Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th January 2024

Nottingham Forest go up against Blackpool on Wednesday for an exciting FA Cup meeting at Bloomfield Road.

The match this coming Wednesday has all the makings of a tight battle as Blackpool and Nottingham Forest look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Blackpool scored 2.3 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 23 times. They conceded 11 goals, an average of 1.1 and pulled off four clean sheets.

Nottingham Forest hit the target 12 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.2 goals a game. They conceded 1.8 goals per match for a total of 18 goals, while claiming two clean sheets as well.

The match ended in a 2-2 draw in the previous outing between Blackpool and Nottingham Forest and should we get another draw, the bookies best price are at 14/5.

Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Blackpool Form

Blackpool look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Lincoln City by 2-0, before drawing 2-2 with Nottingham Forest. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Exeter 2-0. Blackpool showed little mercy in their past six matches at Bloomfield Road, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 19 times, while letting in nine themselves.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining seven points. They ran out 1-3 and 2-1 winners against Newcastle and Manchester United, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Blackpool, who claimed a point in a 2-2 draw. Nottingham Forest didn't manage a single away win in their last six FA Cup matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 17 and scored three goals themselves.

Bookmakers have Nottingham Forest down as rather big favourites for the win against Blackpool. While the hosts will obviously come out fighting, we still think the visitors will prevail in the end.

Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest Squads

Blackpool Squad

Critchley will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Nottingham Forest from the players listed below:

Daniel Grimshaw, Mackenzie Chapman, Richard O'Donnell, Callum Connolly, Hayden Coulson, James Husband, Jordan Gabriel, Josh Nyame, Marvin Ekpiteta, Matthew Pennington, Oliver Casey, Will Squires, Albie Morgan, Alex Lankshear, Andy Lyons, CJ Hamilton, Karamoko Dembele, Kenneth Dougall, Luke Mariette, Matthew Virtue, Oliver Norburn, Shayne Lavery, Sonny Carey, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Tayt-Lemar Trusty, Jake Beesley, Jordan Rhodes, Josh Miles, Kyle Joseph, Kylian Kouassi, Owen Dale.

Nottingham Forest Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 49 year-old Nottingham Forest manager Santo will select his starting XI from these players:

Horvath, Turner, Vlachodimos, Hennessey, Omobamidele, Felipe, Montiel, Toffolo, Worrall, Niakhate, Murillo, Williams, Tavares, Aina, McKenna, Aurier, Boly, Aguilera, Kouyate, Danilo, Arter, Sangare, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Mangala, Laryea, Yates, Elanga, Hudson-Odoi, Wood, Origi, Awoniyi.

Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Nottingham Forest could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as one players are nursing various problems. Serge Aurier, Willy Boly, Ola Aina, Cheikhou Kouyate, Ibrahim Sangare, Moussa Niakhate, Scott McKenna and Joe Worrall sit this one out for Nottingham Forest, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Blackpool.

Taiwo Awoniyi is too injured to face Nottingham Forest.

Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest H2H

It was an enormously entertaining 2-2 match, when these two sides last played each other. A similar feast of goals would go down well this coming Wednesday. Picking a winning bet based on their h2h is a bit of a lottery, and the punter with a keen eye for a long shot might opt for the high-value price here. Blackpool claimed two wins in their previous ten matches against Nottingham Forest. The latter managed three wins in these two encounters against their coming opponent. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 14/5.

Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest Results

In the previous two matches between Blackpool and Nottingham Forest, both teams found the back of the net two times.

Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Marvin Ekpiteta, who is performing well for Blackpool. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent FA Cup outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Nottingham Forest.The visitors will be looking to Ryan Yates to find the net once again, after managing two FA Cup goals for Nottingham Forest in recent matches.

Bloomfield Road witnessed Blackpool winning nine times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing zero and losing one as well. Nottingham Forest claimed two wins, two draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Nottingham Forest apparently have a hard time keeping opponents at bay on their travel with just five clean sheets in their last 10 away matches. Blackpool pulled off two clean sheets in their past 10 matches Bloomfield Road.

In the past two encounters between Blackpool and Nottingham Forest over 2.5 goals came out two times, with Blackpool scoring an average of three goals per game. Nottingham Forest averaged 1.5 goals, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Blackpool, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Nottingham Forest, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.