Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips, Predictions & Match Preview

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Daniela Stoeva

Fact checker Janne Kouva

24 Aug 2026

Liverpool remain the shortest-priced side despite drifting from 1.50 to 3.75, while their recent scoring record still supports the home-win lean.

Prediction

Liverpool to win remains my prediction, with 2-1 still the score lean. The home price has moved markedly from 1.50 to 3.75, but Liverpool are still the shortest-priced result in the current 1X2 market. Confirmed starters are supplied, although the lineup feed does not map them cleanly to either team, so there is no clear personnel reason to alter the published view. The late prices make this one worth unpacking.

I'm keeping the original Liverpool win prediction, but the late 1X2 movement is impossible to ignore. Liverpool were previously quoted at 1.50 and are now 3.75, a substantial drift that weakens the certainty behind the home selection. Still, the current draw price is 4.90 and Nottingham Forest are 6.85, so Liverpool remain the market's shortest-priced outcome rather than becoming outsiders. That is not the dramatic reversal required to abandon the existing call.

The underlying case remains a narrow rather than comfortable home win. Liverpool have scored in each of their five listed recent league matches, while Forest have conceded in all five of theirs. Forest's recent 3-1 win at Chelsea is the obvious warning sign: they have shown they can produce goals away from home, which keeps both teams to score and a 2-1 type of result in play. Their latest 1-0 defeat to Leeds also shows why the away win is still a longer shot.

Lineup confirmation does not change that view. Starters are listed in the supplied feed, but every player is marked as belonging to an unknown team, so it would be a stretch to draw reliable team-specific matchup conclusions from them. There is no clearly identified decisive absence in the data.

The supporting prices have moved the other way. Both teams to score has shortened from 1.75 to 1.69, while Over 2.5 goals has tightened from 1.61 to 1.52. That tells you the goals angle has received stronger support. Liverpool to win stays the primary lean, but with more caution after the home-price drift.

Liverpool to win

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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