Nottingham vs Leeds – After losing to Manchester United 2-0 in the EFL Cup the previous time around, Nottingham Forest will be looking for a better outcome this time.
In that contest, Nottingham Forest had 26% of the possession and 3 of its 5 shots on goal were successful. Manchester United’s opponents made 13 goal-scoring efforts, with 6 of them being successful.
Manchester United scored two goals in the 73rd and 76th minutes, respectively. Nottingham Forest hasn’t given up a goal very often recently.
In fact, Nottingham Forest’s defense has been breached in 5 of their last 6 games, leading to the conceding of 11 goals. Nottingham Forest had won all six of its previous home league games entering this contest.
Leeds United will enter the match fresh off a 1-3 FA Cup victory against Accrington Stanley in their last game. Leeds United enjoyed 60% of the possession in that game and made 22 attempts on goal, 10 of which were successful.
Jack Harrison (23′), Jnior Firpo (66′), and Luis Sinisterra (68′) scored goals for Leeds United. Accrington Stanley had 15 shots, 8 of which were on goal. For Accrington Stanley, Leslie Adekoya scored in the 81st second.
According to their recent performance, Leeds United have allowed goals in 5 of their previous 6 games, totaling 9 goals. Leeds United needs to strengthen some of its defensive flaws. It will be interesting to see if this pattern continues in the upcoming game.
Their prior performance reveals the following about Leeds United had lost both of their previous league games against Nottingham Forest when they played them away from home and they are three games without an away victory in league play.
Nottingham vs Leeds – Betting Analysis
Since their first encounter on August 26, 2017, Nottingham Forest and Leeds United have split their head-to-head matches, with three games ending in draws.
Between them, they scored a total of 14 goals during this time, with 8 coming from The Reds and 6 from The Whites. This results in an average of 2.33 goals scored per game.
The teams’ most recent league meeting took place on Championship Match Day 31 on February 8, 2020, with Nottingham Forest defeating Leeds United 2-0.
On that occasion, Nottingham Forest had 14 shots on goal, six of which were successful. They also had 30% of the possession. Sammy Ameobi (31′) and Tyler Walker (94′) scored the goals.
Leeds United made 13 tries at goal, but just one of them was successful. Oliver Langford was the match’s official referee.
Steve Cooper of Nottingham Forest is without Cheikhou Kouyaté (hamstring issue), Dean Henderson (thigh issue), Omar Richards (fractured leg), and Giulian Biancone (knee issue).
Only one player’s fitness is a concern for Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch out of a mostly full-strength bunch. Stuart Dallas won’t be performing here because of a fractured femur. Both Leeds United and Nottingham Forest might have trouble breaking through in this situation.
What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game on the 90 min. result market, staking on Nottingham Forest is best priced at 2.62, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.46 and taking a punt on the winning team to be Leeds United comes in at 2.63. These are the most competitive prices available at the current time.
Nottingham vs Leeds – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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