Nottingham Forest vs Coventry: Best Bets, Odds & 13/1 Bet Builder Tip

Coventry arrive at the City Ground bottom of the table, having lost all four of their opening Premier League games without scoring a single goal and conceding 10 at the other end, the worst defensive record anywhere in the division. That run includes a 3-0 opening-day defeat to Arsenal, a 0-5 hammering away at Brighton, and a home loss to Hull last time out, leaving Lampard's newly promoted side with the longest losing streak in the league.

Forest, by contrast, remain one of the more difficult sides in the division to beat at home, and Morgan Gibbs-White continues to be the player they build almost everything around going forward. Coventry's summer signings Liam Delap and Bobby Thomas have shown flashes of quality despite the results, and both feature prominently in the best bets below.

Who is the Betting Favourite in Nottingham Forest vs Coventry?

Nottingham Forest are the strong favourites to beat Coventry at the City Ground, priced at 3/5 in the match-winner market. The draw is available at 3/1, while Coventry are out at 9/2 after beginning the season with four consecutive defeats.

Nottingham Forest are the clear favourites to win. Based on the latest market odds and model estimates, their implied win probability sits around 60%, with Coventry roughly 16% and the draw about 23%.

Nottingham Forest vs Coventry Best Betting Tip

Best Bet: Morgan Gibbs-White - Anytime Goalscorer
Stake: 1pt
Best Odds: 17/10 (Ladbrokes)

Morgan Gibbs-White has scored in five of his last 10 games for Nottingham Forest, and he remains as central to everything the side creates as any player in the Premier League. He's also on penalty duties for Forest, giving him an extra route to goal beyond his usual involvement in open play.

His shot count backs up how involved he is in this Forest attack. His last 10 games have produced totals of 2, 3, 1, 3, 3, 5, 2, 2, 5 and 2, while at the City Ground specifically his last 10 home outings read 3, 3, 3, 2, 5, 2, 3, 1, 3 and 2. He's taken more shots at home than any other Forest player this season, averaging almost three shots per 90 minutes across his last 15 games there.

Against a Coventry side without a clean sheet or a goal to their name in the league this season, Gibbs-White's involvement in everything Forest do in the final third makes this a fair price to open the card.

Nottingham Forest vs Coventry Bet Builder Tip

Our Bet Builder Tip includes the following legs for the Nottingham Forest vs Coventry game:

• Nottingham Forest - Win Market
• Morgan Gibbs-White - Anytime Goalscorer
• Liam Delap - Over 1.5 Shots On Target
• Bobby Thomas - Over 0.5 Shots

Best Odds: 13/1 (Ladbrokes)

The first leg backs Forest to win, a market that has landed in each of Coventry's last four matches given their winless start to the season. With Gibbs-White this influential and Coventry yet to keep a clean sheet in the league, home advantage should count for a great deal here.

The third leg looks at Liam Delap for over 1.5 shots on target. He scored in his previous outing against Aston Villa and looked sharp doing it, showing glimpses of the form that defined his time at Ipswich. He also managed six shots in that game, an encouraging sign that he's finding chances even as results go against Coventry.

The final leg backs Bobby Thomas for over 0.5 shots, a line he's cleared in eight of his last 10 games. His shot counts across his last 13 appearances read 0, 3, 5, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1 and 0, and across his last 10 away games specifically they read 5, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0 and 3, showing he's a regular enough source of shots from the back to make this line appealing even on the road.

Nottingham Forest vs Coventry Player Prop Bet

Player Prop Bet: Neco Williams - Over 1.5 Fouls Won
Stake: 1pt
Best Odds: 13/10 (10bet)

Neco Williams' fouls won numbers across his last 10 games read 1, 4, 1, 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 4 and 0, and across his last 15 games he averages 1.46 fouls won per 90, the most of any Forest player in that sample. At the City Ground specifically, his last 10 home matches have produced totals of 4, 2, 1, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1 and 0.

Coventry's discipline away from home this season gives this line further encouragement. They've committed 17, 9, 17, 11, 13 and 13 fouls across their last six games, a consistently high number that suggests Williams should have no shortage of opportunities to draw contact as he drives forward from left-back.

With Williams already the most fouled Forest player by rate and Coventry committing fouls at this volume regularly, 13/10 for him to be fouled twice or more looks a well-priced line to round off the card.