LiontipsNottingham Forest vs Leicester City. Prediction and Betting Tips for 2021-2022 FA Cup (February 6, 2022).
Command Analysis
Two-time FA Cup winners, Nottingham Forest hope to go all the way in the current edition of the tournament. In the previous round, they knocked Arsenal out of the competition, and today they will be looking to upset another Premier League team.
Steve Cooper's men are in 8th place in the Championship standings with 43 points from 29 games. After crushing Barnsley (3:0), the Tricky Trees lost to Cardiff City (1:2).
The hosts will be without Mbe Soh, Mighten, Lolley, and Worrall.
Leicester City kicked off the season with a victory over Manchester City in the Community Shield match. In their opening match at the FA Cup, the current holders of the tournament trophy confidently beat Watford (4:1).
In the English Premier League, the Foxes have not been impressive at all. After 20 rounds, Brendan Rodgers' men have 26 points from seven victories and five draws. After a narrow victory against Liverpool (1:0), Leicester lost to Tottenham (2:3) and drew with Brighton (1:1).
Vardy, Evans, Pereira, Fofana, Bertrand, and Castagne will miss the trip to Nottinghamshire with injuries. Mendy is on international duty at the 2021 AFCON.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:2
In 3 of the last 4 head-to-head matches, both sides scored.
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 3 of the last 6 head-to-head matches, goals were scored in both halves.
СтавкаCorners: total under 9.5
This bet played in 2 of the last 4 games of the hosts.
Tip and bets
Leicester have more experience and superior quality, but Nottingham Forrest have the support of the stands. We don't think this will be easy for the Foxes, but still give them an edge in this fixture.
Our prediction - Leicester to win
We do not expect a large number of goals here. Leicester will be without some of their first-team players, and will act carefully on the defensive. One mistake would be enough to decide the outcome of this match.
Second bet - total under 2.5 goals
