Premier League: Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 37 match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Round 37 of the Premier League serves up an encounter between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest taking place at Old Trafford this coming Sunday.

Manchester United are third in the Premier League standings after collecting 65 points from their initial 36 encounters. Nottingham Forest trail them on 43 points after 36 rounds, leaving them as number 15 in the table.

Team form: Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest

Manchester United Form

In their last three matches, Manchester United won 2-1 and 3-2 against first Brentford then Liverpool, before drawing 0-0 against Sunderland. Manchester United won five of their last six Premier League matches at Old Trafford, scoring 13 and conceding seven along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Chelsea 1-3. A 4-0 defeat against Aston Villa followed, before drawing with Newcastle in a match resulting 1-1. Nottingham Forest managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored 15 while also conceding eight times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats for Manchester United and Nottingham Forest

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest

It’s been a great season for Morgan Gibbs-White so far with 13 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target five times in his last six games, and no doubt Nottingham Forest want him to continue this productive spell against Manchester Unitedthis coming Sunday.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Old Trafford across all tournaments Manchester United won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Nottingham Forest claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Nottingham Forest have hit a nice vein of form with 8 matches now without losing. Nottingham Forest have not lost to Manchester United in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Manchester United scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Nottingham Forest got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Manchester United played. Of the previous 10 outings, Manchester United scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games. Manchester United have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Nottingham Forest.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester United, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Nottingham Forest’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches.