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Exeter City v Nottingham Forest : FA Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

St James Park, Exeter

Nottingham Forest, led by manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo, visit Gary Caldwell and his Exeter City side at the St James Park on Tuesday night in the FA Cup. FA Cup statistics are the foundation of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) history included too. It's all on this page, with data visualisations and the best odds available for every betting markets via the tabs.

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Exeter City's next match is v Charlton at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd February
Nottingham Forest's next match is v Newcastle at 14:00 on Sunday 23rd February
The last English FA Cup meeting between Exeter and Nottm Forest was on Tuesday 11th February 2025
English FA Cup
February 11th 2025
Exeter 2
2 Nottm Forest
 
J. Magennis 5'15' R. Sosa
J. Magennis 50'37' T. Awoniyi
 
EXE
NFO
Shots On
7
12
Shots Off
3
12
Corners
8
10
Possession
23%
77%
Fouls
10
23
Yellow/red cards
2/1
1/0
 
ExeterNottm Forest
 
J. Whitworth
A. MacDonald
E. Turns
V. Harper (P. Jones 83')
J. McMillan (J. Bird 90')
R. Trevitt (C. Watts 71')
I. Niskanen
E. Francis (R. Woods 83')
D. Mitchell (T. Yogane 74')
J. Richards (R. Cole 83')
J. Magennisfootball iconfootball icon
(M. Sels 59') C. dos Santos Pereira
H. Toffolo
W. Boly
(N. Williams 91') A. Moreno Lopera
E. da Silva Moreira
(M. Gibbs-White 72') I. Sangaré
(E. Anderson 71') R. Yates
(N. Domínguez 59') D. dos Santos de Oliveira
J. Ferreira Silva
football iconR. Sosa
(C. Wood 90') football iconT. Awoniyi

Best Tip: Nottm Forest to win

The turnout should be good at St James Park on Tuesday night but, unfortunately, we predict most of those in attendance will be gutted come full time. The statistics below, including head-to-head (H2H) records and recent form, all point towards an away win in the win / draw / win market, with visitors Nottm Forest getting the better of hosts Exeter. It will be a tough one to take for home manager Gary Caldwell but, in the meantime, we'd strongly recommend making the most of best bookie odds of 1.30 to back the away win.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Exeter are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 53% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 7.50.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Exeter
15%
-6/1
7%
Draw
18%
-18/5
29%
Nottm Forest
68%
-4/9
11%
Nottm Forest 2-1
10%
-13/2
Nottm Forest 2-0
9%
-11/2
Draw 1-1
8%
-7/1
20%
Nottm Forest 1-0
8%
-11/2
13%
Nottm Forest 3-1
8%
-9/1
5%
Nottm Forest 3-0
7%
-15/2
13%
Draw 2-2
5%
-14/1
12%
Nottm Forest 4-1
5%
-16/1
31%
Nottm Forest 4-0
4%
-14/1
36%
Exeter 2-1
4%
-16/1
Nottm Forest 3-2
4%
-18/1
Exeter 1-0
3%
-12/1
24%
Draw 0-0
3%
-10/1
35%
Nottm Forest 4-2
2%
-28/1
12%
Nottm Forest 5-1
2%
-28/1
26%
Over 2.5 Goals
67%
-8/11
15%
Under 2.5 Goals
33%
-1/1
17%
Home 1st Goal
41%
--
Away 1st Goal
57%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
58%
-19/20
BTTS - No
42%
-3/4
3%
BTTS - Home Win
9%
-10/1
BTTS - Draw
15%
-19/4
18%
BTTS - Away Win
35%
-11/5
14%
Home/draw
32%
-17/10
21%
Away/draw
85%
-1/10
2%
Home/away
82%
-1/5
8%
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
-1/4
9%
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
-11/4
22%
Over 3.5 Goals
45%
-9/5
22%
Under 3.5 Goals
55%
-2/5
10%
Over 4.5 Goals
26%
-4/1
28%
Under 4.5 Goals
74%
-1/7
7%
Over 5.5 Goals
13%
-17/2
27%
Under 5.5 Goals
87%
-1/25
3%
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
-1/33
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
-10/1
35%
Home DNB
27%
-4/1
17%
Away DNB
80%
-1/7
3%
Exeter win to nil
6%
--
Nottm Forest win to nil
32%
--
Exeter / Exeter
8%
-9/1
Exeter / Nottm Forest
5%
-16/1
13%
Exeter / Draw
5%
-14/1
12%
Draw / Exeter
6%
-11/1
20%
Draw / Nottm Forest
18%
-3/1
8%
Draw / Draw
12%
-5/1
33%
Nottm Forest / Exeter
2%
-33/1
Nottm Forest / Nottm Forest
38%
-11/10
17%
Nottm Forest / Draw
5%
-14/1
12%
Win / draw / win form
Exeter
20 games
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Nottm Forest
20 games
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
D
2
Lost
5
Goal Statistics

Exeter City have been abject at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 3 consecutive FA Cup games. This run could continue, with Nottingham Forest's PG an impressive 2.4.

Exeter Nottm Forest
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
2.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Exeter will score no more than 1 goal
0
9%
1
22%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
22%
There is a 69% probability that Nottm Forest will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
1.7
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
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Exeter
PG (predicted goals)
Nottm Forest
1
2.4
Attack rating
%
better
EXE
NFO
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
EXE
NFO
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

The line-ups for the FA Cup match between Exeter v Nottm Forest will show here when available.

Exeter FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4612
J WhitworthJ MagennisV HarperR Woods
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK4
-
A MacDonald DEF1
-
E Turns DEF1
1
J McMillan DEF4
1
-
V Harper MID311
-
J. Richards MID31
1
-
E Francis MID4
1
-
I Niskanen MID31
-
D Mitchell FWD32
-
R Trevitt FWD1
-
J Magennis FWD461
-
Subs
S MacDonald GLK
-
B Purrington DEF1
-
R Woods MID41
2
-
R Cole MID2
-
C Watts MID21
-
T. Yogane MID11
1
-
J Aitchison FWD31
-
P Jones FWD2
-
J Bird FWD41
-
Nottm Forest FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2222
C MiguelR SosaI SangaréN Williams
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Miguel GLK2
-
E. da Silva Moreira DEF2
-
W Boly DEF2
-
H Toffolo DEF2
-
Álex Moreno DEF2
-
J Silva MID21
-
I Sangaré MID12
-
R Yates MID21
-
R Sosa MID221
-
Danilo FWD2
-
T Awoniyi FWD21
-
Subs
M Sels GLK1
-
Morato DEF1
-
N Williams DEF1
2
-
Z Abbott DEF
-
E Anderson MID1
-
M Gibbs-White MID1
-
N Domínguez MID2
-
C Wood FWD2
-
A Elanga FWD1
-