Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Leicester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 36 match between Nottingham Forest and Leicester and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Leicester go up against Nottingham Forest this coming Sunday for a Premier League meeting at City Ground, Nottingham.

Sitting bottom of the table, Leicester have claimed 21 points after 35 rounds, while Nottingham Forest have amassed 61 points. This places the latter as number 6 in the Premier League at the moment.

Team form: Nottingham Forest vs Leicester

Nottingham Forest Form

A single draw is all Nottingham Forest have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 0-2 and 0-2 against Manchester City and Brentford respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Crystal Palace. Nottingham Forest claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded three goals.

Leicester Form

Leicester collected one win from their last three matches, as Liverpool won by 0-1. Wolverhampton were too strong as well, winning 3-0, before Leicester won 2-0 against Southampton. Leicester are winless in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 14 goals while scoring two themselves.

Betting stats for Nottingham Forest and Leicester

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Nottingham Forest and Leicester. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Nottingham Forest vs Leicester

While only scoring one goals in his last six outings for Nottingham Forest, Chris Wood has been good for them over the course of the season with 19 goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Leicester, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Sunday, depending on your betting strategy.

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Full-time result

Nottingham Forest claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Leicester won one, drew one and lost eight of their last 10 games away. Nottingham Forest have not lost to Leicester in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Nottingham Forest scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Leicester only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Nottingham Forest probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Sunday, as Leicester managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Nottingham Forest have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Leicester.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nottingham Forest, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Leicester, who managed to score 0.4 times in those matches.