Nottingham Forest vs Bristol City prediction and betting tips on February 7, 2024
FA Cup England
Game Prediction
On Wednesday, the English teams will continue to find out which of them will be ready for the following cup confrontation. There will be 2 replays left, including Nottingham Forest, which will compete with Bristol City at the home arena. Will the Premier League representative prove that it is stronger, at least on the native field? The experts of the website have made a detailed prediction for this match on February 7, 2024.
Nottingham Forest didn’t win for long after the replacement of the manager
“The Foresters”, even taking into account all their historical legend, spent the entire beginning of the current century without promotion from the Championship. And their long-awaited return turned out to be largely accidental – Steve Cooper and his wards managed to finish in the top 6 in the spring of 2022, and then won the play-offs. The Welsh specialist was able to get enough points to easily maintain the so-called “registration” in the Premier League last spring. And the situation was not critical in the autumn; however, after a series of defeats, the mentor was removed without any hesitation. The experience of Nuno Espírito Santo gave an opportunity to take a couple of important victories, beating both Newcastle and Manchester United. Still, then the things stalled. And that is not only about the Premier League: Blackpool was knocked out thanks to a goal in the 110th minute of the replay; and, on the contrary, there were no goals scored at all in Bristol.
Bristol City can afford to use all its power in the cup confrontation
“The Robins” are the middle peasant of the second division of England. They finished the previous draw in 14th position there. And they are still at approximately the same level now. In this regard, the rotation of the coaches, where Pearson was replaced by Manning, did not really yield anything. Nevertheless, the club, being under the leadership of the new manager, surprised in the cup tournament. There, the underdog first drew in the struggle with West Ham in London, and then knocked out the opponent from the capital, which was not without ambition, at the home arena. And the team managed not to concede goals in the battle against “the Foresters” – on the other hand, it didn’t score in the home match.
Previous head-to-head matches
The rivals had played in the Championship in 2021/2022 before the higher mentioned 0-0 draw. Then “the Foresters” turned out to be stronger both times.
Free prediction for the match Nottingham Forest vs Bristol City on February 7:
The hosts play in a higher division and need positive emotions. We bet on their victory with “a -1.0 goal handicap” (odd: 1.83).