Nottingham Forest vs Coventry Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th September 2026

This will be the first time that Nottingham Forest face Coventry lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.

The two teams enter the match at City Ground, Nottingham with five points separating them in the Premier League standings.

Coventry are rock bottom having failed to claim a single point from four matches during this campaign. Following their four encounters Nottingham Forest collected five which hands them number 11 in the Premier League standings.

Nottingham Forest are aiming to extend the lead on Coventry in the standings as they go toe-to-toe this coming Saturday. On the other hand, the hosts should be motivated to not let the current gap get any bigger.

Nottingham Forest scored two goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 20 times. They conceded 11 goals, an average of 1.1 and pulled off two clean sheets.

Coventry scored five goals, conceded 21 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

Having never shared a season in the Premier League in recent past, this is the first time Nottingham Forest comes up against Coventry in this context.

Nottingham Forest vs Coventry Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 2-2 against Liverpool. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Tottenham in a 0-0 encounter, before beating Aston Villa in a 1-2 encounter. Nottingham Forest only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at City Ground, Nottingham in the Premier League. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded five goals.

Coventry Form

Coventry lost their previous three matches by 1-0 against Manchester City, 0-5 against Brighton and 1-3 against Aston Villa. Coventry claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 14 goals to seven.

Coventry and Nottingham Forest seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues on Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Nottingham Forest vs Coventry Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

The 52-year-old coach of the home team, Oliver Glasner, will select the lineup against Coventry from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

John Victor (0/0), Matz Sels (0/4), Steven Benda (0/0), Daniel Munoz (0/3), Jair Cunha (0/3), Luca Netz (0/2), Murillo (0/4), Neco Williams (0/4), Nicolo Savona (0/0), Nikola Milenkovic (0/3), Ola Aina (0/4), Ousmane Diomande (0/2), Ibrahim Sangare (0/2), James McAtee (0/4), Morgan Gibbs-White (1/4), Nicolas Dominguez (0/1), Ryan Yates (0/0), Xaver Schlager (0/4), Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (0/1), Callum Hudson-Odoi (0/1), Chris Wood (0/3), Dan Ndoye (1/4), Igor Jesus (1/4), Liam Delap (1/3).

Coventry Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Coventry players that the manager Frank Lampard will choose from for the upcoming game:

Ben Wilson (0/0), Carl Rushworth (0/4), Daniel Bentley (0/0), Aurele Amenda (0/4), Bobby Thomas (0/4), Ethan Pinnock (0/3), Jake Bidwell (0/0), Jay Dasilva (0/4), Joel Latibeaudiere (0/0), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (0/0), Luke Woolfenden (0/0), Milan van Ewijk (0/4), Stephen Mfuni (0/0), Caleb Yirenkyi (0/4), Frank Onyeka (0/3), Gustavo Hamer (0/3), Jack Rudoni (0/4), Josh Eccles (0/0), Matt Grimes (0/4), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (0/1), Victor Torp (0/3), Bassala Sambou (0/0), Brandon Thomas-Asante (0/4), Ellis Simms (0/2), Ephron Mason-Clark (0/3), Haji Wright (0/0), Loum Tchaouna (0/3), Sidiki Cherif (0/1), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/4), Yann Gboho (0/0).

Nottingham Forest vs Coventry Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Nottingham Forest, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White can't be called up by the Nottingham Forest-manager, with both serving a ban.

Coventry seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to City Ground, Nottingham to face Nottingham Forest. Josh Eccles is ineligible for selection in the Coventry squad, as he is suspended.

Nottingham Forest vs Coventry Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Coventry H2H

Having never played each other in the Premier League in the 21st century, this is the first time Nottingham Forest comes up against Coventry in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. Nottingham Forest picked up six wins in their previous ten matches against Coventry, while the latter claimed four wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3/1.

Nottingham Forest vs Coventry Results

Nottingham Forest vs Coventry Betting Tips

Nottingham Forest claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Coventry won five, drew three and lost two of their last 10 games away. Should Nottingham Forest pull off a home win on Saturday, it could be an entertaining affair, since they only won two games to nil in their last 10 attempts.

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Coventry, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.