Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest Prediction and Betting Tips | October 25th 2024
Round nine of the Premier League gets underway on Friday when Leicester City and Nottingham Forest go head-to-head at the King Power Stadium. This will be the first meeting between the two sides since January 2023, when the Reds picked up a 2-0 victory at City Ground.
Leicester City turned in a superb show of fighting spirit last weekend when they fought back from two goals down to snatch a 3-2 victory over Southampton at the St. Mary’s Stadium.
Before that, Steve Cooper’s men picked up their first Premier League win of the campaign on October 5, when they edged out Bournemouth 1-0 on home turf to snap their six-game winless run in the league.
After weeks of mediocre results, this turnaround has seen Leicester City surge into 14th place in the league standings with nine points from eight games, and they could break into the top half of the table with all three points this weekend.
Elsewhere, Chris Wood continued his red-hot form in front of goal as he netted his fourth goal in five games across competitions and teams in the second half to hand Nottingham Forest a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Monday.
With that result, Nuno Espirito Santo’s men have now gone unbeaten in seven of their opening eight Premier League matches, claiming three wins and four draws while scoring eight goals and keeping three clean sheets so far.
With 13 points from a possible 24, Nottingham Forest are currently eighth in the Premier League table, level on points with seventh-placed Tottenham Hotspur.
Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- The results have been split down the middle in the history of this fixture, with both sides claiming 41 wins each from their previous 109 meetings.
- Nottingham Forest have lost just one of their last nine Premier League games while claiming four wins and four draws since mid-May.
- Leicester City are unbeaten in five of their most recent six matches across all competitions, claiming two wins and three draws since mid September.
- The Reds are unbeaten in their last six away games in the league, picking up four wins and two draws since April’s 2-0 loss at Everton.
Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest Prediction
After stumbling into the new campaign, Leicester have turned a corner in recent weeks and will be looking to secure a third win on the bounce.
However, Nottingham Forest have been tough to crack this season and we fancy them to come away with a narrow victory at the King Power Stadium.
Prediction: Leicester City 0-1 Nottingham Forest
Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Nottingham Forest to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in eight of Nottingham Forest’s last nine matches)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in eight of the last 10 meetings between the two teams)