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Manchester United v Nottingham Forest : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Dec, 17:30 BST, Old Trafford, Manchester

Erik ten Hag and Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo pit their wits in the English Premier League on Saturday evening, as Manchester United face Nottingham Forest at the Old Trafford. All of the important statistics for the encounter, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and the best odds across 17 of the biggest betting markets are included in this betting preview. It's all designed to help you make a well informed, intelligent bet.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there's a 74% chance of Man Utd and Nottm Forest delivering at least 2 goals in this Premier League clash. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and it would appear that the bookies like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at 1.25.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Man Utd are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.70.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Man Utd
46%
1.70
8%
1.67
2%
Draw
25%
3.90
3%
4.00
3%
Nottm Forest
29%
4.50
18%
4.80
Draw 1-1
12%
8.00
6%
7.00
Man Utd 1-0
10%
8.50
21%
7.00
Man Utd 2-1
9%
9.00
5%
7.50
Man Utd 2-0
8%
9.50
19%
7.50
6%
Nottm Forest 1-0
8%
15.0012.00
Nottm Forest 2-1
7%
17.00
11%
13.00
Draw 0-0
7%
13.00
18%
10.00
9%
Draw 2-2
5%
17.00
19%
13.00
8%
Man Utd 3-1
5%
15.0011.00
Nottm Forest 2-0
5%
29.00
15%
19.00
Man Utd 3-0
4%
15.00
25%
11.00
Man Utd 3-2
3%
26.00
24%
17.00
Nottm Forest 3-1
3%
41.00
20%
26.00
Nottm Forest 3-2
2%
41.00
20%
29.00
12%
Man Utd 4-1
2%
29.0019.00
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
1.80
6%
1.73
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
2.00
5%
2.00
2%
Home 1st Goal
51%
1.44
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
2.88
15%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
13.00
18%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
1.75
10%
1.75
1%
BTTS - No
46%
2.00
11%
2.00
BTTS - Home Win
21%
3.40
6%
3.25
2%
BTTS - Draw
19%
5.00
9%
4.80
BTTS - Away Win
14%
8.50
23%
7.50
Home/draw
71%
1.18
4%
1.18
Away/draw
54%
2.10
9%
2.15
Home/away
75%
1.25
2%
1.25
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1.25
3%
1.22
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
4.00
7%
3.80
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
3.00
12%
2.75
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1.40
5%
1.40
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
5.50
8%
5.00
4%
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1.14
2%
1.15
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
11.00
15%
9.50
6%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1.05
1%
1.05
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1.04
1%
1.04
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
13.00
18%
11.00
Home DNB
64%
1.29
6%
1.25
3%
Away DNB
46%
3.50
13%
3.50
3%
Man Utd win to nil
25%
3.00
20%
-
Nottm Forest win to nil
15%
9.00
10%
-
Man Utd / Man Utd
31%
2.75
10%
2.50
4%
Man Utd / Nottm Forest
2%
41.0029.00
Man Utd / Draw
6%
15.00
12%
13.00
Draw / Man Utd
18%
4.75
10%
4.33
2%
Draw / Nottm Forest
8%
10.00
17%
9.50
6%
Draw / Draw
14%
6.50
8%
5.50
Nottm Forest / Man Utd
4%
21.00
9%
17.00
Nottm Forest / Nottm Forest
11%
8.00
20%
7.50
7%
Nottm Forest / Draw
5%
17.00
11%
13.00
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Win / draw / win Premier League table

Man Utd have played 13 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Man Utd have conceded 10 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 2 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Man Utd have played 7 games at home, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Nottm Forest lay in 6th place on 22 points in the Premier League league table having played 13 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 12 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Nottm Forest have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Nottm Forest have played 6 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Man Utd
Nottm Forest
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Liverpool1311111834 
l
 
0-3A
Jan 5
Jan 14
w
 
0-1F
2
Arsenal137421225 
Mar 8
Dec 4
Feb 25
l
 
3-0A
3
Chelsea137421225 
d
 
1-1F
May 18
May 25
d
 
1-1F
4
Brighton13652523 
Jan 19
l
 
2-1A
Feb 1
d
 
2-2F
5
Man City13724323 
Apr 5
Dec 15
Mar 8
Dec 4
6
Nottm Forest 13643322 
Dec 7
Apr 1
-
-
7
Spurs136251420 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 15
Dec 26
Apr 19
8
Brentford13625320 
w
 
2-1A
May 3
Apr 26
Dec 21
9
Man Utd 13544419 
-
-
Apr 1
Dec 7
10
Fulham13544019 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 26
l
 
0-1A
Feb 15
11
Newcastle13544019 
Dec 30
Apr 12
l
 
1-3F
Feb 22
12
A Villa13544-319 
May 25
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 14
Apr 5
13
Bournemouth13535118 
Dec 22
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
14
West Ham13436-715 
May 10
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-0F
May 18
15
Everton13256-1111 
w
 
4-0F
Feb 22
Apr 12
Dec 29
16
Leicester13247-1110 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 15
May 10
w
 
1-3F
17
C Palace13166-79 
Feb 1
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
May 3
18
Wolves13238-109 
Apr 19
Dec 26
d
 
1-1F
Jan 6
19
Ipswich13166-119 
Feb 26
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
20
Southampton131210-155 
Jan 16
w
 
0-3F
Jan 19
w
 
0-1F
Win / draw / win form
Man Utd 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Man Utd4 - 0Everton
Man Utd3 - 0Leicester
Man Utd1 - 1Chelsea
Man Utd2 - 1Brentford
Man Utd0 - 3Spurs
Man Utd0 - 3Liverpool
Man Utd1 - 0Fulham
Man Utd3 - 2Newcastle
Man Utd0 - 1Arsenal
Man Utd1 - 1Burnley
Man Utd4 - 2Sheff Utd
Man Utd2 - 2Liverpool
Man Utd2 - 0Everton
Man Utd1 - 2Fulham
Man Utd3 - 0West Ham
Man Utd2 - 2Spurs
Man Utd3 - 2A Villa
Man Utd0 - 3Bournemouth
Man Utd2 - 1Chelsea
Man Utd1 - 0Luton
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMan Utd4 - 0Everton
AMan Utd1 - 1Ipswich
HMan Utd3 - 0Leicester
HMan Utd1 - 1Chelsea
AMan Utd1 - 2West Ham
HMan Utd2 - 1Brentford
AMan Utd0 - 0A Villa
HMan Utd0 - 3Spurs
AMan Utd0 - 0C Palace
AMan Utd3 - 0Southampton
HMan Utd0 - 3Liverpool
AMan Utd1 - 2Brighton
HMan Utd1 - 0Fulham
AMan Utd2 - 0Brighton
HMan Utd3 - 2Newcastle
HMan Utd0 - 1Arsenal
AMan Utd0 - 4C Palace
HMan Utd1 - 1Burnley
HMan Utd4 - 2Sheff Utd
AMan Utd2 - 2Bournemouth
Nottm Forest 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Arsenal3 - 0Nottm Forest
Leicester1 - 3Nottm Forest
Chelsea1 - 1Nottm Forest
Brighton2 - 2Nottm Forest
Liverpool0 - 1Nottm Forest
Southampton0 - 1Nottm Forest
Burnley1 - 2Nottm Forest
Sheff Utd1 - 3Nottm Forest
Everton2 - 0Nottm Forest
Spurs3 - 1Nottm Forest
Luton1 - 1Nottm Forest
Brighton1 - 0Nottm Forest
A Villa4 - 2Nottm Forest
Bournemouth1 - 1Nottm Forest
Brentford3 - 2Nottm Forest
Newcastle1 - 3Nottm Forest
Wolves1 - 1Nottm Forest
Fulham5 - 0Nottm Forest
West Ham3 - 2Nottm Forest
Liverpool3 - 0Nottm Forest
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNottm Forest1 - 0Ipswich
ANottm Forest0 - 3Arsenal
HNottm Forest1 - 3Newcastle
HNottm Forest3 - 0West Ham
ANottm Forest3 - 1Leicester
HNottm Forest1 - 0C Palace
ANottm Forest1 - 1Chelsea
HNottm Forest0 - 1Fulham
ANottm Forest2 - 2Brighton
ANottm Forest1 - 0Liverpool
HNottm Forest1 - 1Wolves
ANottm Forest1 - 0Southampton
HNottm Forest1 - 1Bournemouth
ANottm Forest2 - 1Burnley
HNottm Forest2 - 3Chelsea
ANottm Forest3 - 1Sheff Utd
HNottm Forest0 - 2Man City
ANottm Forest0 - 2Everton
HNottm Forest2 - 2Wolves
ANottm Forest1 - 3Spurs
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Man Utd have beaten Nottm Forest in 5 consecutive home league meetings
5
Man Utd have not lost to Nottm Forest in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Man Utd since 1993
Man Utd
Nottm Forest
Goals: Scored
21
5
Games: Scored
7 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
0 / 7
MNU
6
NFO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Man Utd
Man Utd3 - 2
Man Utd3 - 0
Man Utd3 - 0
Man Utd4 - 1
Man Utd5 - 0
1 - 2Nottm Forest
Man Utd2 - 0
League games at Nottm Forest since 1992
Nottm Forest
Man Utd
Goals: Scored
5
19
Games: Scored
4 / 7
7 / 7
Clean sheets
0 / 7
3 / 7
MNU
4
D
2
NFO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nottm Forest
Nottm Forest2 - 1
0 - 2Man Utd
1 - 8Man Utd
0 - 4Man Utd
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Man Utd
Goal Statistics

Manchester United have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive English Premier League outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Nottingham Forest on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Man Utd 9th Nottm Forest 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Man Utd will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Nottm Forest will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Man Utd’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+10
Nottm Forest’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier League - 2024/2025 season
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Man Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Nottm Forest
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
MNU
NFO
14%
better
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Games scored9
11
Failed to score4
2
Scored first6
11
Goals scored17
16
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.2
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for13
13
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
MNU
NFO
5%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
8
Clean sheets6
5
Conceded first5
2
Goals conceded13
13
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against12%
11%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+5%

Man Utd v Nottm Forest Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

Man Utd Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13455
A OnanaM RashfordB FernandesL Martínez 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Onana GLK13
-
D Dalot DEF131
3
-
M Ligt DEF131
2
-
N Mazraoui  DEF131
1
-
B Fernandes MID1325
1
1
A Garnacho FWD1331
1
-
J Zirkzee FWD1331
1
-
M Rashford FWD1341
2
-
Casemiro MID121
1
-
L Martínez  DEF11
5
-
A Diallo FWD1115
2
-
C Eriksen MID9
2
-
K Mainoo MID8
5
-
M Ugarte MID8
2
-
R Höjlund FWD81
-
H Maguire DEF6
3
-
J Evans  DEF6
1
-
M Mount  MID5
2
-
V Lindelöf DEF4
1
-
L Shaw DEF2
-
Antony FWD2
-
T. Collier MID1
-
Nottm Forest Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13934
M SelsC WoodE AndersonR Yates
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Sels GLK13
2
-
O Aina  DEF131
2
-
Murillo DEF131
1
-
R Yates MID131
4
-
C Wood FWD139
1
-
C Hudson-Odoi FWD132
1
-
A Elanga FWD132
1
-
N Milenković DEF121
1
-
E Anderson MID123
3
-
J Silva FWD121
1
-
N Williams DEF11
3
-
N Domínguez MID11
3
-
Álex Moreno DEF101
2
-
M Gibbs-White MID91
3
1
T Awoniyi FWD9
-
R Sosa FWD91
-
Morato DEF6
-
J Ward-Prowse MID6
1
1
I Sangaré MID3
2
-
W Boly DEF2
-
H Toffolo DEF1
-
Danilo MID1
-
E. da Silva Moreira FWD1
-