Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Luton Town FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2024-25
Sat 11 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 29,445 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ramon Sosa 40' 1–0
Ryan Yates 40' 1–0
Jota Silva 68' 2–0
Ramon Sosa 68' 2–0

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Luton Town FCFA Cup at City Ground, Nottingham.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Assistant 1 Simon Bennett
  • Assistant 2 Akil Howson

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jan Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
06 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 3–0 W
29 Dec Everton FC A 2–0 W
26 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W
21 Dec Brentford FC A 2–0 W
14 Dec Aston Villa FC H 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 0–2 L
06 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
01 Jan Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
29 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
26 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
20 Dec Derby County FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
Callum Hudson-Odoi 2 G
Luton Town FC
Nahki Wells 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Nottingham Forest FC and Luton Town FC is underway.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Luton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Luton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Luton Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 40' GOAL! Ramon Sosa scores on 40.
  • 45' Luton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 49' Another substitution for Luton Town FC to replace Lamine Dabo by Jordan Clark on 49 minute.
  • 54' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Luton Town FC team. Zack Nelson is replaced by Jacob Brown on 57 minute.
  • 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 67' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jota Silva suffering a number of foals already.
  • 68' GOAL! Jota Silva scores on 68.
  • 69' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elijah Adebayo is hanging Isaiah Jones on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 74 minute. Taiwo Awoniyi leaves to be changed by Nicolas Dominguez.
  • 79' Lamine Dabo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eric da Silva Moreira, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground, Nottingham with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 85' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. James Ward-Prowse departs to be replaced by Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira.
  • 90' It looks like no one’s ball. Luton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Nottingham Forest FC and Luton Town FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.41 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC54% Draw27% Luton Town FC19%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Luton Town FC
46%
Nottingham Forest FC or Luton Town FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC34% Draw51% Luton Town FC15%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 0
13.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.6%
3 – 0
4.9%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 10% 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% 75%
-1 25% 25% 50%
-0.5 50% 50%
+0.5 80% 20%
+1 80% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
45%
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
25%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.