Albert
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My Prediction
Arsenal by 1Right, aren't we in for a treat. Arsenal versus Nottingham Forest. The big guns against the Tricky Trees.
In the net, Arsenal are boasting the services of David Raya, who's been fine as frog hair this season with a 7.23 rating and 7 saves. Meanwhile, Forest have Matz Sels, who's been as busy as a one-legged man at a butt-kicking competition — 7.38 rating and 11 saves for him.
Now, let's get down to the foot-soldiers, the scoring machines. For Nottingham Forest, Chris Wood has been hitting the back of the old onion bag regularly with 4 goals. Hudson-Odoi and Murillo are both sporting a 7.40 rating. The latter even has a goal to his name.
On the flip side, Arsenal are relying on Martin Ødegaard. He's not racking up the goals, but his 7.50 rating suggests he's doing plenty right. Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka are also ones to watch. Merino has banged in a goal and his passing accuracy stands at 80.3%. Saka has also netted once this season.
Looking at previous encounters, it's been tighter than a mosquito's tweeter between these two. Arsenal has a slight upper hand judging from their recent head-to-head track record.
Both teams have the same regular season records with a 5-4-2 tally, which is as balanced as a high wire walker. The recent form is also quite quid pro quo, Forest stopping West Ham cold 3-0, but tasting defeat against Newcastle while Arsenal held Chelsea to a draw but stumbled against Newcastle.
All said and done, in the cold-hearted business of predicting the outcome, the nod goes slightly in favor of Arsenal. Let's split the difference, shall we?
Albert’s Prediction: Arsenal by 1
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