FA Cup – Nottingham Forest vs Huddersfield: Betting Preview

A quarter-final date with Liverpool at home awaits either Nottingham Forest or Huddersfield Town as the two Championship sides lock horns in a fifth-round clash on Monday.

Nottingham Forest are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They claimed a steady 12 goals in their previous 10 FA Cup matches, for an average of 1.2 goals per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 17 goals, or an average of 1.7 goals a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to 2 clean sheets in this run.

Huddersfield are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past 10 FA Cup outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 17 goals, and while the Terriers claimed 1 clean sheet, they conceded an average of 1.7 goals per match.

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Facts and figures for Nottingham vs Huddersfield in FA Cup.

Current form — Nottingham vs Huddersfield

Nottingham Forest go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous 3 matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Preston. They went on to beat Bristol City 2-0, before sharing the spoils with Sheffield United in a 1-1 draw.

As for Huddersfield, the visitors head into their FA Cup fixture on an excellent run of form. In their last 3 matches, they first beat Cardiff City 2-1 before cruising to a 2-0 win against Birmingham. They won again last time out, besting Peterborough 3-0.

At the time of writing, the bookmakers are offering the following prices on this encounter: betting on Huddersfield will get you odds 4.50, meaning the bookies predict they have an outside chance of winning the FA Cup tie. You can get a price of 2.05, should you wish to add Nottingham Forrest to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Huddersfield – Fixture History

There is a first time for everything and this is the first time Huddersfield is playing Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup.

Across their last 10 meetings in all competitions, Huddersfield have emerged as the winning side 6 times and lost just once. Under 2.5 goals paid out as the winning bet 7 times, while both teams failed to score on 6 occasions.

Primary goal getter

Ahead of their latest FA Cup match, both Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield will be looking for their main strikers. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.