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Leicester vs Nottingham Forest Bet Builder Tips: 4.75 Builder for Monday’s Premier League Clash

Sam Ingram

Leicester vs Nottingham Forest Bet Builder Tips: Monday, October, 3rd

We’ve got Leicester vs Nottingham Forest bet builder tips this Monday night. The first Premier League matchday after the international break concludes with this local derby. The focus will be on whether the hosts can move off the bottom of the Premier League table.

While at the same time, this is something that Nottingham Forest will be looking to avoid. Should Steve Cooper’s men suffer a fifth successive defeat, it will be the City Ground outfit that will prop up the division.

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Leicester vs Nottingham Forest Preview
Leicester vs Nottingham Forest Stats & Facts
Leicester vs Nottingham Forest Bet Builder

Leicester vs Nottingham Forest Preview

Monday, October 3rd, 20:00 (UK)

If the last chance saloon is open for business, then Brendan Rodgers must be one of its more regular customers. After overseeing an emphatic 6-2 defeat at the hands of Tottenham, many felt the Ulsterman would soon be shown the King Power exit door.

Especially as their heavy North London reverse came just before the most recent international break. With the hiatus being the perfect time for chairmen to pull the trigger, his sacking would have been no surprise.

Rodgers’ continuation of employment is arguably the bigger surprise. With the Leicester board seemingly keeping faith in the former Liverpool and Celtic boss, it is now up to him to repay it.

While the debt repayments could only worsen by the end of Monday evening and if Leicester and Nottingham Forest were to swap places at the bottom of the table, the credit line for Rodgers may finally expire.

Of course, there is a rather neat subplot in all of this and the local rivalry adds extra spice to this encounter. Nottingham Forest are also in rather desperate need of a win in the Premier League.

After their opening weekend success at home to West Ham, the harsh reality of the division has become all too apparent for Steve Cooper and his players and they can ill afford a fifth successive defeat on Monday.

Leicester vs Nottingham Forest Stats & Facts

Leicester have won just one of their seven Premier League meetings with Nottingham Forest (D4 L2).
Although these two sides have not met in the league since 2014, Forest did win the last meeting between the two. That being last season’s FA Cup win at the City Ground by four goals to one.
The Foxes are the only Premier League side who are yet to earn a win this season. While they have also lost each of their last six.
Then again, Forest have little to shout about either and they come into this clash having lost each of their last four outings in the Premier League.

Leicester vs Nottingham Forest Bet Builder

With neither side coming into this game with any semblance of form, it means it is a rather difficult fixture to call. While there is no doubt that both sides are desperate for a win, that desperation may also be their undoing.
Leicester have not picked up a point since the opening weekend of the season, Nottingham Forest are shipping goals for fun as of late. The form guide suggests they may just cancel each other out.

This is why I have opted for Leicester in the double chance market on Monday and were it not for their home advantage, I am not sure this would be the case. One thing I am sure about is that both teams will score at the King Power.

Neither side has any real shortage of attacking talent. It’s just that their defences are so bad and not only do I think that there will be at least a goal each on Monday, but I also think there will be more than three in total.

With Steve Cooper’s men having shipped 14 in just their last four matches, their defensive generosity bodes well for my bet builder. Add a team that is struggling to find anything in the way of cohesion and this should make for an entertaining clash.

Plus the fact that this is a local rivalry which has been dormant in the Premier League for a number of years. It should also shape up to be a feisty encounter as well. This is why I have opted for both teams to also get a card each.

With all these four components together, the bet builder is priced at 4.33 and although there are bigger combinations that can be built, this one offers just the right balance between risk and reward.