The Foxes are unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 matches
Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood has 5 goals in 8 EPL appearances
Will the Midlands rivals hold out for a point each?
Tip: Leicester v Nottm Forest | Odds |
Draw Full Time Result | @3.40 |
Chris Wood Anytime Goalscorer | @3.40 |
Chris Wood First Goalscorer | @7.00 |
Leicester vs Nottingham Forest Preview
Leicester and Nottingham Forest are in tough-to-beat form and won’t want to lose this derby clash. Chris Wood is Forest’s dangerman and he can net in a likely draw at the King Power.
Leicester are unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 matches.
Leicester are winless in 6 of their previous 8 against Nottingham Forest.
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in 6 consecutive EPL away games.
Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood has scored his last 2 matches.
Head to Head
Leicester and Nottingham Forest have won 41 matches each in 109 meetings with 27 draws.
Leicester Form
Leicester have pulled away from the Premier League’s relegation zone following improved recent form. The Foxes have taken eight points from their last five games.
Steve Cooper’s outfit were held to a 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace and a 1-1 stalemate against Everton. A 4-2 loss followed at Arsenal before a 1-0 home win against Bournemouth.
The Midlands side won consecutive league games for the first time this season by defeating Southampton 3-2. Leicester were 2-0 down at half time before Jamie Vardy, Facundo Buonanotte and Jordan Ayew struck in the second period.
Leicester Injuries & Team News
Forward Patson Daka and midfielder Hamza Choudhury are injured and won’t feature.
19-year-old Facundo Buonanotte has scored twice and assisted in his previous three. He is likely to start in attack.
Nottingham Forest Form
Nottingham Forest are eighth in the table after losing just once in their opening eight Premier League matches. The Midlands side have drawn and won four in this spell.
Forest were unbeaten in their opening five, including an impressive 1-0 win over Liverpool and a 2-2 draw at Brighton. A 1-0 loss to Fulham followed the Brighton draw and Forest responded with a 1-1 stalemate at Chelsea.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side then secured their first home win of the campaign on Monday, beating Crystal Palace 1-0. Forest had 1.89-0.84 XG and Chris Wood netted the winner midway through the second half.
Nottingham Forest Injuries & Team News
Midfield pair Morgan Gibbs-White and James Ward-Prowse are available after serving their suspensions.
Defender Danilo and midfielder Ibrahim Sangare are ruled out through injury.