Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Leeds – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and Leeds who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Leeds face a daunting first assignment in the Premier League when they visit the title favourites Nottingham Forest on the opening day of the new campaign.

Team form: Nottingham Forest vs Leeds

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest failed to win any of their last three matches, though they managed to draw against Newcastle in a 1-1 match, before coming up short against Manchester United in a 3-2 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth. Nottingham Forest just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the City Ground, Nottingham. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded five goals.

Leeds Form

Leeds have a win and a draw to show from their last three matches. They first finished even in a 1-1 draw with Tottenham, before they won a game against Brighton with a 1-0 scoreline. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 3-0 defeat at the hands of West Ham. Leeds claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew four and were defeated one times, as they were outscored by eight goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Nottingham Forest and Leeds

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

Players on top: Nottingham Forest vs Leeds

Morgan Gibbs-White has six strikes in six Premier League matches for Nottingham Forest, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Leeds. The visitors are looking to Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has provided his team with four Premier League goals.

Betting markets: Nottingham Forest vs Leeds

Full-time result

Nottingham Forest won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at City Ground, Nottingham. They drew three and lost one as well, while Leeds won two of their last 10 games away. They drew six and lost two. Nottingham Forest didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at City Ground, Nottingham.

Both teams to score

Nottingham Forest scored first in six of their last ten home games. Leeds got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Nottingham Forest games Nottingham Forest managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Nottingham Forest have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Leeds.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nottingham Forest, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Leeds, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches. Nottingham Forest were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches.