On Monday night, Nottingham Forest hosts Huddersfield at the City Ground in the FA Cup fifth round, as both Championship outfits look to book their place in the competition's quarter-finals.
Nottingham Forest are still on the hunt for a playoff spot in the Championship.Steve Cooper’s team are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions. However, three of their last four matches have finished in draws.
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Last time out, the Tricky Trees drew 1-1 with fellow play-off place chasers Sheffield United.
The FA Cup will definitely be of lesser importance than their promotion push for most connected with the club.
However, a 4-1 win over Premier League Leicester last time out was certainly impressive. What is even more impressive is the fact that the Foxes eliminated Arsenal 1-0 in the third round of the competition.
In fact, Forest have recorded four straight home wins in the FA Cup, with three of the wins coming against top-flight opposition.
Huddersfield have enjoyed an incredible rise up the Championship table of late and currently sit in second place in the table, which would be good enough for automatic promotion to the Premier League.
A 3-0 win over Peterborough United last time out means that the Terriers have recorded four straight wins. The victory over the Posh also saw Carlos Corberan’s team score at least two goals for the fourth straight match.
Huddersfield have had a slightly less difficult journey to the fifth round, having beaten Burnley and Barnsley so far in this season’s competition.
To be fair the latter are still Premier League opposition and a 2-1 win at Turf Moor was a good result. Before the current campaign Town had suffered four straight defeats in the FA Cup.
Forebet predicts that Nottingham Forest will continue their impressive home form in the FA Cup by recording a victory in a low-scoring encounter.