Nottingham Forest vs. Crystal Palace Prediction, Odds, Picks - Feb 1

Updated Feb. 1, 2026 8:56 a.m. ET

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Coming off a victory over Brentford FC, Nottingham Forest will face off against Crystal Palace, who just lost to Chelsea FC, on Sunday. For our prediction on this matchup, keep reading.

Nottingham Forest has scored 23 goals in 23 games this season (19th in Premier League), and Crystal Palace has conceded 28 goals in 23 games (seventh in league). Offensively, Crystal Palace is 17th in the Premier League (24 goals, one per match). And defensively, Nottingham Forest is 14th (34 goals conceded, 1.5 per match). With 23 goals scored and 34 conceded, Nottingham Forest is 16th in the Premier League in goal differential. With 24 goals scored and 28 conceded, Crystal Palace is 15th in the Premier League in goal differential.

Nottingham Forest met Brentford FC away from home in its last match and picked up a victory by a final score of 2-0. It won despite being outshot by two in the match, nine to seven. Nottingham Forest was led by Igor Jesus and Taiwo Awoniyi, who netted their club's two goals against Brentford. Crystal Palace fell to Chelsea FC 3-1 at home in its most recent match on Jan. 25, despite outshooting Chelsea FC 12 to nine. Chris Richards scored Crystal Palace's only goal on one shot.

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Nottingham Forest vs. Crystal Palace Odds & Betting Lines

vs Crystal Palace Betting Information updated as of February 1, 2026, 5:39 a.m. ET.
Moneyline Favorite	Moneyline Underdog	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds
Nottingham Forest +102	Crystal Palace +283	2.5	+106	-137

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Nottingham Forest vs. Crystal Palace Prediction & Pick

Moneyline Pick: Nottingham Forest +102
Total Pick: Under 2.5 goals
Score Prediction: Nottingham Forest 2, Crystal Palace 1

Nottingham Forest vs. Crystal Palace Match Info

Match Day: Sunday, February 1, 2026
Match Time: 9 a.m. ET
Location: Nottingham, England
Stadium: City Ground
TV: Telemundo, USA Network
Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Nottingham Forest's Moneyline Performance

Thus far this season, Nottingham Forest has gone 5-1-3 in nine matches as a favorite.
Nottingham Forest (+102) has been at least this big a favorite in two games, without a win.
According to the moneyline, Nottingham Forest's chances of winning this match are 49.5%.

Nottingham Forest's Key Players

Name	Games	Goals	Assists	Shots	Chances Created
Morgan Gibbs-White	23	5	2	30	24
Callum Hudson-Odoi	21	3	1	15	25
Ibrahim Sangare	18	2	2	11	2
Omari Hutchinson	21	1	2	10	11
Igor Jesus	22	2	1	20	7

Nottingham Forest's Recent Performance

Opponent	Date	Home/Away	Result	Score	Shots	Opp. Shots
Brentford	1/25/2026	A	W	2-0	7	9
Arsenal	1/17/2026	H	D	0-0	4	9
West Ham	1/6/2026	A	W	2-1	11	15
Aston Villa	1/3/2026	A	L	3-1	7	11
Everton	12/30/2025	H	L	2-0	21	11

Crystal Palace's Moneyline Performance

Crystal Palace has been an underdog in 12 matches this season, and won three.
Crystal Palace has won once in five games as a +283 underdog or greater.
The likelihood of Crystal Palace winning this match is 26.1%, based on the moneyline.