Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest: FA Cup betting tips, odds & predictions

• Nottingham Forest backed to beat Wrexham in the FA Cup third round

• Omari Hutchinson and Nathan Broadhead expected to impress at the Racecourse Ground

• Wrexham tipped to test Forest's leaky defence and score over 1.5 goals

Ahead of the intriguing FA Cup third-round tie, Ladbrokes shares its top Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest betting tips and predictions, with live odds.

A huge win in the Premier League on Tuesday night saw Sean Dyche's side steer seven points clear of the bottom three, and with Wrexham coming into this one off the back of four straight wins, both sides will be feeling good as they prepare to meet at the Racecourse Ground.

Below, you can find our expert Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest Bet Builder, with the visitors tipped to progress to round four of the FA Cup.

Wrexham have climbed into the top half of the Championship in the last few weeks thanks to a run of four straight victories, and with Phil Parkinson's side bagging 11 goals in that stretch, we're backing them to score over 1.5 goals against a porous Nottingham Forest defence in the FA Cup third round.

The likes of Sam Smith and Ollie Rathbone have found form at the top end of the pitch in the last month or so, and with quality players including Josh Windass and Nathan Broadhead in their ranks, the Welsh side are always good for a goal or two. Nottingham Forest have kept just one clean sheet in eight games, and with the FA Cup probably not too high on their list of priorities, Sean Dyche could rotate his side and weaken the defence even further.

With that in mind, we're predicting that Wrexham score over 1.5 goals against their Premier League opponents - scoring multiple goals for the sixth time in seven matches.

While the Welsh hosts will pose a threat at one end, Forest's frontline will do the same at the other, and we're backing Omari Hutchinson to set up a teammate and grab his fourth assist of the season (across all competitions).

The summer signing has had a decent start to life in Nottingham, becoming a regular starter for Sean Dyche and cropping up with the odd goal contribution too - and against Championship opposition, we're expecting the ex-Ipswich man to shine. Whether he starts or not, Hutchinson will have a big part to play in a hard-fought game at the Racecourse Ground, and likely coming up against a back three, the winger should find space to exploit behind Wrexham's front-footed wing-backs.

On a night where he could see a lot of the ball on Forest's right-hand side, Omari Hutchinson to grab an assist seems a valuable pick to us.

Still focusing on the attacks, we're tipping Nathan Broadhead to test the Forest goalkeeper with at least one shot on target, as another former Ipswich man looks to take centre stage under the lights in Friday's FA Cup third-round clash.

With three goal contributions in his last three games, Broadhead will be full of confidence coming into the tie, and with the Welshman averaging over 2.5 shots per game in the Championship, he's never shy of getting a yard and going for goal. Wrexham very rarely have the lion's share of possession in games, so they'll have to be clinical with their attacks when the chance to get up the pitch arises, finding their finishers and hitting the target.

This is where Broadhead comes alive, and if he gets a sniff at goal, we're expecting him to get a shot on target and force the Forest keeper into a save or two.

Wrapping up our Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest betting tips and predictions, we're dipping into the match betting market and picking our winner - with Nottingham Forest backed to make it two wins from two in all competitions and put their name in the hat for round four.

That massive Premier League win on Tuesday will have spirits high around the club, and despite their starting XI likely being rotated to give other players the chance to impress, we think the two-time FA Cup winners will have too much quality for their hosts. Wrexham will put up a serious fight, with the Welsh side always a threat in front of goal - especially at home - but Forest's strength in depth should come to the fore on an entertaining evening.

It'll be an excellent FA Cup third-round tie on Friday night, with two teams believing they can win, but we're predicting that Nottingham Forest will come out on top.

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Predicted lineup (3-4-2-1): Okwonkwo / Cleworth, Hyam, Doyle / Longman, James, Sheaf, Thomasson / Broadhead, Windass / Smith

Predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Gunn / Savona, Morato, Murillo, Zinchenko / Luiz, Yates / Hutchinson, McAtee, Bakwa / Awoniyi

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