FA Cup Betting – Leicester vs Nottingham Forest Penalty Special



Leicester vs Nottingham Forest – Tuesday 17th January

Championship sides Leicester and Nottingham Forest will lock horns at the King Power Stadium for the chance to progress through to the FA Cup fourth round. The winner of tonight’s third round replay will go on to host League Two side Swindon Town who dumped out Wigan. The previous cup meeting between the East Midlands rivals resulted in a drab goalless draw and the recent poor form of both teams means this match could follow a similar pattern. Ladbrokes have installed Leicester as the odds-on 8/11 favourites, while Forest can be backed at 7/2, with a draw at 90 minutes priced at 5/2. If the team you back wins on penalties, Ladbrokes will refund your losing 90 minutes match bet.

Forest are having a torrid time in the league. Just one win in their last nine matches has seen them drop into the relegation zone. They are also having a shocker in front of goal having failed to score in nine of their last ten games. Similarly, Leicester’s recent record makes for miserable reading with just the won win from their last eight matches, with their defeat at home to Barnsley last weekend their first loss at the King Power Stadium under Nigel Pearson. Both league and cup meetings between the teams this season have ended in a draw making the odds of 5/2 in 90 minutes very tempting. The match is unlikely to be a thriller and could well be won by a single goal, with City priced at 5/1 to come away with a 1-0 within 90 minutes and 7/1 to win 2/1. A 0-0 is available at 9/1, while a 1-0 Forest win is 10/1.

Leicester’s David Nugent is the 9/2 favourite to open the scoring, as he did at the City Ground when these two sides met in the league back in August. Jermaine Beckford can be backed at 5/1 to score first, as can Paul Gallagher. Forest will be hoping the 8/1 priced Marlon Harewood and Marcus Tudgay can get them off to a bright start.

Match Betting

  • 8/11 – Leicester
  • 7/2 – Nottingham Forest
  • 5/2 – Draw

Correct score

  • 5/1 – Leicester 1-0
  • 13/2 – Leicester 2-0
  • 7/1 – Leicester 2-1
  • 9/1 – Draw 0-0
  • 6/1 – Draw 1-1
  • 18/1 – Draw 2-2
  • 10/1 – Nottingham Forest 1-0
  • 20/1 – Nottingham Forest 2-0
  • 14/1 – Nottingham Forest 2-1

First Goalscorer

  • 9/2 – David Nugent
  • 5/1 – Jermaine Beckford
  • 5/1 – Paul Gallagher
  • 11/2 – Steve Howard
  • 6/1 – Jeffrey Schlupp
  • 8/1 – Marlon Harewood
  • 8/1 – Marcus Tudgay

Odds supplied by Ladbrokes

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