Nottingham Forest welcome Fulham to City Ground in a must-win Matchday 30 encounter in the 2025-26 Premier League, as they hope to secure their top-flight status at the end of the season.
Ayomide Oguntimehin provides the detailed preview and betting odds for the March 15 matchup.
Nottingham Forest vs Fulham match preview
Nottingham Forest head into the clash against Fulham with just a few matches left to salvage their status in the English top-flight this season. The Tricky Trees are 17th on the standings with 28 points, same as 18th-place West Ham United and must better the Hammers results in the remaining nine games of the league season.
Forest also appointed their fourth permanent manager of the season when Vitor Pereira took over in February.
Thank you for your support tonight. pic.twitter.com/mzUKtHqdOg
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) March 12, 2026
Fulham, meanwhile, suffered a shock defeat to Southampton in the FA Cup fifth round in their last outing last weekend. However, the Cottagers are 10th on the standings and will need a win to keep their hopes of an European finish alive.
They have won 12 of their 29 league games so far, recording just four draws and have suffered 13 defeats.
Best betting odds
Home (Fulham) to Win or Draw – 1.36 (via 1xBet)
Prediction
Fulham have been the better team for most of the season and have enough quality to hurt Nottingham Forest in this clash.
Celebrating with Raúl. 🫶🇲🇽
On our last visit to Nottingham Forest. ⏮️ pic.twitter.com/4Lcxl5NGb0
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) March 12, 2026
Head-to-Head record (Last five meetings)
- 22.12.2025 – Fulham 1-0 Nottingham Forest
- 15.02.2025 – Fulham 2-1 Nottingham Forest
- 28.09.2024 – Nottingham Forest 0-1 Fulham
- 02.04.2024 – Nottingham Forest 3-1 Fulham
- 06.12.2023 – Fulham 5-0 Nottingham Forest
Fulham have been the dominant side in this fixture in recent meetings, winning four of the last five matches between both sides.
The Cottagers also won on their last visit to the City Ground in 2024, sealing a 1-0 result.
Recent form: Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest have been very poor in recent matches and are now winless in their last four matches across all competitions, although they played a 2-2 draw with title hopefuls Manchester City in their last match.
The Tricky Trees are also winless in their last four home matches in all competitions and have only kept two clean sheets in their last six.
Recent form: Fulham
Fulham’s form has dipped in recent outings and they have suffered defeats in their last two matches across all competitions, including the 1-0 defeat to Southampton in last weekend’s FA Cup clash.
The Cottagers have also lost their last two home games and have not kept any clean sheet in their last 14 matches in all competitions.
Player to watch
Alex Iwobi (Fulham)
Iwobi and four other highest earning Nigerian players in the EPL
The Nigerian midfielder Alex Iwobi has scored twice and provided one assist in his last three league matches and will be hoping for another game-winning contribution this time around, especially with his creativity in the middle of the park.
