Nottingham Forest vs Bristol City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th February 2024

Nottingham Forest enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bristol City swing by this coming Wednesday for a FA Cup clash.

Nottingham Forest have their target aimed at getting one over Bristol City on Wednesday. However, the latter should be highly motivated at the prospect of showing their skills in front of the crowd at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest go into their next FA Cup match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 16. That amounts to an average of 1.6 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Bristol City are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of eight goals, and while Bristol City claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.8 goals per match.

Nottingham Forest or Bristol City have a home tie against Manchester United set up in the next round. No doubt a prospect much more relished by the Championship-side than Forest. Don't forget, Bristol City have already “killed” off West Ham in this competition.

Nottingham Forest vs Bristol City Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest failed to win any of their last three matches, though they gained a point against Bristol City in a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Arsenal in a 1-2 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth. Nottingham Forest won four of their last six FA Cup matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored ten goals.

Bristol City Form

Bristol City were only able to claim two points from their last three matches. They first drew 0-0 against Nottingham Forest, followed by another draw. This time it ended 2-2 against Coventry, before going down in a 0-1 defeat against Leeds. Bristol City, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn one and lost three in their last six away in the FA Cup.

Nottingham Forest and Bristol City are both very focused on not losing currently, and they'd rather nick a point than risk losing all three. The draw is the tasty value bet at City Ground, Nottingham on Wednesday.

Nottingham Forest vs Bristol City Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Nuno Espirito Santo, will select the lineup against Bristol City from this squad:

Andrew Omobamidele, Anthony Elanga, Brandon Aguilera, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Cheikhou Kouyate, Chris Wood, Danilo, Divock Origi, Felipe, Giovanni Reyna, Gonzalo Montiel, Harry Arter, Harry Toffolo, Ibrahim Sangare, Joe Worrall, Matt Turner, Matz Sels, Morgan Gibbs-White, Moussa Niakhate, Murillo, Neco Williams, Nicolas Dominguez, Nuno Tavares, Odisseas Vlachodimos, Ola Aina, Richie Laryea, Rodrigo Ribeiro, Ryan Yates, Taiwo Awoniyi, Ui-Jo Hwang, Wayne Hennessey, Willy Boly.

Bristol City Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bristol City players that the manager Liam Manning will choose from for the upcoming game:

Murphy, Mebude, King, Mehmeti, Benarous, Pring, Idehen, Yeboah, Tanner, Cornick, Wiles-Richards, Roberts, Knight, Williams, Naismith, Thomas, Sykes, James, O'Leary, Wells, Taylor-Clarke, Dickie, Atkinson, McCrorie, Bell, Twine, Bajic, Gardner-Hickman, Conway, Vyner.

Nottingham Forest vs Bristol City Team News

Nottingham Forest might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Bristol City. Willy Boly, Ibrahim Sangare and Joe Worrall can't be called up by the Nottingham Forest-manager, with both serving a ban.

Due to an injury, Nottingham Forest are unable to field Divock Origi in the line-up for the this coming Wednesday against Bristol City.

Bristol City are looking at six players missing out on their match this coming Wednesday at City Ground, Nottingham.

Names like Scott Twine, Mark Sykes, Kal Naismith, Tommy Conway, Robert Atkinson and Ayman Benarous most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest vs Bristol City Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Bristol City H2H

It finished all square when Nottingham Forest last faced Bristol City. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 10/3.

Nottingham Forest vs Bristol City Results

Nottingham Forest vs Bristol City Betting Tips

Look no further than Ryan Yates, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, while Samuel Bell managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Bristol City in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Nottingham Forest won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing five as well. Bristol City won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew five and lost four in this run. Nottingham Forest won five times in their last 10 FA Cup matches. Visitors Bristol City claimed four wins in their previous 10 league matches.

Nottingham Forest scored an average of 1.6 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Bristol City's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.