In the English Premier League on December 30, Nottingham Forest will face Everton. According to the 1X2 odds, Nottingham Forest is the favorite: their victory is priced at 2.23, with a probability of 44.19%. A draw is at 3.37 (29.24%), while Everton's win is at 3.71 (26.56%). For total goals, the under 2.5 line is set at 1.74, and over 2.5 is offered at 2.27. Both teams to score options are: yes - 1.87, no - 1.85. For individual totals: Nottingham Forest over 1 is at 1.50, Everton over 1 is at 2.12. For double chance: X2 is at 1.74, 1X is at 1.32. For halves: total in the second half under 1.5 is at 1.60, over 1.5 is at 2.39. Given the current odds and match statistics, the most justified choice appears to be under 2.5 goals at 1.74.
In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest played as follows: December 27 - Nottingham Forest 1-2 Manchester City, December 22 - Fulham 1-0 Nottingham Forest, December 14 - Nottingham Forest 3-0 Tottenham. Everton's last three results: December 27 - Burnley 0-0 Everton, December 20 - Everton 0-1 Arsenal, December 13 - Chelsea 2-0 Everton. In their head-to-head on December 6, Everton defeated Nottingham Forest 3-0. For secondary statistics, Nottingham Forest's average possession over 5 matches is 49.6%, yellow cards - 2.2, fouls - 10.4, offsides - 1.6. Everton's possession is 41.8%, yellow cards - 2.2, fouls - 10.8, offsides - 1.8. These stats reflect moderate toughness and activity from both teams.
In a five-match series, Nottingham Forest had over 2.5 goals 4 times, under 2.5 once, while Everton had over 2.5 goals only once and under 2.5 four times. The average total goals for Nottingham Forest is 2.6, for Everton - 1.4. Goals scored: Nottingham Forest - 1.2, Everton - 0.8. Goals conceded: Nottingham Forest - 1.4, Everton - 0.6. By halves, Nottingham Forest had over 1.5 goals in the first half once in 5 games, in the second half - 3 out of 5. Everton had over 1.5 in the first half twice, never in the second half. For goal intervals, Nottingham Forest most frequently scores between 31-45, 46-60, and 76-90 minutes (22% each), while Everton scores most between 31-45 minutes (40%). Conceded goals for Nottingham Forest are highest between 46-60 and 76-90 minutes (50% each), for Everton - between 16-30 and 76-90 minutes (50% each). Considering Everton's low scoring and Nottingham Forest's moderate scoring activity, along with frequent under 2.5 goals for Everton, betting on under 2.5 goals seems the most logical.
For corners, Nottingham Forest averages 4.2 over the last 5 games, Everton - 5.2. The frequency of over 9.5 corners: both teams exceeded this threshold 2 out of 5 times. Among the odds for corner totals, there's a bet on 9.5: over 9.5 is at 1.73, under 9.5 is at 2.04. For the outcome on corners, Nottingham Forest is the favorite with odds of 1.65. Based on the average number of corners (9.4 per match) and frequency, a bet on over 9.5 corners seems justified, but an outcome with 8-10 corners is also possible. Both teams have similar stats for offsides and fouls, indicating a balanced game and potential for set pieces.
Sportwars.net prediction for the Nottingham Forest - Everton match on 2025-12-30 - Under 2.5 goals, odds 1.74. Exact score: 1:1, odds 6.00.


