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Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield Utd: Odds, team stats, H2H and betting tips

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Ace Football Team previews the Championship playoff semi-final between Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Utd who meet up this coming Tuesday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest team stats, match history and the best betting tips.

Nottingham Forest play host to Sheffield United for the second and final leg of their Championship playoff semi-final. The Reds hold a 2-1 lead from last weekend’s first leg. Whoever prevails at the City Ground on Tuesday will face Huddersfield at Wembley for the playoff final.

Position in the Championship standings: Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield Utd

 The two clubs finished the regular season five points apart in the Championship standings after 46 matches. Nottingham finished in fourth place with 80 points to their tally, while Sheffield Utd came home one spot behind their playoff opponents in fifth.

Latest form and fixture history of Nottingham Forest against Sheffield Utd

Reds look to make it 2 wins in a row

Nottingham Forest have seen it all in their last 3 matches, which brought home 4 points. First, they went down 1-0 against Bournemouth, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Hull. Their latest match brought a 2-1 win in their encounter with Sheffield United.

Blades aim to bounce back

Although losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last 3 matches for Sheffield Utd. They first took out Queens P.R. by 1-3 before downing Fulham by 4-0. The winning streak came to an end against Nottingham F., who ran out 1-2 winners.

Latest encounters between Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Utd

The last time the two teams faced off against each other, Nottingham Forest came away as 1-2 winners. It was a match played at Bramall Lane back in May 2022 in the Championship. This time around, betting on Sheffield Utd will get you odds 3.40, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with a 29% chance of beating Nottingham Forest. You can get a price of 2.15, should you wish to add a Reds win to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.

Highlights from the last time Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Utd met:

Betting stats and facts for Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Utd

Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on statistics from the last couple of matches that Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Utd played across all tournaments.

  • Nottingham F. have won 12 of the last 14 home matches
  • Nottingham F. have not lost 9 of the last 11 matches
  • Sheffield United have scored in the last 6 matches in a row
  • Sheffield United have not won 6 of the last 7 away matches
  • Sheffield United have conceded in 5 of the last 6 away matches
  • In the last 16 Nottingham F. matches versus Sheffield United the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Nottingham F. have not lost 12 of the last 13 home matches versus Sheffield United

Players to focus on in Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield Utd

Looking at the goalscorer market, it would seem a good idea to side with Sam Surridge. He is one of the players from Nottingham Forest who are in their best form. He managed to find the back of the net 4 times in his last 6 games, and will surely want to add some more goals against Sheffield Utd.

The visitors will be looking to in-form Iliman Ndiaye to find the net once again, as he has been their main man recently.

Best betting tips: Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield Utd

To sum up, the upcoming Championship clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the statements from above, we have come up with the main prediction for this match as well as some alternative betting tips.

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