Nottingham Forest vs Leeds Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th February 2023

Round 22 of the new Premier League campaign sees Leeds visit Nottingham Forest this coming Sunday. The visitors hope to get a result at City Ground, Nottingham to boost their chances of avoiding another relegation battle.

Nottingham Forest are number 13 in the table on 21 points after 20 matches. Leeds rank as number 15 with 18 points after 19 matches played.

Three points for Leeds could go a long way in their quest to reach the top half of the Premier League table. A difficult task awaits, though, as Nottingham Forest won't go down without a fight.

Going forward, Nottingham Forest and Leeds are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net on Sunday.

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

In their previous three outings, Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 with Bournemouth, before losing 0-3 against Manchester United and 2-0 against Manchester United. In their last six Premier League home matches, Nottingham Forest have three wins, while they've drawn three and lost zero. They scored eight and conceded four goals.

Leeds Form

Leeds are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Cardiff by 5-2. This was followed by a 0-0 with Brentford and a 1-3 win against Accrington. Leeds managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 11 time and letting in seven.

Nottingham Forest won eight points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored six and let in six goals. Leeds claimed two wins from 11 goals scored and nine conceded from their past five matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them nine points to their account. Nottingham Forest claimed five wins, six draws as well as nine defeats in the Premier League this season. Leeds show off four wins, six draws and nine defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Nottingham Forest, as they prepare to meet Leeds, since nine could be missing.

Neco Williams, Taiwo Awoniyi, Tyrese Fornah, Jesse Lingard, Jonjo Shelvey, Cheikhou Kouyate, Giulian Biancone, Moussa Niakhate and Omar Richards are missing from the squad, Nottingham Forest will field against Leedsthis coming Sunday.

Leeds face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Sunday against Nottingham Forest. For instance, Leeds won't be able to field Tyler Adams as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Names like Adam Forshaw, Patrick Bamford, Luis Sinisterra and Stuart Dallas most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds H2H

Having never played each other in the Premier League in the 21st century, this is the first time Nottingham Forest comes up against Leeds in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. Nottingham Forest go into their upcoming match against Leeds with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-0-0 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds Results

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds Betting Tips

While Rodrigo added three strikes to his account in his last six games in the Premier League, Brennan Johnson scored twice in his last six.

City Ground, Nottingham witnessed Nottingham Forest winning five times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing three and losing two as well. Leeds claimed two wins, two draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals could at a premium at City Ground, Nottingham, as only three of the 10 most recent Premier League matches here for Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals. In seven of the previous 10 league games away for Leeds the match had over 2.5 goals.

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Leeds played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals themselves during this run.