Southampton vs Nottingham Forest Prediction, 8/24/2024 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/22/2024

Game: Southampton vs Nottingham Forest

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England

TV: Peacock

The Tricky Trees (0-1-0) are en route to St. Mary's Stadium on Saturday where they will play the Saints (0-0-1). The expected starting goalkeepers will be Alex McCarthy for Southampton and Matz Sels for Nottingham Forest.

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The Saints have a ranking of 5th in relation to xG with 1.8, and their expected goals against sit at 0.3. The Saints have relinquished 1 goal while giving up 1.00 goals per 90 min, and opponents have 1 shot on target against them. Their differential on goals is currently at -1 with the help of 0 goals tallied in addition to 1 goal conceded. They haven't compiled a clean sheet over the course of the season. Southampton has earned no saves. Southampton has earned 4 yellow cards on the season. On the year, this club has a rank of 18th in EPL with 0 assists.

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The Tricky Trees are sitting with an average of 1.0 points per match while earning 0 assists. Nottingham has gotten 1 yellow card. Nottingham Forest ranks 11th in regard to goals surrendered having 1, and the squad's goal differential is at 0. So far this season, Nottingham has a save rate of 75.0 (4 SoTA), and also rank 11th in the league with 1 point. The team's goals against/90 min is currently at 1.00 in addition to 3 saves. Nottingham Forest has earned 1 goal and the team's xG on the season sits at 1.3.

The man who will defend the goal for Southampton is Alex McCarthy. McCarthy has seen the pitch for 24,860 minutes and has accumulated 910 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.51 (416 total goals allowed) and his save percentage is 69.3. The goalkeeper born in England has had 1,321 shots tried against him in 276 career starts. McCarthy (86-78-113 record during his soccer career) has accumulated 64 shutouts, which gives him a 23.2% clean sheet rate.

Matz Sels will reside in front of the net for Nottingham Forest. He has surrendered 1.29 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a mark of 132-105-109. Sels has earned 88 clean sheets and has defended 1,396 shots against him in 31,140 career minutes. In his pro soccer career, Sels has surrendered 447 goals and has racked up 952 stops in 346 starts. He has a save percentage of 70.5 and his clean sheet rate is 25.4%.

Adam Armstrong is a footballer who can make a difference on the pitch for Southampton. He has totaled 44 assists while accumulating 18 yellow card cautions so far in his career. The forward from England has 110 goals in 24,728 minutes played. Armstrong has been a starter in 278 games in his pro soccer career and he accounts for 0.40 goals per 90.

Nottingham Forest stars Morgan Gibbs-White, who gives opposing coaches headaches. The forward born in England has totaled 11,246 minutes and he has scored 23 goals. He scores 0.18 G/90 and has started 122 games so far in his pro soccer career. He has accounted for 26 yellow card cautions during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 29 times.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nottingham

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