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Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Prediction, 8/12/2023 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/7/2023

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Game: Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023

Location: Emirates Stadium in London, England

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Arsenal (-409) Nottingham (+990)

Emirates Stadium is the location where Nottingham Forest (9-10-18 last year) will take on Arsenal (25-6-6 last season) on Saturday. Arsenal are priced at -409 while The Tricky Trees are at +990. The over/under comes in at 2.5. The starting goalies are Aaron Ramsdale for Arsenal and George Shelvey for Nottingham Forest.

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Arsenal had a total of 94 saves and earned a save percentage of 70.6 for the previous season. The team's goal differential was sitting at 40 with the help of 83 goals tallied and also 43 goals relinquished. For the previous campaign, the squad finished with an average of 2.19 pts per match (81 points) and also ranked 2nd in soccer with 60 assists. The Gunners ranked 3rd in relation to xG with 69.1, and the xGA were 41.5. Arsenal earned 51 yellow cards during the previous year. Arsenal surrendered 43 goals while allowing 1.16 goals per 90 minutes, and opponents finished with 136 shots on target against them. They accounted for 13 clean sheets, which gave them a % of 35.1 in the previous season.

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The Tricky Trees had an average of 1.0 pts/match while earning 21 assists. Nottingham Forest earned a clean sheet percentage of 21.6 over the course of last season in addition to 82 yellow card cautions. Nottingham Forest sat at 18th when it comes to goals given up with 67, and their difference in goals sat at -30. Over the course of the season, Nottingham had a save % of 65.9 (179 SoT against), and also were ranked 16th in EPL with 37 pts. The team's goals against/90 minutes was at 1.81 with 110 saves, and they had 8 clean sheets. Nottingham Forest compiled 37 goals and this squad's expected goals for the previous season was at 38.8.

The guy defending the goal for Arsenal is Aaron Ramsdale. Ramsdale (75-28-85 mark during his soccer career) has accounted for 47 clean sheets, which gives him a 25.0% clean sheet percentage. The keeper born in England has faced 758 shots tried against him in 188 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.42 (267 total goals given up) and his save percentage is 70.7. Ramsdale has defended the goal for 16,920 mins and has 520 saves so far in his career.

George Shelvey will reside in front of the goal for Nottingham Forest. He has allowed 0.00 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 1-1-3. Shelvey has racked up 1 clean sheets while he has seen 0 shots against him in 405 career mins. Thus far in his career, Shelvey has given up 0 goals while totaling 0 saves in 5 starting assignments. He sports a save % of 0.0 and his clean sheet rate sits at 20.0%.

Bukayo Saka is one guy who should impact this matchup for Arsenal. Saka has been in the starting lineup in 122 outings so far in his career and scores 0.27 goals per 90 mins. The forward from England has recorded 31 goals in 10,473 mins. He has 26 assists while tallying 19 yellow cards thus far in his career.

Nottingham Forest has a player in Taiwo Awoniyi, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He currently averages 0.41 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 125 matches during his pro soccer career. The forward representing Nigeria has totaled 10,909 professional minutes while scoring 50 goals. He has earned 12 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 11 times.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arsenal (-409)

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