Nottingem Forest - Bristol
11.04 16:00
Although Bristol City still have hopes to reach the play-offs zone, this match is much more significant for troubled Nottingham Forest. Home side will bite and scratch all over the pitch as they must win all the matches at home which gives them slight advantage…
Can Forest come out of the dark? -
Nottingham Forest are in a tough and uncertain relegation battle and a point taken in Barnsley (1:1) meant a lot to them. After a boring first half, home side opened the score right after the break and after that they had the chance to secure their victory through a penalty. However Forest keeper Iain Turner was great in that situation which turned out to be a favour for Forest later on. Dangerous Robby Earnshow hit the bar and than managed to pull one back for the final score. This point might turn out to be crucial for Forest.
Although they are still in the relegation battle Billy Davies believes that he will be able to keep this young team in the league. After successive wins over Reading and Preston by the end of February and beginning of March, Forest stopped and took only two points in five matches. We are yet to see if they will handle the pressure, while French midfielder Guy Moussi and excellent striker Nathan Tyson are on the list of injuries. Gary McShefrey returned to parent Birmingham because he renewed his knee injury, while excellent striker Dexter Blackstock, on loan from QPR made a successful debut.
Slim play-off hopes for Robins
Bristol City and Preston played a tough and competitive match at Ashton gate stadium in Bristol. Derby of the play-offs contenders was mutually aggressive and ended drawn 1:1. Experienced striker Dele Adebola missed a great opportunity in the first half, but he made amends with a beautiful action set up for the first goal scored by Nicky Maynard. The visitors leveled the score and even had a chance to win later on, but the woodwork got in the way. Although City were somewhat better in the midfield, Preston almost took the spoils in Bristol.
Only one win in the last seven matches is the main reason why popular Robins will probably drop out of the play-offs contention. Although we often mentioned that they sometimes don’t have luck in the crucial moments of the match, objectively they don’t seem able to repeat last year's success. There practically is no list of injuries in Gary Johnson’s team, as important midfielders Gavin Williams and Marvin Elliot recovered from injuries.
Betting verdict
This is perhaps the crucial match for survival of double European champion. A win would be a big step towards the safe zone and they stand some chance, considering the lack of motivation in the opposing squad, whose play-offs destiny is out of their hands. In spite of some injury problems, and great number of loans in the squad it seems that home side will be closer to victory in this tense match. Avoid betting on small number of goals, as if Forest concede first, they will definitely play it all or nothing which might easily turn into a goal spree. That is why we suggest a small stake on home win…
Tip: Nottingem Forest, Odds 2.55
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