Nottingham Forest vs Luton Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Harry Evans, Football Analyst | Published: 3 months ago | Last Updated: Jan 11, 21:00 | 4 min read

Nottingham Forest FC

Football England - FA Cup City Ground, Nottingham Sat 11 Jan 22:00

Luton Town FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

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This FA Cup clash could be one-sided in favour of Nottingham Forest and our betting prediction is the 2.50 about Forest -1.5 on the Asian Handicap. This means beating Luton by two goals or more.

Match Preview & H2H

Nottingham Forest had three shots on target and 40% of possession when they beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 away in their last game, with Morgan Gibbs-White, Chris Wood and Taiwo Awoniyi scoring the goals in the Premier League clash at Molineux Stadium.

Luton Town´s previous match was a 2-1 away loss against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. The Hatters had three shots on target, four corners and 47% possession, with Mark McGuinness on the scoresheet in the Championship match.

Luton have not lost any of the past six games against Forest, with the last clash being a 1-1 Premier League draw in March 2024. The past 8 H2H matches have featured four draws and two wins for each team.

Nottingham Forest – Last 10 League Games

Forest have 7 wins and 3 losses, averaging 1.5 goals from 4.0 shots on goal and 11.2 attempts. Nuno Espirito Santo's side have averaged 37.5% possession, 315.7 passes and 3.6 corners per game, with the opposition getting 1.2 goals from 4.7 shots on goal, 13.0 attempts and 6.2 corners.

Chris Wood leads the way with 4 goals, with Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Elanga scoring 3 each. Anthony Elanga and Morgan Gibbs-White are top assists makers with 3, while goalkeeper Matz Sels has kept 5 clean sheets.

Luton – Last 10 League Games

Luton have 2 victories, 7 defeats and 1 draw, averaging 7.6 attempts, 3.5 shots on goal and 0.9 goals. The Bedfordshire outfit average 41.2% possession, 4.7 corners in their favour and 5.6 corners against, while 1.8 goals have been conceded from 6.0 shots on goal and 10.6 attempts.

Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo have scored 3, followed by Mark McGuinness with 1. Look no further than Jordan Clark for the top assist maker (2) in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Nottingham Forest confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Carlos Miguel (GK), Harry Toffolo, Willy Boly, Morato, Alex Moreno, Eric da Silva Moreira, James Ward-Prowse, Jota Silva, Ryan Yates, Ramon Sosa, Taiwo Awoniyi.

Luton confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Thomas Kaminski (GK), Reuell Walters, Thomas Holmes, Mark McGuinness, Amari'i Bell, Marvelous Nakamba, Liam Walsh, Isaiah Jones, Lamine Fanne, Zack Nelson, Carlton Morris.

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Expert FA Cup Analysis

The formbook is always a good place to start ahead of making football predictions. Team news is also an important port of call, while the stats we present always tell an interesting story.

Key Nottingham Forest vs Luton stats:

  • Forest have won 3 consecutive home matches
  • Forest have won 7 of their past 10 home matches
  • Forest have kept 5 clean sheets in their past 10 home matches
  • Forest have scored 2 or more goals in 5 of their past 10 home matches
  • Luton have lost 4 consecutive matches
  • Luton have lost 7 of their past 10 away matches
  • Luton have conceded 2 or more goals in 11 of their last 20 matches

Nottingham Forest vs Luton Prediction

We’re expecting a one-sided FA Cup game and our pick is to back Nottingham Forest at 2.50 to overcome a 1.5 handicap. We feel as though our winner can overcome their opponent by two goals.

If you think Forest can win by a bigger margin than two goals, you might want to consider them off -2.5 goals.

Our Pick

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Nottingham Forest vs Luton Odds

At betting odds of 1.55 with the bookies, Nottingham Forest are regarded as 65% likely to win this FA Cup encounter. The market suggests that Luton are least likely to win at 5.25.

If you’re betting on Total Goals, the market are finding it hard to split Unders and Overs. As long as one team or more fail to score, then the No option on the Both Teams to Score market will pay out at 1.80.

You can back Nottingham Forest at 1.22 on the Draw No Bet market, with money back if the game is a draw. Luton Town are 4.00 with the football betting sites to win this FA Cup game.

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Team Stats

Latest FA Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Nottingham Forest logo Nottingham Forest Betting Stats

Luton logo Luton Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 12 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 7 wins, 3 defeats and 0 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 5 wins, 12 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 2 wins, 7 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Nottingham Forest

Luton

Goals / match
2 0.8
Conceded / match
0.2 1.4
Total / match
2.2 2.2

Corners

Corners

Nottingham Forest

Luton

For / match
3.6 4.4
Against / match
5.8 5
Total / match
9.4 9.4

Possession

Possession

Team News

Get the Nottingham Forest vs Luton team news as soon as it becomes available. It’s great to know which players are available for the next game.

Nottingham Forest vs Luton Lineups

Nottingham Forest Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Luton Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Nottingham Forest Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

33 Carlos Miguel
15 Harry Toffolo 30 Willy Boly 4 Morato 19 Alex Moreno
17 E. da Silva 18 James Ward-Prowse
20 Jota Silva 22 Ryan Yates 24 Ramon Sosa
9 Taiwo Awoniyi
24 Thomas Kaminski
2 Reuell Walters 29 Thomas Holmes 6 Mark McGuinness 3 Amari'i Bell
13 Marvelous Nakamba 20 Liam Walsh
25 Isaiah Jones 22 Lamine Fanne 37 Zack Nelson
9 Carlton Morris

Luton Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Nottingham Forest Substitutes

  • 8Elliot Anderson
  • 11Chris Wood
  • 14Callum Hudson-Odoi
  • 16Nicolas Dominguez
  • 21Anthony Elanga
  • 26Matz Sels
  • 28Danilo
  • 31Nikola Milenkovic
  • 44Zach Abbott

Luton Substitutes

  • 5Mads Juel Andersen
  • 8Tom Krauss
  • 10Cauley Woodrow
  • 11Elijah Adebayo
  • 17Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu
  • 18Jordan Clark
  • 19Jacob Brown
  • 23Tim Krul
  • 27Daiki Hashioka

Previous Nottingham Forest Lineups

07 Jan Premier League
Wolverhampton 0-3 Nott’m Forest
29 Dec Premier League
Everton 0-2 Nott’m Forest
26 Dec Premier League
Nott’m Forest 1-0 Tottenham

Previous Luton Lineups

07 Jan Championship
QPR 2-1 Luton
01 Jan Championship
Luton 0-1 Norwich
29 Dec Championship
Swansea 2-1 Luton

You can find out the Nottingham Forest vs Luton lineups including substitutes ahead of kick-off. Check out our predicted lineups before getting confirmed starting 11s.

Team Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Luton Squad

Find out the squads on a team-by-team basis, with stats available for each player.

England FlagTables & Standings

England FlagPremier League 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Liverpool 34 25 7 2 80:32 82
2 Arsenal 34 18 13 3 63:29 67
3 Newcastle 34 19 5 10 65:44 62
4 Man City 34 18 7 9 66:43 61
5 Chelsea 34 17 9 8 59:40 60
6 Nott’m Forest 33 18 6 9 53:39 60
7 Aston Villa 34 16 9 9 54:49 57
8 Fulham 34 14 9 11 50:46 51
9 Brighton 34 13 12 9 56:55 51
10 Bournemouth 34 13 11 10 53:41 50
11 Brentford 33 13 7 13 56:50 46
12 Crystal Palace 34 11 12 11 43:47 45
13 Wolverhampton 34 12 5 17 51:61 41
14 Man United 34 10 9 15 39:47 39
15 Everton 34 8 14 12 34:41 38
16 Tottenham 34 11 4 19 62:56 37
17 West Ham 34 9 9 16 39:58 36
18 Ipswich 34 4 9 21 33:74 21
19 Leicester 34 4 6 24 27:76 18
20 Southampton 34 2 5 27 25:80 11

England FlagChampionship 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leeds 45 28 13 4 93:29 97
2 Burnley 45 27 16 2 66:15 97
3 Sheffield Utd 45 28 7 10 62:35 89
4 Sunderland 45 21 13 11 58:43 76
5 Bristol City 45 17 16 12 57:53 67
6 Coventry 45 19 9 17 62:58 66
7 Millwall 45 18 12 15 46:46 66
8 Blackburn 45 19 8 18 52:47 65
9 Middlesbrough 45 18 10 17 64:54 64
10 West Brom 45 14 19 12 52:44 61
11 Swansea 45 17 9 19 48:53 60
12 Sheffield Wed 45 15 12 18 59:68 57
13 Watford 45 16 8 21 52:60 56
14 Norwich 45 13 15 17 67:66 54
15 QPR 45 13 14 18 52:63 53
16 Portsmouth 45 14 11 20 57:70 53
17 Oxford 45 13 13 19 46:62 52
18 Stoke 45 12 14 19 45:62 50
19 Derby 45 13 10 22 48:56 49
20 Preston 45 10 19 16 46:57 49
21 Luton 45 13 10 22 42:64 49
22 Hull 45 12 12 21 43:53 48
23 Plymouth 45 11 13 21 50:86 46
24 Cardiff 45 9 17 19 46:69 44

The FA Cup standings will highlight the leading teams in the table. Go through the standings to see how many points each side has earned.

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