Nottingham Forest v Bristol City: Betting Preview - (2026)

Updated: 10/03/2026

A new Manager, but a familiar face will lead Nottingham Forest into their next game, against Bristol City at the City Ground after Club Legend, Martin O’Neill, was announced as the Reds’ new permanent manager during the week.

Although the visitors have won their last three Championship matches, Forest will be relishing the chance to kick off their new Manager’s reign at the Club with a win in front of the home crowd, and judging by the BetBright odds, O’Neill could well get off to a good start.

Full Time Result

Nottingham Forest – 7/5.
Draw – 11/5.
Bristol City – 2/1.

In Forest’s last 2 games and in 7 out of Bristol City’s previous 9 away matches, there have been under 2.5 goals scored, which is a solid statistic to bear in mind if you’re looking to bet on the total number of goals in this fixture. Check out the latest odds from BetBright below.

Total Goals Over/Under

Under (0.5) – 7/1.
Under (1.5) – 19/10.
Under (2.5) – 4/6.
Over (2.5) – 11/10.
Over (3.5) – 14/5.
Over (4.5) – 7/1.

Martin O’Neill will be confident that his star striker, Lewis Grabban, can find the back of the net for Forest on Saturday, with 15 goals to his name already the forward has averaged a goal every 129 minutes.

Check out more goal scorer odds from BetBright here…

First Goal Scorer

Lewis Grabban – 4/1
Murphy, Daryl – 11/2
Cash, M – 17/2
Carvalho, J – 17/2
Lolley, J – 7/1

Anytime Goal Scorer

Lewis Grabban – 7/5
Murphy, Daryl – 19/10
Cash, M – 3/1
Carvalho, J – 3/1
Lolley, J – 5/2

#BrightBundles – Build your same game accumulator with BetBright

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Here are just a couple of examples of the #BrightBundles you can place on Nottingham Forest v Bristol City in the Championship this weekend.

• Forest to win, Lewis Grabban to score first and under 2.5 goals – 8/1.
• Forest to win 2-0, a penalty to be awarded and under 7.5 corners – 120/1.
• Forest to score a free kick and win by 2+ goals – 23/1.

#BrightBundles are available for games played within the English Premier League and Championship, plus other Leagues around Europe and allows users to choose from a huge range of possibilities, including match result, correct score, red card, team goals, first goal scorer, total corners, penalties scored and many more.

 
Odds are provided at time of writing, please check your betslip to confirm they have not changed before betting.

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