off a 0-2 road defeat against Newcastle United, and will face Porto and Bournemouth next. They have three straight losses, are 4-1 to the under in their last 5 games, and Both teams to score – No is 3-2 in their last 5 games.

Nottingham Forest is scoring 0.71 goals per game, which ranks 19th in the Premier League, while allowing 1.71 goals per game, which is 16th. Chris Wood is Nottingham Forest’s top scorer with 2 goals, followed by Neco Williams, Dan Ndoye and Callum Hudson-Odoi with one goal apiece. Dan Ndoye is Nottingham Forest’s top passer, with 1 assist.

Chelsea Preview

Chelsea has 11 points this season, with a 3-2-2 record, and are sitting in 7th place in the Premier League standings. They have a 2-1-1 home record and a 1-1-1 away record. Chelsea is coming off a 2-1 win against Liverpool at home, and will face Ajax and Sunderland next. They have two straight wins, are 4-1 to the over in their last 5 games, and Both teams to score – Yes is 5-1 in their last 6 games.

Chelsea is scoring 1.86 goals per game, which ranks 5th in the Premier League, while allowing 1.29 goals per game, which is 8th. Enzo Fernández and Moisés Caicedo are Chelsea’s top scorers with 3 goals each, followed by João Pedro and Trevoh Chalobah with 2 goals each, and Pedro Neto with one goal. João Pedro is Chelsea’s top passer, with 3 assists.

Why Nottingham Forest will win

·        Nottingham has won four of its last five EPL Saturday day home matches.

·        Chelsea has lost three of its last four EPL Saturday away matches.

·        The underdog has won each of Chelsea’s last three EPL matches.

·        The home team has won 16 of Chelsea’s last 24 EPL matches.

Why Chelsea will win

·        Chelsea has won four of its last five EPL Week 8 away matches.

·        Chelsea has won five of its last seven EPL day matches as a favorite.

·        Nottingham has lost three of its last four EPL home matches.

·        Nottingham has lost four of its last five EPL matches.

Total Points Facts

·        The ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in each of Chelsea’s last four EPL matches.

·        The ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in five of Chelsea’s last six EPL matches.

·        The ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in four of Chelsea’s last five EPL matches as a favorite.

·        The ‘Under 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in four of Nottingham’s last five EPL matches as an underdog.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

In their two meetings last season, Chelsea won 1-0 on the road, while both teams had a 1-1 draw in Chelsea’s home court. Chelsea is 9-1-3 in their last 13 meetings against Forest, and under is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings.

In this Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Prediction, Chelsea is coming as -145 road favorites. Forest has been terrible this season, and have three consecutive losses coming into this matchup. On the flip side, Chelsea has won four of their last five games, and is better both offensively and defensively than Forest, who has the second-worst offense in the Premier League. Chelsea also has a great history against Forest, and I expect them to take care of business on the road in this one. Take Chelsea on the moneyline.