Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

The early Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest prediction leans towards Nottingham Forest avoiding defeat when the sides meet at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League on 13 March 2027.

Forest have become an extremely difficult opponent for Spurs in recent meetings. The first 2026/27 fixture finished Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham on September 5, while Forest also won the previous three Premier League meetings before that draw.

Tottenham’s current league start also provides little justification for forcing an early home-win prediction. Spurs opened the campaign with defeats to Brentford and Newcastle before collecting their first league point in the goalless draw at Forest. They are still waiting for their first Premier League goal of the season.

For that reason, the strongest early direction is:

Main prediction: Nottingham Forest or Draw (X2)

1X2 lean: Nottingham Forest

Alternative outcome: Draw

Goals prediction: Under 3.5 Goals

Under 2.5 Goals: Secondary lean only

BTTS prediction: No — slight lean

Confidence: Moderate

Why Nottingham Forest or Draw Is the Stronger Early Prediction?

The recent head-to-head record is difficult to ignore.

NaijaScore9 currently lists the latest six meetings as:

Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham — September 2026

Tottenham 0-3 Nottingham Forest — March 2026

Nottingham Forest 3-0 Tottenham — December 2025

Tottenham 1-2 Nottingham Forest — April 2025

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Tottenham — December 2024

Tottenham 3-1 Nottingham Forest — April 2024.

That produces:

Nottingham Forest wins: 4

Draws: 1

Tottenham wins: 1

Forest are therefore unbeaten in the latest five meetings, winning four.

That is the clearest result-market signal currently available.

Forest Have Also Won Their Last Two League Visits to Tottenham

The venue changes in March.

The September meeting was at the City Ground.

The return fixture will be at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Normally, that would increase the home team’s probability significantly.

But Forest’s recent record in north London complicates the picture.

Their last two Premier League visits produced:

Tottenham 0-3 Nottingham Forest — March 2026

Tottenham 1-2 Nottingham Forest — April 2025.

Forest won both.

The March 2026 victory was particularly convincing.

Igor Jesus opened the scoring shortly before half-time, Morgan Gibbs-White added the second after the interval and Taiwo Awoniyi completed a 3-0 Forest win late on.

That means Tottenham cannot rely on home advantage alone to overturn the recent matchup trend.

The First 2026/27 Meeting Finished 0-0

The September 5 meeting adds a fresh piece of evidence.

Tottenham travelled to Nottingham and drew:

Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham.

Spurs produced 12 attempts but failed to test Matz Sels sufficiently, while Forest also had 12 shots. Neco Williams thought he had scored for Forest in the second half, but the goal was disallowed for handball following VAR intervention.

Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi subsequently highlighted decision-making in the final third as an area requiring improvement.

The result was useful for Spurs defensively.

It was much less encouraging offensively.

Tottenham Have Started the League Without Scoring

Tottenham’s opening Premier League sequence is concerning.

They lost:

Brentford 3-0 Tottenham

then:

Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle

before drawing:

Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham.

That means Spurs have opened the league campaign with:

3 matches

0 wins

1 draw

2 defeats

0 goals scored

5 goals conceded

The lack of attacking output is the most important problem.

Tottenham have talented attacking players, so it would be unreasonable to assume this scoring drought will last until March.

But prediction analysis should respond to the evidence available now.

At present, there is no current-season attacking trend strong enough to justify making Spurs the clear early favourite against an opponent they have struggled with repeatedly.

Tottenham’s Defensive Improvement Against Forest Was Important

There was at least one positive for Spurs at the City Ground.

After conceding three against Brentford and two against Newcastle, Tottenham kept Forest scoreless.

De Zerbi praised his side’s defensive spirit, while Tottenham recorded 24 clearances and restricted Forest to only two efforts on target.

That makes the September draw useful when considering the totals markets.

Spurs may not have solved their attacking issues yet.

But they showed they could make the fixture much tighter than their previous meetings with Forest.

Forest’s Current Form Is Not Dominant Either

Forest should not be treated as a high-confidence away winner simply because the H2H favours them.

NaijaScore9’s current form section shows Forest drawing their latest two league matches after an opening defeat:

Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham

Liverpool 2-2 Nottingham Forest

alongside their earlier loss to Leeds.

So Forest have also started slowly in terms of converting performances into victories.

That is one reason:

Nottingham Forest or Draw

is stronger than:

Nottingham Forest to Win

at this early stage.

Why the Draw Deserves Serious Consideration?

The newest H2H finished 0-0.

Tottenham are currently struggling to score.

Forest have also drawn consecutive league matches in the current NaijaScore9 form sample.

The return fixture is several months away, so current form will change.

But from the evidence available today, the draw has a legitimate route.

The correct result hierarchy is therefore:

Nottingham Forest or Draw — strongest protected prediction

Nottingham Forest — early 1X2 lean

Draw — important alternative

rather than treating Forest as certain winners.

Nottingham Forest Have Controlled the Recent H2H

Across the latest five matches:

Forest 0-0 Spurs

Spurs 0-3 Forest

Forest 3-0 Spurs

Spurs 1-2 Forest

Forest 1-0 Spurs

Tottenham scored just:

1 goal.

Forest scored:

9 goals.

That is a significant matchup imbalance.

It is especially notable that Forest have repeatedly found different ways to succeed:

• narrow 1-0 control;
• away 2-1 victory;
• consecutive 3-0 wins;
• and now a 0-0 draw.

This is not one isolated upset.

It is a sustained recent H2H pattern.

Why Older Tottenham Success Matters Less?

The sixth match in NaijaScore9’s recent sample was:

Tottenham 3-1 Nottingham Forest — April 2024.

That result proves Tottenham have successfully handled Forest before.

But it is now older than five more recent meetings in which Spurs failed to win.

Football predictions should weight newer information more heavily.

Therefore the April 2024 victory provides useful historical balance, but it should not outweigh:

four Forest wins and one draw in the five subsequent H2Hs.

Under 3.5 Goals Has Strong Recent Support

The latest six H2Hs produced total-goal counts of:

0

3

3

3

1

4.

That means:

Under 3.5 Goals landed in 5 of 6 meetings.

Only the April 2024 Tottenham 3-1 Forest match exceeded the line.

This makes Under 3.5 Goals one of the stronger current prediction markets.

It also accommodates several different realistic score patterns:

0-0

1-0

1-1

1-2

0-2

or even

0-3.

That is much more defensible than forcing an exact score.

Under 2.5 Goals Is Less Reliable

The latest six totals are:

0, 3, 3, 3, 1 and 4.

Only two of those six finished below 2.5 goals:

0-0

and

1-0.

Three separate matches landed on exactly three goals.

That distinction matters.

The latest fixture was very low scoring, but the wider H2H does not strongly support an aggressive Under 2.5 call.

Therefore:

Under 3.5 Goals — stronger

Under 2.5 Goals — secondary

is the correct hierarchy.

BTTS No Has a Useful Recent Pattern

The latest six H2Hs produced:

0-0 — BTTS No

0-3 — BTTS No

3-0 — BTTS No

1-2 — BTTS Yes

1-0 — BTTS No

3-1 — BTTS Yes.

That gives:

BTTS No: 4

BTTS Yes: 2.

Even more notably, the latest three meetings all produced BTTS No.

Tottenham failed to score in all three.

That makes:

BTTS No — slight-to-moderate lean

reasonable.

However, it should remain below Under 3.5 in confidence because the return fixture is still six months away.

Tottenham’s New-Look Squad Could Change the Matchup

Spurs underwent substantial squad changes before the season.

Their early lineup has included new arrivals such as:

• Jan Paul van Hecke;
• Andy Robertson;
• Sandro Tonali;
• Omar Marmoush;
• Sávio;
• and Mykhailo Mudryk.

That matters when using historical H2H.

The recent Forest dominance is real.

But this is not exactly the same Tottenham side that lost 3-0 in March 2026.

By March 2027, De Zerbi will have had almost an entire season to develop the team’s attacking structure.

That is why the Forest lean should remain moderate, not high confidence.

Omar Marmoush Already Showed Signs of Threat

Marmoush came close to scoring against Forest in the first meeting.

Tottenham’s official report identifies his early chance as their best opportunity of the game, after Pedro Porro released him behind the Forest defence.

The finish went wide.

But the movement showed one route Spurs may try to exploit in the return fixture:

attacking the space behind Forest’s defensive line quickly rather than relying solely on slower positional possession.

If Tottenham begin converting those opportunities consistently, the March prediction could change materially.

Forest’s Physical Attack Caused Spurs Problems

Tottenham specifically highlighted the physical challenge posed by Forest forwards, including Liam Delap and Igor Jesus, in the September match.

Forest also possess threats such as Morgan Gibbs-White and Neco Williams, who was close to scoring before VAR intervened.

That gives Forest multiple ways to threaten:

• direct play;
• second balls;
• set pieces;
• transitions;
• and midfield runners.

Those qualities have repeatedly caused problems for Tottenham in recent H2Hs.

Set Pieces Could Again Be Important

Forest’s 3-0 victory at Tottenham in March 2026 started with Igor Jesus scoring from a corner.

That is relevant because tightly matched games are often decided by dead-ball situations.

If Tottenham struggle to create from open play again, conceding first from a set piece could make the match extremely difficult.

Conversely, Spurs generated several dangerous corners in the September draw and nearly created opportunities from them.

Set-piece execution could therefore influence both ends of the pitch.

What the Historical NaijaScore9 Model Said?

The current NaijaScore9 page is still centred on the completed September 5 Forest vs Tottenham fixture.

Its historical model displayed:

Nottingham Forest: 50%

Draw: 50%

Tottenham: 0%

with the advice:

Double chance: Nottingham Forest or Draw (1X).

The final score was:

Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham.

That means the model’s protected result selection was correct.

The draw was one of the two joint-leading outcomes.

The Historical Model Should Be Marked as Successful, but Accurately

The September model correctly leaned away from a Tottenham victory.

However, it should not be described as:

“Nottingham Forest was the strongest outcome at 50%.”

The draw was also:

50%.

The accurate description is:

“Nottingham Forest and the draw were joint-leading outcomes at 50%, supporting Forest or Draw (1X).”

The final 0-0 result therefore landed directly on one of the two joint-leading outcomes.

Tottenham’s Historical 0% Must Not Be Treated Literally

NaijaScore9 returned:

Tottenham: 0%.

The result happened to support the model’s decision to lean away from Tottenham.

But a literal 0% should still not be editorialised as:

“Tottenham had no chance of winning.”

A better automated interpretation is:

“The model returned no meaningful Tottenham win signal.”

That communicates the direction without pretending a football outcome is mathematically impossible.

The September Probabilities Cannot Be Reused for March

The historical 50/50/0 model was built around:

Nottingham Forest at home

and

Tottenham away.

The March fixture reverses that:

Tottenham home

Nottingham Forest away.

Tottenham’s official fixture list confirms the return match for 13 March 2027.

The new forecast must eventually incorporate:

• Tottenham’s full home record;
• Forest’s full away record;
• league position;
• recent form;
• injuries;
• suspensions;
• January transfer activity;
• tactical development;
• and current bookmaker odds.

The September probabilities belong in Prediction History only.

Why a Correct Score Should Not Be Forced?

The latest H2H scores include:

0-0

0-3

3-0

1-2

1-0

3-1.

There is no sufficiently narrow score distribution to justify one exact prediction.

A March result such as:

0-1 Forest

1-1

1-2 Forest

or even a Tottenham home win could all fit different parts of the evidence.

The useful conclusion is directional:

Forest currently have the stronger probability of avoiding defeat, while four or more total goals looks less likely than a more controlled match.

March Is Too Far Away to Freeze Today’s Form

The fixture is scheduled for 13 March 2027, approximately six months after the first meeting.

By then, both clubs will have played most of the Premier League season.

Current opening-week numbers will carry very little predictive weight compared with the evidence available in March.

That includes:

Tottenham home performance

Forest away performance

recent five-to-eight-match form

expected goals

chance creation

squad availability

January transfers

and

motivation from the league table.

So this content should be clearly framed as an early prediction, not a final match-day forecast.

Tottenham’s Lack of European Football Could Matter

Tottenham’s official fixture announcement confirms that they have no European football in 2026/27.

That could become relevant later in the season.

Without UEFA fixtures, Spurs may have:

• fewer midweek matches;
• more recovery time;
• greater tactical preparation;
• and less squad rotation.

Forest’s schedule and competition commitments will need to be compared closer to March.

This is not enough to reverse the current Forest lean, but it could become an important advantage for Tottenham as the season develops.

The Match Comes During an Important Run for Spurs

Tottenham’s provisional March schedule includes:

Bournemouth away — March 3

FA Cup fifth round — March 6 if involved

Nottingham Forest home — March 13

Everton away — March 20.

That context could influence preparation.

If Spurs remain in the FA Cup, there may be additional workload.

If they are eliminated earlier, they could have a full week to prepare for Forest.

The final forecast should account for the actual schedule once the fixture approaches.

What Could Decide Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest?

Tottenham’s attacking development

Spurs have yet to score in the league.

That will almost certainly change before March, but how far De Zerbi improves the final-third execution is central to the matchup.

Forest’s ability to maintain their H2H advantage

Four wins and a draw in the latest five meetings is substantial.

Forest have repeatedly found tactical solutions against Spurs.

Tottenham’s response to Forest’s physicality

The first match contained repeated aerial and physical duels.

Spurs handled them better defensively than in previous meetings but created too little at the other end.

The first goal

Recent history suggests Forest become difficult to break down when they establish a lead.

Tottenham must avoid another chasing game.

Set pieces

Forest have previously scored from dead-ball situations against Tottenham, while Spurs also generated multiple corners in the latest meeting.

Home advantage

Tottenham will have the return game in north London.

But Forest have already won on their last two league visits there.

That makes the venue helpful to Spurs without making it decisive.

Final Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

The strongest early Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest prediction is Nottingham Forest or Draw (X2).

Forest are unbeaten in the latest five meetings:

4 wins

1 draw

0 defeats.

They have also won the latest two Premier League matches at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium:

3-0

and

2-1.

The first 2026/27 meeting then finished:

Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham, extending Forest’s unbeaten H2H run.

Tottenham’s current league start also features no goals from their opening three matches, although their clean sheet at Forest was a clear defensive improvement.

The strongest early assessment is:

Main prediction: Nottingham Forest or Draw (X2)

1X2 lean: Nottingham Forest

Alternative outcome: Draw

Goals prediction: Under 3.5 Goals

Under 2.5 Goals: Secondary lean

BTTS: No — slight lean

Confidence: Moderate

Users comparing other English fixtures can also explore NaijaScore9’s Premier League football predictions, double-chance predictions, BTTS tips and Over/Under goals analysis.

This is an early forecast for Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest on 13 March 2027. The final prediction should be recalculated closer to kickoff using Tottenham’s complete home record, Forest’s away record, current form, xG, injuries, suspensions, confirmed lineups and updated bookmaker prices.