Man Utd VS Nottingham Forest Predictions
Manchester United's win has a probability of 40.87%, a win for Nottingham Forest has a probability of 34% and a draw has a probability of 25%
Nottingham Forest host Manchester United at the city ground, in what should be an entertaining premier league game, both teams are coming into this game with a win in their last matches, both clubs came from behind to claim full points last time out, with Forest beating Newcastle United 3-1 away from home and United defeating Aston Villa 3-2 at Old Trafford.
Prediction:
Both teams to score seems very likely, an over 2.5 is also a good bet, both teams to receive Card & Diogo Dalot Over 0.5 Fouls Committed, Alejandro Garnacho to score or assist Anytime, and both halves over 0.5 goals
What's at stake:
Both teams are coming into this game with confidence after a win in their last games, Forest would have the home support and won't want to play impressively, and United would be looking to beat the hosts after a midweek impressive comeback win
Data analysis:
Manchester United's win has a probability of 40.87%, a win for Nottingham Forest has a probability of 34% and a draw has a probability of 25%, the most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win is 1-2 with a probability of 9%, the next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-3 (8%) and 0-2 (7%), the likeliest Nottingham Forest win is 2-0 (7%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (5%).
Players to watch out for:
Nottingham Forest
Wood
After a sensational hattrick last game, the striker would hope his revival continues under new boss Nuno
Manchester United
Onana
Could be his last game before AFCON, he needs a morale-boosting game as they head into AFCON
Players out:
Nottingham Forest
Out: Ibrahim Sangare (suspended), Taiwo Awoniyi (groin), Felipe (hamstring), Serge Aurier (calf)
Manchester United
Out: Casemiro (thigh), Lisandro Martinez (foot), Mason Mount (calf), Harry Maguire (groin), Victor Lindelof (unspecified), Tyrell Malacia (knee), Amad Diallo (knee)
Doubtful: Anthony Martial (illness), Sofyan Amrabat (unspecified), Luke Shaw (unspecified)
Probable lineup:
Nottingham Forest's Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Turner; Williams, Boly, Murillo, Toffolo; Mangala, Danilo; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
Manchester United's Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Evans, Dalot; Mainoo, McTominay; Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund
Form:
Nottingham Forest
All competitions
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Last Game: Newcastle 1-3 Nott'm Forest
Manchester United
All competitions
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Last Game: Man Utd 3-2 Aston Villa
Key stats:
Nottingham Forest have lost 4 consecutive home matches
Nottingham Forest have lost 10 of their past 19 matches this season
Nottingham Forest have conceded 2 or more goals in 10 of their last 19 matches this season
Manchester United have won 11 of their past 20 matches
Manchester United have kept 5 clean sheets in their past 10 away matches
Manchester United have won 11 consecutive matches against Nottingham Forest in all competitions since drawing 1-1 at the City Ground in the Premier League on 27 November
1995.
Nottingham Forest Forest are vying for back-to-back Premier League wins for just the second time since securing promotion last year, having beaten Southampton and Leicester City in consecutive fixtures in January.
Manchester United have won their final league fixture in the most recent five years. They last ended the year with a defeat in 2011, with Blackburn Rovers beating them 3-2 at Old Trafford. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest won their final league game in one of the most recent nine calendar years and ended 2022 with a 3-0 defeat at Manchester United.
Manchester United are in danger of going four consecutive top-flight away games without scoring for the first time since a similar sequence in March and April 1989, which included a 2-0 defeat at the City Ground.
Anthony Elanga has scored four goals in 19 league appearances for Nottingham Forest, one more than he managed in 39 games for Manchester United.