Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City Prediction and Betting Tips | 14th January 2023
Both Nottingham Forest and Leicester City have 17 points each as they prepare to lock horns in English Premier League action on Saturday.
Nottingham Forest beat Wolverhampton Wanderers on penalties on Wednesday to progress to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup. Willy Boly gave them the lead in the 18th minute before Raul Jimenez restored parity for Wolves in the second half.
Dean Henderson emerged as the hero in the shootout, keeping out Ruben Neves and Joe Hodge's efforts to hand his side a memorable win.
Boly's first in the Garibaldi. 🙌 https://t.co/mx2I2s2SFu
Forest will face Manchester United in the semi-finals. But before cup action resumes in about two weeks, they have a couple of Premier League commitments to attend to. Steve Cooper's men will square off against Leicester City on Saturday.
Although the Foxes are at 13th and Forest are 15th in the table, the two teams are tied on points. As such, a win on Saturday will see Cooper's side leapfrog Leicester in the Premier League table.
Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers' men are going through yet another rough patch. They have lost four of their last five matches in all competitions, with their only win during this period coming against League Two side Gillingham in the third round of the FA Cup.
The Foxes have lost all of their last three Premier League matches and suffered a 2-0 loss to Newcastle United in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup in their latest outing.
Leicester and Forest are both just two points clear of the relegation zone and anything other than a positive result will only mount pressure on either side.
Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
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Our No.7 scored this belter against Forest earlier this season 💫 https://t.co/AiWZfPAkZ4
- The last time Nottingham Forest hosted Leicester City in a home league match was in February 2014. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.
- Nottingham Forest have only lost one of their last 17 home games against Leicester City while winning 11 and drawing five.
- After beating Nottingham Forest in the league in the first half of the season, Leicester City are looking to complete their first league double over them since the 1971-72 season.
- Leicester City are yet to score their first Premier League away goal against Forest.
- Nottingham Forest are yet to win two successive Premier League games this season.
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Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City Prediction
Nottingham Forest have looked like a solid unit in recent weeks. Both sides were involved in domestic cup action in midweek and will be affected by fatigue. This one is likely to be a cagey encounter and we expect the two teams to cancel each other out.
Prediction: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Leicester City
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Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Game to have under 2.5 goals - Yes
Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes