Nottingham Forest v Preston North End: Betting Preview - (2026)

Updated: 08/03/2026

Things are looking up for Nottingham Forest as they head into their run of festive fixtures this weekend when Preston North End visit The City Ground.

The Reds are unbeaten in their last five games and have kept clean sheets in all of their last three home games, which makes a bet on Forest To Win To Nil at 12/5 an eye-catching proposition this weekend.

If that doesn’t take your fancy, then check out the latest prices on the full-time result from BetBright below.

Full-Time Result

Nottingham Forest – 21/20
Draw – 12/5
Preston North End – 11/4

There have been less than 2.5 goals in four out of Nottingham Forest’s last five fixtures, where the anomaly was of course, the thrilling 5-5 draw away to Aston Villa at the end of November, so it would be no surprise to see a low-scoring game again on Saturday.

Total Goals Over/Under

Under (0.5) – 8/1
Under (1.5) – 12/5
Under (2.5) – 4/5
Over (2.5) – 19/20
Over (3.5) – 23/10
Over (4.5) – 5/1

If you’re looking to back the correct score this weekend, it’s also worth remembering that in Forest’s previous two victories, the score has been 2-0.

Correct Score

1:0 – 6/1.
2:0 – 8/1.
2:1 – 7/1.
3:1 – 14/1.

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Here are just a couple of examples of the #BrightBundles you can place on Nottingham Forest v Preston North End.

• Nottingham Forest to win, BTTS – No and over 44.5 booking points: 6/1.

• Nottingham Forest to win, Lewis Grabban to score first and a sending off: 21/1.

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Odds are provided at time of writing, please check your betslip to confirm they have not changed before betting.

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