Leeds vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th February 2026

Leeds and Nottingham Forest are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash on Friday at Elland Road, with much riding on the outcome in this Premier League battle.

Leeds are looking to avenge a disappointing defeat against Nottingham Forest in their last meeting. According to the bookmakers, a win for the home team looks like a likely scenario.

Leeds go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 16. That amounts to an average of 1.6 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Nottingham Forest scored ten goals, conceded 13 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in ten matches.

Leeds lost to 3-1 Nottingham Forest in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-1 win, which Leeds dished out the match before that.

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Leeds Form

They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Leeds beat Fulham 1-0, followed by a 1-1 draw against Everton. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 0-4 defeat against Arsenal. Leeds won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 12 and conceded ten goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 0-2 and 4-0 winners against Brentford and Ferencvaros, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Crystal Palace, as the match resulted in a 1-1 draw. Nottingham Forest won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored six goals whilst conceding eight.

Nottingham Forest and Leeds seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Friday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Leeds won nine points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored ten and let in eight goals. Nottingham Forest earned three wins and 12 points from their past seven matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the Premier League table. They scored nine and allowed eight goals against on their way. Leeds are looking at a record of six wins, eight draws and ten defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest have a record of seven wins, five draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League.

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest Squads

Leeds Squad

Daniel Farke will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Nottingham Forest from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Alex Cairns (0/0), Illan Meslier (0/0), Karl Darlow (0/8), Lucas Perri (0/16), Gabriel Gudmundsson (0/23), James Justin (1/15), Jayden Bogle (0/22), Joe Rodon (2/22), Pascal Struijk (0/22), Sam Byram (0/1), Sebastiaan Bornauw (0/7), Anton Stach (3/21), Ao Tanaka (2/20), Brenden Aaronson (4/23), Daniel James (0/10), Ethan Ampadu (1/21), Facundo Buonanotte (0/3), Ilia Gruev (0/15), Jaka Bijol (1/12), Sean Longstaff (1/14), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (9/22), Joel Piroe (0/11), Lee Erwin (0/0), Lukas Nmecha (5/19), Noah Okafor (2/21), Wilfried Gnonto (0/14).

Nottingham Forest Squad

Below is the full team squad of Nottingham Forest. The manager Dyche will pick his starting XI against Leeds from these players:

Angus Gunn (0/1), John Victor (0/5), Matz Sels (0/20), Stefan Ortega (0/0), Cuiabano (0/0), Jair Cunha (0/1), Jimmy Sinclair (0/0), Morato (0/12), Murillo (1/18), Neco Williams (1/24), Nicolo Savona (2/14), Nikola Milenkovic (0/24), Ola Aina (0/8), Willy Boly (0/0), Zach Abbott (0/1), Elliot Anderson (1/24), Ibrahim Sangare (2/16), James McAtee (0/7), Morgan Gibbs-White (6/24), Nicolas Dominguez (1/15), Omari Hutchinson (1/18), Ryan Yates (0/12), Callum Hudson-Odoi (3/22), Chris Wood (2/8), Dan Ndoye (1/17), Dilane Bakwa (0/8), Igor Jesus (2/23), Lorenzo Lucca (0/0), Taiwo Awoniyi (1/8).

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Leeds could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Friday. Joe Rodon and Dominic Calvert-Lewin can't be called up by the Leeds-manager, with both serving a ban.

Apparently, Nottingham Forest have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Friday. Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White can't be called upon by Nottingham Forest, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest H2H

Leeds took a hit when Nottingham Forest handed them a 3-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 2-1 win. Leeds enter the match against Nottingham Forest with a 1-0-2 record in their previous three encounters. A win rate of 33%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest Results

In two of the previous three matches between Leeds and Nottingham Forest both teams scored.

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

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

Leeds claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Nottingham Forest won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Leeds on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened four times for Nottingham Forest in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past three encounters between Leeds and Nottingham Forest, with Leeds scoring one goal on average per game. Nottingham Forest averaged 1.66 goals, while both teams scored two times. Leeds saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. 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 1.4 goals in these matches.