Nottingham Forest vs Luton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th January 2025

Nottingham Forest enjoy home advantage, when visitors Luton swing by on Saturday for a clash in the FA Cup. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Saturday as both Nottingham Forest and Luton are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Nottingham Forest are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 13 goals, or an average of 1.3 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Luton scored 16 goals, conceded 18 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Luton came away with a 1-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at City Ground, Nottingham, but face stern opposition, of course.

Nottingham Forest vs Luton Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-0 against Tottenham. They went on to defeat Everton 0-2 and made it three on the spin against Wolverhampton in a 0-3 victory. Nottingham Forest won three of their previous six matches at City Ground, Nottingham in the FA Cup. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 14 goals to ten against.

Luton Form

Luton were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-1 by Swansea. Next up, Norwich won 0-1, before losing 2-1 against Queens Park Rangers. Luton claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the FA Cup, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in ten goals, whilst conceding nine.

With Nottingham Forest in relatively good shape these days, we aim for the home win, when they take on Luton. The value lies with the former, with form a little too dubious for the visitors.

Nottingham Forest vs Luton Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

The 50-year-old manager of Nottingham Forest, Nuno Espirito Santo, will select the lineup against Luton from the players listed below:

Alex Moreno, Andrew Omobamidele, Anthony Elanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Carlos Miguel, Chris Wood, Danilo, Elliot Anderson, Emmanuel Dennis, Eric da Silva Moreira, Harry Toffolo, Ibrahim Sangare, James Ward-Prowse, Jota Silva, Lewis O'Brien, Matz Sels, Morato, Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo, Neco Williams, Nicolas Dominguez, Nikola Milenkovic, Ola Aina, Ramon Sosa, Ryan Yates, Taiwo Awoniyi, Willy Boly.

Luton Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Luton players that the manager Rob Edwards will choose from for the upcoming game:

Shea, Kaminski, Krul, Doughty, Bell, Makosso, Hashioka, Pieters, Johnson, Andersen, McGuinness, Burke, Walters, Mengi, Holmes, Lockyer, Moses, Francis-Clarke, Clark, Phillips, Fanne, Walsh, Nakamba, Mpanzu, Baptiste, Chong, Krauss, Nelson, Morris, Woodrow, Adebayo, Brown, Taylor.

Nottingham Forest vs Luton Team News

Nottingham Forest might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Luton. Nottingham Forest have to alter their line-up, as both Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White get a day in the shade.

Sidelined with an injury, Nottingham Forest can't field Danilo on Saturday against Luton.

Luton just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, Nottingham. Marvelous Nakamba is suspended from the Luton squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Nottingham Forest vs Luton Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Luton H2H

The last time the pair played each other Luton came away as 1-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday. Nottingham Forest go into their upcoming match against Luton with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-0-1 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Luton Results

Nottingham Forest vs Luton Betting Tips

Despite having scored only one times in his last 6 league matches, Chris Wood has actually netted zero goals during this FA Cup season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Luton should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Chris Wood to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

In their last 10 matches at City Ground, Nottingham across all tournaments Nottingham Forest won five times, drew three and lost two times. Luton claimed zero wins, zero draw and ten defeats in their last 10 games away. Nottingham Forest are no doubt looking for goals on Saturday, since Luton have been unable to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 away games. The former fought their way to four clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Luton, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.9 times goals per game.