Nottingham Forest F.C. vs Burnley F.C. Prediction 18 September 2023

On Monday evening the last chronological match of the Premier League matchday 5 will take place between Nottingham and Burnley.

Despite a difficult calendar at the start of the campaign, Nottingham managed to earn six points in confrontations with Arsenal (1:2), Sheffield United (2:1), Manchester United (2:3) and Chelsea (1:0). Thus, Forest found themselves in ninth position with a goal difference of 6:6.

Burnley, which returned to the elite, started with three defeats from Manchester City (0:3), Aston Villa (1:3) and Tottenham (2:5), which is why they fell to the very bottom of the standings. A small consolation for the Clarets was their triumph over Nottingham (1:0) in the second round of the EFL Cup.

We think Nottingham have learned a lesson from that failure and are unlikely to suffer a second successive defeat to Burnley. Still, the level of the hosts is a little higher, and success in matches with the giants gave them confidence in their own abilities.