Nottingham Forest vs. Coventry City Match Analysis and Prediction

Nottingham Forest will face Coventry City on Friday evening, at the Pinatar Arena in Spain, in an all-English pre-season friendly with kickoff at 8:30 pm.

Forest finally won a promotion to the Premier League in May 2019, 19 years after their previous spell there. A magnificent campaign under Steve Cooper led the Tricky Trees back to the promised land of the Premier League, defeating Huddersfield Town in the playoff final.

The survival task begins now for the powers-that-be. Still, it has come as little surprise to see Forest make a statement of intent in the transfer market this summer, bringing in former Liverpool forward Taiwo Awoniyi for a club-record £17.5m from Union Berlin and becoming Dean Henderson’s next loan destination.

Forest aims to reestablish itself in the Premier League after earning a promotion from League One in 2020. Meanwhile, Coventry City has done a sterling job of cementing their place in the second tier since earning a promotion from League Two in 2020.

Mark Robins has taken the Sky Blues from the doldrums of League Two to a 12th-placed finish in the 2021-22 Championship season, which marked their best finish in English football’s pyramid since placing eighth in the second tier back in 2005-06.

Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City Head to Head

Both sides have 12 games against each other, hosts taking eight wins while visitors with three wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:

Home

• Huddersfield 0-1 Nottingham
• Nottingham 1-2 Sheffield
• Sheffield 1-2 Nottingham
• Hull City 1-1 Sheffield United

Away

• Leamington 1-3 Coventry
• Stoke 1-1 Coventry
• Coventry 1-2 Huddersfield
• West Brom 0-0 Coventry City

Nottingham Forest Team News

The club’s new signings, Chidiebere Awoniyi and Jordan Henderson, are training with the squad in Spain and will likely earn their first non-competitive appearances on Friday. The latter is replacing Brice Samba after his exit for Lens was confirmed.

Coventry City Team News

Coventry City manager Steven Pressley made 11 changes for the recent 2-1 win over Leamington, with new signing Kasey Palmer among the subs. But Julien Dacosta has completed a loan switch to Shrewsbury Town, who are currently in League Two.

Prediction and Odds

Because so many alterations are to be made in-game and both managers hope to see what every single member of their crop has to offer, fans may not see fireworks fly.

• Home Win
• Both Teams to Score
• Goals Over 2.5