Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest Prediction & Match Preview

• Bristol City eliminated West Ham United in the third round of the FA Cup.
• Nottingham Forest needed an extra-time goal in the replay to get past League One side Blackpool in the previous round.
• All of Nottingham Forest’s last six outings across competitions produced at least three goals as well as goals at both ends.

Bristol City will be looking for another Premier League scalp on Friday evening when they host Nottingham Forest in the fourth round of the FA Cup. They eliminated West Ham with a 1-0 win in the replay in the previous round courtesy of an early Tommy Conway strike ten days ago at Ashton Gate.

Bristol City backed it up with another strong performance in the previous round of the Championship, sharing spoils with playoffs hopefuls Watford in a 1-1 draw on Saturday at Ashton Gate. Liam Manning’s men have been struggling for efficiency of late as none of the last six outings they played across competitions produced three or more goals.

That said, Bristol City did look threatening in the final third in the mentioned draw against Watford last weekend. They should get a lot of room to deliver in the final third here against Nottingham Forest who have been playing surprisingly attacking football ever since Nuno Espirito Santo took over Steve Cooper as the new head coach.

Nottingham Forest ended a four-game unbeaten thread across competitions last Saturday in a 2-3 loss at Brentford. Each of the last six outings they played in all competitions saw the Over 2.5 goals FT & Both Teams To Score option coming in, including both FA Cup ties against League One side Blackpool.

Recent Meetings

These two teams last played each other in the 2021/22 Championship campaign when Nottingham Forest claimed two wins over Bristol City.

Nottingham Forest, however, managed just 5 victories in the previous 22 visits to Ashton Gate.

Only two of the last nine head-to-head encounters between these counterparts produced three or more goals.

Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

As a Premier League outfit, Nottingham Forest have to be labelled as the favorites by the bookmakers here. However, we can hardly find the value in backing them at the 2.05 odds knowing that Bristol City have shown strength in the two clashes against West Ham in the previous round of the FA Cup.

Bristol City also looked great in the last weekend’s match against Watford in the league. We’ll go with the home win or draw double chance pick at the 1.72 odds.

The value is fantastic with the Both Teams To Score pick at the 1.90 odds. We’ve seen two separate 2-2 draws in Nottingham Forest’s games against League One side Blackpool in the previous round of the FA Cup.

Also, each of the last six matches the Reds played in all competitions saw the Over 2.5 goals FT & Both Teams To Score scenario happening.

Steffen Schmidt- January 24, 2024

Bristol City vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

Bristol City to win or draw

OK

	1.74 Odds
	1.73 Odds

Both Teams Score

OK

	1.91 Odds
	1.84 Odds

Correct Score: Draw 2-2

OK

	15.00 Odds
	13.00 Odds