Monday’s football tips: Tractor Boys stuck in the mud at Forest

The FA Cup fifth-round action comes to end tonight as Ipswich Town head to the City Ground to take on Nottingham Forest.

The Tractor Boys will be glad to get a break from their Premier League troubles after taking just one point from their last seven matches in the league.

That has seen their odds for relegation tumble and they will need to raise their game to stand a chance against a Forest side who sit third in the top flight.

Nuno Espirito Santo's side are having a dream season and if they can cap it by lifting the FA Cup then fans at the City Ground will be left pinching themselves,

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town top betting tips

Ipswich lost 3-2 to 10-man Manchester United in their last outing and that came off the back of a bruising 4-1 home defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur.

So it's hard to see their defence keeping out a vibrant Forest attack and combining the home win with over 1.5 goals pays evens at BoyleSports.

It ended just 1-0 to Santo's side when Ipswich came calling in the league back in November and that match produced 15 corners. So over 10.5 flag kicks looks decent value at 21/20 based on that stat.

Villarreal vs Espanyol top betting tips

Villarreal are flying in La Liga and a win over Espanyol tonight would see them move just one point off the pace in the race for a Champions League slot.

Fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao lost 1-0 at Atletico Madrid on Saturday so the Yellow Submarine have the chance to pile on the pressure.

Villarreal have lost just once in their last nine outings but Espanyol are also in decent form, with just two defeats in their last 10.

Five of those matches have ended in draws but Espanyol lost 2-1 at home when they faced Marcelino's men so that's why BoyleSports price the home win at just 4/11.

Ayoze Perez scored both Villarreal goals that day and also grabbed the winner last time out against Rayo Vallecano. He's 6/5 at BoyleSports for another goal tonight and that looks decent value.

Espanyol stopper Carlos Romero has picked up five yellows this term so it could pay to back him for a card at 9/4 with Betway.

Juventus v Hellas Verona top betting tips

Juevntus' season has unravelled in recent weeks with exits from the Champions League and Coppa Italia so it's all about sealing a top-four finish now in Serie A.

Hellas Verona are the visitors to Turin tonight and Juve should be too strong for a side languishing in 14th place.

Empoli stunned Thiago Motta's men in their last home game by winning on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the Cup. But Juventus have won their last four in Serie A and BoyleSports make them 3/10 favourites for this one.

Three of Verona's last four games have ended in 1-0 scorelines and the same stat applies for two of the last four for Juventus.

That suggests this won't be a goalfest tonight so a Juve win with under 3.5 goals appeals at 20/21 with BoyleSports.

We only saw five corners when Juve beat Verona 3-0 on the road back in August and that makes under 9.5 corners worth a look tonight at 21/10.

Monday's Super Singles

• Over 10.5 corners in Nottingham Forest v Ipswich 21/20 BoyleSports
• Ayoze Perez anytime scorer 6/5 BoyleSports
• Juventus win and under 3.5 goals 20/21 BoyleSports

Upcoming match previews and betting tips

• Mon 19:30 Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town
• Mon 19:45 Juventus v Hellas Verona

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