Nottingham Forest hosts Wolverhampton Wanderers in what should be a very entertaining Premier League game on Saturday. Nottingham Forest is coming off a 2-1 road loss against Newcastle United on March 17 while Wolverhampton Wanderers lost 4-2 at home against Leeds United on March 18.
Nottingham Forest is in 16th place in the Premier League standings with 26 points in 27 games while Wolverhampton Wanderers is in 13th place with 27 points in 28 games.
The player to watch in this game is Emmanuel Dennis, who has two goals and one assist in 14 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Emmanuel Dennis a 24.3 percent chance to score against Wolverhampton Wanderers. He has 17 SCA and 2 GCA in 14 Premier League games this season.
FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.
DafaNews Picks
Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Nottingham Forest 2.95
• Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.50
• Draw 3.15
Spread
• Nottingham Forest 0 (2.07)
• Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (1.77)
Total
• Over 2 (1.76)
• Under 2 (2.07)
Key Points to Consider
Head-to-Head: These two teams last matched up in Premier League action on October 15 and Wolverhampton Wanderers won 1-0.
Projected Leaders
For Nottingham Forest, Emmanuel Dennis has a 24.3 percent chance to score. He averages 1.27 shots overall per sim, 0.74 shots on goal per and 0.28 goals per sim.
For Wolverhampton Wanderers, Raúl Jiménez has a 14.12 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.13 shots overall per sim, 0.43 shots on goal per and 0.15 goals per sim.
Analyst’s Pick
Under 2 (2.07)
Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is Nottingham Forest 0.84 to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.8.
