Luton vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th March 2024

Luton and Nottingham Forest are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash this coming Saturday at Kenilworth Road, with much riding on the outcome in this Premier League battle.

Both Luton and Nottingham Forest came through their most recent matches empty-handed and will be eager to avoid getting defeated once again. Who'll draw first blood at Kenilworth Road? We'll find out this coming Saturday.

Luton show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored two goals on average per match. That makes a total of 20 goals, whilst they allowed 25 goals against, for an average of 2.5 per outing. They pulled off one clean sheets.

Nottingham Forest are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 17 goals, and while Nottingham Forest claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.7 goals per match.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday?

Luton vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Luton Form

A draw is the best Luton can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 2-3 defeat against Aston Villa. A1-1 draw with Crystal Palace followed before they were defeated 4-3 by Bournemouth. Luton managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored 11 and conceded 11 goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-1 by Manchester United, before Liverpool ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Brighton, who came out 1-0 winners. Nottingham Forest managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in nine.

Luton and Nottingham Forest looks like an equal pairing, and since it's difficult to separate one from the other currently, we wouldn't be surprised by a draw.

Luton won eight points from their last seven encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored 11 and let in 14 goals. Nottingham Forest claimed one wins from eight goals scored and nine conceded from their past six matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them six points to their account. Luton claimed five wins, six draws as well as 17 defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest are looking at six wins, six draws and 16 defeats in the Premier League.

Luton vs Nottingham Forest Squads

Luton Squad

Edwards will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Nottingham Forest from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

James Shea (0/0), Thomas Kaminski (0/28), Tim Krul (0/0), Amari'i Bell (0/21), Daiki Hashioka (0/3), Daniel Potts (0/0), Gabriel Osho (2/16), Issa Kabore (0/19), Joseph Johnson (0/0), Mads Juel Andersen (1/8), Reece Burke (0/14), Teden Mengi (1/21), Tom Lockyer (1/14), Aidan Francis-Clarke (0/0), Albert Sambi Lokonga (0/12), Alfie Doughty (1/27), Andros Townsend (1/19), Elliot Thorpe (0/0), Fred Onyedinma (0/0), Jacob Brown (2/19), Luke Berry (0/8), Marvelous Nakamba (0/13), Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (0/21), Ross Barkley (4/23), Tahith Chong (3/23), Carlton Morris (8/28), Cauley Woodrow (1/15), Chiedozie Ogbene (4/27), Elijah Adebayo (9/23), Jordan Clark (0/14).

Nottingham Forest Squad

Below is the full team squad of Nottingham Forest. The manager Santo will pick his starting XI against Luton from these players:

Matt Turner (0/17), Matz Sels (0/6), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/5), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/7), Felipe (0/5), Gonzalo Montiel (0/9), Harry Toffolo (1/17), Moussa Niakhate (1/16), Murillo (0/22), Neco Williams (0/19), Nuno Tavares (0/7), Ola Aina (1/14), Willy Boly (1/15), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/11), Danilo (1/21), Giovanni Reyna (0/3), Harry Arter (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/12), Morgan Gibbs-White (3/27), Nicolas Dominguez (2/19), Ryan Yates (0/25), Anthony Elanga (5/27), Callum Hudson-Odoi (4/19), Chris Wood (8/21), Divock Origi (0/14), Rodrigo Ribeiro (0/0), Taiwo Awoniyi (6/17).

Luton vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Luton are looking at up to six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Nottingham Forest this coming Saturday. Marvelous Nakamba gets a day off from the Luton squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Daiki Hashioka, Mads Juel Andersen, Marvelous Nakamba, Tom Lockyer and Fred Onyedinma nurses various injuries and won't take part for Luton against Nottingham Forest at Kenilworth Road.

At the time of writing, Nottingham Forest just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday.

Gonzalo Montiel and Chris Wood all face a spell on the sidelines for Nottingham Forest due to various injuries.

Luton vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Luton vs Nottingham Forest H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Saturday. Luton have a 0% win rate in the against Nottingham Forest, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 0-1-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Luton vs Nottingham Forest Results

In one of the previous one match between Luton and Nottingham Forest both teams scored.

Luton vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

Luton against Nottingham Forest is also a battle between Carlton Morris and Callum Hudson-Odoi with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three Premier League goals in their last six games respectively.

Luton won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Kenilworth Road. They drew one and lost seven as well, while Nottingham Forest won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five. Goals are usually flowing for Luton on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Nottingham Forest in their last 10 league games away from home.

In the last one encounter between Luton and Nottingham Forest over 2.5 goals came out one time, as Luton averaged two goals a game. Nottingham Forest scored an average of two goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Luton saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Nottingham Forest, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.