Crystal Palace host Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park on Sunday night (Monday 12 October), with kick-off at midnight AEDT. Here’s our Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest prediction, along with the best odds at Ladbrokes.
Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest match prediction
Crystal Palace have had mixed fortunes this season, but there is enough talent in this team to start stringing wins together.
They have a win and a draw from their last three games, which is a step in the right direction, and they deserve to be slight favourites at home.
Our EPL Gameweek 6 tips are happy to include them at the current price.
- Correct score Crystal Palace 1-0 @ $9.00: our score prediction. Forest have failed to score in 3 of their last 5 games.
- Crystal Palace draw no bet @ $1.83: covers the draw, which landed in 4 of the last 5 meetings.
- Under 2.5 goals @ $1.82: none of the last 5 meetings produced more than 2 goals.
- Crystal Palace to win to nil @ $4.33: Palace kept 3 clean sheets in their last 5, and Forest scored in only 2 of theirs.
Odds correct at 5:05pm AEDT, Wednesday 7 October 2026. See the latest odds for every market below.
Head to head and what it means for our prediction
Of the last 5 meetings, Crystal Palace have won 0, Nottingham Forest have won 1 and 4 finished level. Crystal Palace scored 4 goals in that run and Nottingham Forest scored 5.
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 2026 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Crystal Palace |
| 24 Aug 2025 | Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| 6 May 2025 | Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Crystal Palace |
| 31 Mar 2024 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Crystal Palace |
This fixture is usually tight and low scoring. That’s why we’re pairing the Palace tip with draw no bet cover and under 2.5 goals.
Form and stats behind our tips
Palace have won 3 of their last 5 in all competitions. Forest have 1 win from their last 5 and have struggled for goals.
Crystal Palace: last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Score | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2026 | Fulham | A | W | 3-2 | EPL |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Middlesbrough | H | W | 3-0 | League Cup |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Ipswich | H | L | 2-3 | EPL |
| 18 Sep 2026 | Lech Poznan | H | W | 4-0 | UEL |
| 20 Sep 2026 | Leeds | A | D | 0-0 | EPL |
Nottingham Forest: last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Score | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2026 | Leeds | H | L | 0-2 | League Cup |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Liverpool | A | D | 2-2 | EPL |
| 6 Sep 2026 | Spurs | H | D | 0-0 | EPL |
| 13 Sep 2026 | Aston Villa | A | W | 2-1 | EPL |
| 20 Sep 2026 | Coventry | H | L | 0-1 | EPL |
- Both teams scored in 2 of Crystal Palace’s last 5 games and 2 of Nottingham Forest’s.
- Over 2.5 goals landed in 4 of Crystal Palace’s last 5 and 2 of Nottingham Forest’s.
- Crystal Palace kept 3 clean sheets in their last 5. Nottingham Forest kept 1.
- Crystal Palace sit 15th on 4 points (1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses). Nottingham Forest sit 13th on 5 points (1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses).
Palace are just ahead of Forest on form, which backs the home win at $2.60. We’d rather take the clean sheet angle than over 2.5 goals at $1.96.
Crystal Palace: Axel Disasi (suspended) and Chadi Riad (knee) are both out, so Palace are without two centre-backs. That is the main risk to our clean sheet call. Dean Henderson (ankle), Jean-Philippe Mateta (hamstring), Anan Khalaili, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Jefferson Lerma are in doubt. Ismaïla Sarr is back from a groin injury.
Nottingham Forest: Nikola Milenković is back from a hamstring injury, which helps the Forest defence. Nicolò Savona (knee) is still out.
- Jorgen Strand Larsen anytime goalscorer @ $3.20: Palace’s shortest-priced player to score, and he leads the line while Mateta is in doubt.
We’ve left the Forest scorers out, because our prediction is a Palace clean sheet.
Here’s a quick look at the current odds and popular betting markets for the Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest matchup.
*odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Jorgen Strand Larsen | 3.00 |
| Igor Jesus | 3.10 |
| Liam Delap | 3.10 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 3.50 |
| Dan Ndoye | 4.75 |
| Yeremi Pino | 5.00 |
| Anan Khalaili | 7.00 |
| James McAtee | 8.00 |
| Quinten Timber | 7.50 |
| Daichi Kamada | 7.50 |
| Ibrahim Sangare | 9.00 |
| Xaver Schlager | 10.00 |
| Daniel Munoz | 10.00 |
| Adam Wharton | 10.00 |
| Jefferson Lerma | 11.00 |
Premier League odds correct as of 08/10/2026 and subject to change. Event scheduled to start at 11/10/2026 11:00pm AEST.
| Team | Odds | |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace/Crystal Palace | 4.00 | Bet Now |
| Draw/Draw | 5.00 | Bet Now |
| Nottingham Forest/Nottingham Forest | 4.20 | Bet Now |
| Draw/Crystal Palace | 6.00 | Bet Now |
| Draw/Nottingham Forest | 6.00 | Bet Now |
| Crystal Palace/Draw | 11.00 | Bet Now |
| Nottingham Forest/Draw | 11.00 | Bet Now |
| Nottingham Forest/Crystal Palace | 19.00 | Bet Now |
| Crystal Palace/Nottingham Forest | 21.00 | Bet Now |
Premier League odds correct as of 08/10/2026 and subject to change. Event scheduled to start at 11/10/2026 11:00pm AEST.