Nottingham Forest - Luton Town: Tricky Trees to keep it tight

Nottingham Forest host Luton Town at City Ground early on Sunday.

Nottingham Forest

The East Midlands club is making a claim for a play-off spot, Sabri Lamouchi's squad conquering 10 points in the last 5 games and climbing to 5:th place.

Statistics

Forest concede around the league average of shots and shots on target per game. Nothing fancy perhaps but the recent trend tell a different story as we'll explore in just a moment.

Forest do however maintain the best saving percentage in the Championship so far this season, French goalkeeper Brice Samba saving some 75% of the faced shots on target.
In fact, only Leeds and Brentford have conceded fewer goals than Forest so far this season.

Form

Looking at the last 4 games, Forest have conceded on average 2.75 shots on target per game - the second-best defensive numbers in the league right now.

Luton Town

The Hatters are experiencing a distressing return to the second tier after a 12-year absence. Graeme Jones' crew are rock bottom in the table, only salvaging 1 point from the last 5 games.

Statistics

Only Charlton and Huddersfield have created fewer shots than Luton so far in the Championship this season, Luton creating on average 10.11 shots per game. No other team have created fewer shots on target than Luton so far in the Championship this season, Luton creating on average 3.11 shots on target per game.

When away from Kenilworth Road, the numbers look even more dismal. Only Huddersfield have created fewer shots on the road than Luton so far in the Championship this season, Luton creating on average 8.71 shots per game. No other team have created fewer shots on target on the road than Luton so far in the Championship this season, the Bedfordshire side creating on average 2.71 shots on target per game.

Form

Looking at the last 4 games, Luton have created on average 2.50 shots on target per game - the second-worst attacking numbers in the league right now.

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Conclusion & Betting Tips

Nottingham Forest present the best saving percentage in the Championship and concede one of the lowest number of shots on target in the league in recent games.
Luton is one of the teams creating the fewest shots and shots on target in the Championship, recent numbers cement these figures.
My Betting Tip is Total Goals by Away Team: Under 0.5.
Stake at 5/10 units.

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