Nottingham Forest vs. Wolves Betting Tips: Back Both Teams To Score at The City Ground
The remaining two League Cup quarter-finals take place on Wednesday, with Nottingham Forest taking on Wolves and Southampton facing Manchester City. We’ve previewed the action from The City ground and provided you with our best bets.
Nottingham Forest were thrashed 4-1 in the FA Cup at Blackpool on Saturday with Steve Cooper sending out a very much second-string XI on the Lancashire coast. Forest have not reached the semi-finals of the League Cup since the 1991-1992 season, and they have been beaten twice in their last five matches since returning from the World Cup.
Wolves were unlucky to not come away from Anfield with a win on Saturday evening after a 2-2 draw in the FA Cup and a dubious VAR decision. The boys from the Black Country will be looking to reach the last four of this competition for the first time since they lifted the trophy in 1980 when facing Forest in the final.
Taking a look at the odds to advance to the semi’s and the bookmakers make this one a close affair, with 4/5 on show for Forest to qualify and 19/20 for Wolves. In terms of the match result, the home side are 8/5 to get the job done in 90 minutes, the draw can be backed at 23/10 and a win for Wolves at 7/4.
Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Tips
Both Teams To Score at 10/11 is our first bet from The City Ground where Nottingham Forest have shown some good form this season and are currently on a six-game unbeaten run in all competitions. Couple this with the fact that Wolves have picked up under Julen Lopetegui, and you can see where we are coming from.
Forest have scored in eight of their nine league games in front of their own fans this season, but have also conceded in six of those nine. Meanwhile, Wolves have struggled defensively on the road this season and have failed to keep a clean sheet in eight of their nine away from Molineux.
Both sides should make plenty of changes here and after their strong performances away at Everton, Aston Villa and Liverpool under their new boss, we think Wolves can get on the scoresheet in what could be a lively affair in Nottingham.
We’ve also picked out a player from the ‘to be carded’ market in the form of Nottingham Forest’s left-back Renan Lodi. The Brazilian was cautioned five times in La Liga for Atletico last season and has picked up two in his nine Premier League starts for his new employers.
The main reason for this selection is that Lodi will most likely be up against Adama Traore, one of the most fouled players in the league due to his pace. 15/2 with Paddy Power looks simply too big here for Lodi to be carded and is a price we cannot ignore.