Brighton vs Nottingham Forest: 2/1, 13/5 & 23/4 betting tips

Both Brighton and Nottingham Forest will be eyeing up a day out at Wembley Stadium next month, providing they're able to navigate a route through their FA Cup quarter-final meeting on Saturday evening.

Odds Now tipster Brad Walker (@brad_TWalker) runs you through all the key details and provides a trio of betting tips for the game at the Amex. 

Brighton vs Nottingham Forest analysis - Seagulls' searing form

Hosts Brighton look to have gotten over their mid-season slump and now head into the final weekend of March with only two losses to their name this calendar year. 

Admittedly, one of those defeats came in the form of a 7-0 bashing at the home of visiting Nottingham Forest at the start of February, but the Seagulls nevertheless remain one of the Premier League's most in-form teams. 

In fact, only league leaders Liverpool have collected more points than the 13 claimed by Brighton across their last six matches. Indeed, Fabian Hurzeler's men haven't lost since the defeat at the City Ground last month and have gone on to win six of their subsequent seven matches. A 2-2 draw away at champions Manchester City last time out is their only blemish during that period. 

Meanwhile, visitors Forest have continued their march towards playing Champions League football next season. Nuno Espirito Santo's men looked to be wobbling with consecutive league defeats to Fulham and Newcastle, but have since gone unbeaten across the four matches which have followed. 

Still, their recent performances in the FA Cup haven't exactly been convincing. Forest have needed a penalty shootout in each of the last two rounds to progress against lower league Exeter and top-flight strugglers Ipswich.

Best bets for Brighton vs Nottingham Forest

Selection #1 - Brighton to win & BTTS - 13/5

Concerns also remain over Forest's recent form on the road. The Midlanders have only won two of their last five away games in all competitions, one of which was the aforementioned shootout win over League One Exeter last month. 

The other three have all ended in defeat, a run which began with a 5-0 battering at the hands of Bournemouth at the end of January. 

This perhaps explains why, despite sitting four places and seven points above Brighton in the League, Forest come in wide 17/5 underdogs to get the job done in 90 minutes on Saturday evening. 

In fact, the hosts come in at narrow odds-on prices to proceed to the semi-finals this weekend. Brighton are as short as 3/4 in some places - a price I struggle to get on side with simply because of what we've seen from Forest overall this season. 

They may have stumbled in away games in recent times but still remain third in the league and also handed out a 7-0 humiliation to Saturday's opponents under two months ago. 

Boosting the price on a Brighton win would represent a more valuable play for me therefore, which I've managed to do by adding the added of both teams scoring. 

For all of Forest's recent struggles on their travels, the Midlanders have still found the net in eight of their last nine away fixtures. Brighton are from watertight at the back too, having kept just three clean sheets at home all season in league matches. 

Selection #2 - Joao Pedro to score anytime - 2/1

I'm also going to have a tipple on Brazilian Joao Pedro to score anytime. Pedro has been in impressive form for the Seagulls in recent weeks, having scored in three of his last four league appearances. 

The return has taken his total haul to eight goals this season, five of which have been scored at the Amex. 

The 23-year-old is undoubtedly a player with his tail up and, given Forest haven't kept a single clean sheet on the road since the first week of January, Pedro will be confident of adding to his tally once again this weekend. 

Brad Walker's best bets for Brighton vs Nottingham Forest 

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