Grimsby vs Nottingham Forest – Tips, Match Preview, and Odds

Published: August 22, 2022
Author: Dean Carr
Last Updated: August 22, 2022

Grimsby go up against Nottingham Forest at Blundell Park this coming Tuesday in an intruiguing EFL Cup match.

Read below to see our betting tips and the best odds for the EFL Cup match between Grimsby and Nottingham Forest.

How to watch Grimsby vs Nottingham Forest this coming Tuesday

The upcoming clash between Grimsby and Nottingham Forest will start Tuesday, August 23 at Blundell Park.

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If you plan to do some betting on the match, Bet365 is the place to do so. The bookmaker offers a live stream service for a number of football games but unfortunately does not cover matches in the EFL Cup in the United Kingdom.

Grimsby vs Nottingham Forest Stats

  • Grimsby have scored in 14 of the last 16 home matches
  • Grimsby have not lost 11 of the last 13 home matches
  • Grimsby have not lost 9 of the last 11 matches
  • Grimsby have not won 4 of the last 5 matches
  • Nottingham F. have not won the last 5 away matches in a row
  • Nottingham F. have not won the last 4 matches in a row
  • Nottingham F. have conceded in the last 5 matches in a row
  • Nottingham F. have conceded in 7 of the last 9 away matches
  • Nottingham F. have not lost 5 of the last 7 matches

Grimsby vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Grimsby vs Nottingham Forest Preview

Grimsby look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them gain 7 points. They ran out 4-0 and 0-1 against Crewe and Rochdale respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Sutton United, who claimed a point in a 0-0 draw. Grimsby won three of their previous six matches at Blundell Park in the EFL Cup. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring 14 goals to 12 against.

Nottingham Forest claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all competitions, which opened with a defeat 2-0 against Newcastle. A 1-0 win followed against West Ham, before drawing 1-1 with Everton. Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, won twice, while they’ve drawn zero and lost four in their last six away in the EFL Cup.

Grimsby vs Nottingham Forest H2H

This is the first time Grimsby have faced Nottingham Forest since March 2003, when the pair played out a 2-2 draw in the third tier of English football. The two teams are in very different positions now, but Grimsby have managed to pick up just one win from their last eight meetings with Forest.

Full Tme Result

Grimsby claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Nottingham Forest won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing four in this series of matches. Nottingham Forest managed to score the opener five times in 10 away games, with Grimsby scoring the first goal of the game four times in their last 10 games at Blundell Park.

BTTS

Nottingham Forest and Grimsby have each seen BTTS happen just one in their fixtures in all competitions since the start of the season.

Over/Under Goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Grimsby’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of the last ten matches Nottingham Forest played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.