Nottingham Forest vs Southampton Prediction, 1/19/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/14/2025

Game: Nottingham Forest vs Southampton

Date: Sunday, January 19, 2025

Location: The City Ground in Nottinghamshire, England

TV: Peacock

Nottingham Forest (12-4-4) welcomes Southampton (1-3-16) at The City Ground in Nottinghamshire, England on Sunday. Nottingham Forest at -150 and the Saints are at +125. The over/under comes in at 3. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Matz Sels for Nottingham Forest and Aaron Ramsdale for Southampton.

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Nottingham has allowed 19 goals while conceding 0.95 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing clubs have amassed 77 shots on target against them. They have 9 clean sheets, which puts them at a percentage of 45.0% on the season. Nottingham has accumulated 49 yellow card warnings over the course of the season and 2 red cards. The Tricky Trees have a ranking of 43rd in regard to goals expected having 25.4, and the squad's xGA are coming in at 21.2. On the year, this squad is averaging 2.00 pts/match (40 points) and also are 34th among European teams with 20 assists. The team's goal differential is at 10 by means of 29 goals compiled and 19 goals given up. Nottingham Forest has recorded 58 saves and also hold a SV rate of 75.3% on the campaign.

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So far this year, the Saints have a save percentage of 66.2% (130 shots on target against), and are ranked 96th among European teams with 6 points. The Saints average 0.3 pts per match while tallying 8 assists and 3 red cards. Southampton has amassed 12 goals and the team's xG this season sits at 19.7. The Saints have earned a clean sheet % of 10.0% so far this season and also 58 yellow card cautions. The club's goals against/90 min is 2.20 with 86 saves, and they have 2 shut outs. Southampton is 95th in regard to goals surrendered with 44, and the goal differential is -32.

The man who will protect the net for Nott'ham Forest will be Matz Sels. Sels has defended the goal for 18,000 mins and is sitting with 520 saves in his pro soccer career. Sels (69-63-68 mark in his career) has accounted for 48 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 24.0%% shutout percentage. The keeper born in Belgium has had 782 shots attempted at him in 200 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.33 (265 total goals given up) and he holds a save % of 66.5%.

Aaron Ramsdale is expected to look after the net for Southampton. Thus far in his career, Ramsdale has conceded 239 goals while earning 516 stops in 166 starts. He has earned a save % of 68.6% and his clean sheet rate sits at 24.1%%. He has allowed 1.44 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 69-21-76. Ramsdale has totaled 40 clean sheets and has defended 752 shots attempted against him in 14,940 mins in his career.

Chris Wood is one member of the squad who can make a noticable difference for Nott'ham Forest. He has 39 assists while accumulating 369 pts in his pro soccer career. The forward representing New Zealand has totaled 165 goals scored in 33,077 mins. Wood has been in the starting lineup in 367 matchups in his pro soccer career and scores 0.44 goals per 90 mins.

Southampton is being led by Cameron Archer, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. The forward from England has accumulated 6,448 professional minutes and he has scored 30 goals. He sports an average of 0.41 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 72 contests during his pro soccer career. He has accumulated 70 points during his soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 10 times.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southampton (-150)

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