Nottingham Forest v Leicester City: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Successive home defeats have contributed to Nottingham Forest dropping out of the top five in the Premier League but a City Ground clash against relegated East Midlands rivals Leicester City looks the ideal opportunity for them to recover on Sunday.

Nottingham Forest v Leicester City betting tips and predictions

Nottingham Forest to win to nil - 11/10

Things looked to be going swimmingly for Nottingham Forest as they sat third in the premier League, but now the pressure to deliver UEFA Champions League football to the City Ground is on for probably the first time all season.

Few anticipated that the Tricky Trees would be fighting it out for a place at Europe’s top table, but they are in danger of missing the party after winning just one of their last five games, a run that has included successive home defeats to Everton and Brentford.

So the pressure is now on, although they should be confident they can see their way past local rival Leicester City, who have been completely out of their depth since gaining promotion from the Championship.

A home win still looks likely against a side who claimed only their third win since October 19th last Saturday when they beat Southampton, who have also gone down.

Goals have been the problem for the Foxes as that was only the second time in their last 12 outings that they found the net and they have scored just eight times in their last 13 matches on the road.

Brentford were the latest visitors to Forest and their 2-0 win was only the third occasion this term that Forest have conceded more than once at the City Ground.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have kept eight clean sheets at home this season and, against the second-worst attack in the league, they are worth backing to win to nil once again.

Morgan Gibbs-White to be booked - 15/4

It is questionable whether this East Midlands derby will have its customary intensity with one of the combatants already condemned to relegation, but one player who looks determined to push right to the end is Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White.

The former Wolves man has picked up 11 bookings for the Tricky Trees this season and four of those yellow cards have come in his last four appearances.

Gibbs-White is plainly not settling for sixth spot, which would be enough to take Forest into next season’s Europa League, and he can be expected to be fighting tooth and nail to ensure his team get back into the top five, which leaves him vulnerable to another caution at a big price of 15/4.

Under 10 corners - 1/1

Statistics suggest that this is unlikely to be a match that generates many corners.

Despite Forest’s status in the Premier League’s top six, their average of 4.03 corners per game is paltry and remarkably identical to that of bottom-of-the-league Southampton.

That figure has been consistent whether the Tricky Trees have been playing on the banks of the Trent or on their travels, while Leicester have averaged just 3.29 flag-kicks a game. That is the lowest among the 20 teams of the English top flight and suggests we may not see a total in double figures when these teams face-off on Sunday.

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Nottingham Forest v Leicester City odds

Nottingham Forest - 1/3
Draw - 17/4
Leicester City - 7/1

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