Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Nottingham Forest have had an excellent start to the season, and after eight games they are in eighth place with 13 points. They have a Friday evening game this week as they travel the short distance to their local rivals Leicester City, who earned promotion back into the top flight last season.

Key Stats

• Leicester had to wait until their seventh game of the season for their first win
• They have now won their last two matches
• Nottingham Forest have lost just once in the league this season
• They have scored eight times and conceded just six in the opening eight games

Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest Previews, Form and Players to Watch

Leicester City had a difficult start to the season, having to play against Aston Villa, Tottenham and Arsenal in their opening six games. Just before the most recent international break, they managed to sneak a win at home to Bournemouth despite being second best for large parts of the game. They have since gone on to beat Southampton too, as have most of the league so far.

Nottingham Forest have had an excellent start, however they have managed a few too many draws for the liking of Nuno Espirito Santo, as they have managed four draws this season. So far, they have managed to beat Southampton (who hasn’t), Crystal Palace and Liverpool.

Leicester City Preview

Leicester City Predicted Lineup - Mads Hermansen; Victor Kristiansen, Caleb Okoli, Wout Faes, James Justin; Oliver Skipp, Wilfred Ndidi; Stephy Mavididi, Facundo Buonanotte, Abdul Fatawu; Jamie Vardy

Steve Cooper will return to the City Ground for the first time since he left Nottingham Forest almost a year ago. His side probably won’t see too many changes from the lineup that started at Southampton despite how poor they were in the first half.

The only change that I can see coming is Abdul Fatawu coming in for Bilal El Khannouss, which would allow Facundo Buonanotte to play more centrally. I have been praising Fatawu since the start of the season and it seems only now that fans and pundits are starting to notice how good he is.

Nottingham Forest Preview

Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineup - Matz Sels; Alex Moreno, Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic, Ola Aina; Nicolas Dominguez, Ryan Yates; Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White, Anthony Elanga; Chris Wood

The biggest omission from the Forest squad in the last few weeks has been Morgan Gibbs-White, who will return in this match after serving his suspension. Danilo is the only major absentee, after he sustained a serious injury in the opening minutes of the opening game of the season against Bournemouth.

Chris Wood will retain his position as the main striker after he netted the winner against Crystal Palace on Monday. Wood has scored five times in the league this season and no other Nottingham Forest player has more than one.

Head to Head Stats - Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest

The clubs have met each other a lot in their history, and both sides have managed 41 wins, with 27 games ending level. In recent years, games between the two have been more rare because of Forest’s long period in the Championship whilst their close rivals have been winning trophies in the English top flight. Interestingly, while Leicester consider Forest to be their main rivals, most Forest fans believe that Derby County are theirs.

14th Jan 2023 - Nottingham Forest 2-0 Leicester City - Premier League

3rd Oct 2022 - Leicester City 4-0 Nottingham Forest - Premier League

6th Feb 2022 - Nottingham Forest 4-1 Leicester City - FA Cup

19th Feb 2014 - Nottingham Forest 2-2 Leicester City - Championship

9th Nov 2013 - Leicester City 0-2 Nottingham Forest - Championship

Betting Tips for Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest

Leicester have picked up good form recently, however their two wins have been a lucky victory against Bournemouth, and a last minute win against Southampton, while Forest have been defensively strong and potent in their attacks in all of their games.

The match will likely be close, as all of Forest’s games have either been draws or been won or lost by the odd goal. Both sides have quality, and both sides have Premier League experience in their squads, but I think that Nuno will just edge Cooper this time around.

With all of this in mind, our team of professional experts have decided that the best tip for this game is for Nottingham Forest to Win. Odds of 6/4 on QuinnBet means that a £10 bet could see a potential return of £25.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction

Leicester City 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Elsewhere on Friday, Udinese take on Cagliari.