Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th December 2022
Manchester United are the massive favourites on Sunday in a Premier League round 17 match against Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
The hosts are currently fifth in the Premier League standings with 26 points after 14 rounds. Nottingham Forest are trailing behind them on 13 points, which makes them 18th in the rankings ahead of their next game.
Going into the match as underdog, Nottingham Forest will be highly motivated to keep their positive run going against Manchester United. A positive result at on Tuesday certainly does not look beyond their powers.
When it comes to goal-scoring Manchester United could be more prolific, scoring 16 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.6 goals per game in which, they conceded 13 times. This is an average of 1.3 a game, achieving a clean sheet in four games.
Nottingham Forest travel to their next Premier League match, averaging a lowly 0.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of nine goals, while also conceding 19 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.9 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest Prediction
Manchester United Form
In their last three outings, Manchester United won 4-2 against Aston Villa, beat Fulham by 1-2 and hammered Burnley 2-0. Manchester United won four of their last six Premier League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded four and scored nine goals.
Manchester United were spoken of as contenders for medals before the Premier League season, and they remain on course for the podium.
Nottingham Forest Form
Nottingham Forest look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Tottenham, who were defeated by 2-0. Then, Crystal Palace got outclassed in a 1-0 win, before beating Blackburn by 1-4. Nottingham Forest came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 17 goals to one.
Nottingham Forest were hoping to avoid relegation this season, but their current dismal form has them on course for going down.
We expect Manchester United to make home advantage count but, the value bet could easily be the low scoring home win. We expect the guests from Nottingham Forest to put up a decent fight.
Manchester United took 12 points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to four wins after scoring six times and conceding four. Nottingham Forest fought their way to one win and three points from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target once in these matches, but also let in 15 goals. Manchester United claimed eight wins, two draws as well as four defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest show off three wins, four draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.
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Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest Stats
- Manchester United have scored in 18 of the last 20 matches
- In 10 of the last 12 Manchester United home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Manchester United have not lost 11 of the last 13 matches
- Manchester United have won 3 of the last 4 home matches without conceding a goal
- In the last 4 matches in a row Manchester United played, both teams scored
- Nottingham Forest have not won 13 of the last 14 away matches
- Nottingham Forest have lost 6 of the last 7 away matches
- Nottingham Forest have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Nottingham Forest have lost the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Nottingham Forest have conceded in 10 of the last 12 away matches
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest Team News
Manchester United could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.
Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Jadon Sancho, Axel Tuanzebe and Brandon Williams are missing from the squad, Manchester United will field against Nottingham Forestthis coming Tuesday.
Nottingham Forest could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as eight players are nursing various problems.
Dean Henderson, Wayne Hennessey, Serge Aurier, Morgan Gibbs-White, Cheikhou Kouyate, Giulian Biancone, Moussa Niakhate and Omar Richards all face a spell on the sidelines for Nottingham Forest due to various injuries.
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest H2H
Having never met before in the Premier League in the 21st century, this is a first for both Manchester United and Nottingham Forest. Any eventual head-to-head stats come from playing each other in the cup or friendlies.
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest Results
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips
Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Christian Eriksen will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Nottingham Forest hope Morgan Gibbs-White can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.
Old Trafford witnessed Manchester United winning eight times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing one and losing one as well. Nottingham Forest claimed two wins, one draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Manchester United and in one of the previous 10 away games for Nottingham Forest.
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Manchester United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Nottingham Forest's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.