Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United – Betting preview

Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Premier League round 31 game between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.

Manchester United are highly favoured to claim a win against Nottingham Forest, whom they face on Sunday. In their current shape, a win at City Ground seems to be the obvious outcome.

Nottingham Forest go into the matchup in 18th place in the Premier League table. The Reds have 27 points from 30 matches, 29 points less than the fourth-placed Manchester United, who have a game in hand.

Form: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United

Nottingham Forest Form

A draw was the best Nottingham Forest could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton, before getting trounced 2-1 against Leeds. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Aston Villa ran out 2-0 winners. In their last six Premier League home matches, Nottingham Forest have two wins, while they’ve drawn three and lost one. They scored eight and conceded six goals.

Manchester United Form

In their three most recent outings, Manchester United won 1-0 and 2-0 against Brentford and Everton, before drawing 2-2 against Sevilla. The Red Devils, meanwhile, won twice, while they’ve drawn one and lost three in their last six away in the Premier League.

Betting facts for Nottingham Forest and Manchester United

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.

Players to watch: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United

It has been an excellent season for Marcus Rashford, who has managed to score an impressive 15 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target three times in his last six outings. Manchester United are looking to him against Nottingham Forest, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Popular betting markets: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United

Full-time result

Manchester United have lost three of their past five away games, including the last two to nil. Nottingham Forest have drawn three of their previous four home games. The scoreline finished 1-1 in two of these three draws.

Both teams to score

Nottingham Forest scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Manchester United scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Nottingham Forest played. Manchester United should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Sunday, as Nottingham Forest only managed one clean sheet in the previous 10 matches. Erik ten Hag’s side claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Nottingham Forest’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Manchester United’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Nottingham Forest failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.

Betting tip: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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