Nottingham Forest vs. Manchester United Preview

Nottingham Forest clashes with Manchester United in what promises to be a very entertaining game on Tuesday. Nottingham Forest is coming off a 4-2 road win against Ipswich Town on March 15 while Manchester United beat Leicester City 3-0 on the road on March 16.

Nottingham Forest is in third place in the Premier League standings with 54 points in 29 games while Manchester United is in 13th place with 37 points in 29 games.

The player to watch in this game is Chris Wood, who has 18 goals and three assists in 29 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Chris Wood a 59.92 percent chance to score against Manchester United. He has 36 SCA and 5 GCA in 29 Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup. 

Dafabet Odds

Team to Win (Regular Time)

• Nottingham Forest 2.16
• Manchester United 3.20
• Draw 3.50

Spread 

• Nottingham Forest 0, -0.5 (1.78)
• Manchester United 0, +0.5 (2.02)

Total

• Over 2.5 (1.88)
• Under 2.5 (1.90)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on December 7 and Nottingham Forest won 3-2.

Projected Leaders

For Nottingham Forest, Chris Wood has a 59.92 percent chance to score. He averages 1.89 shots overall per sim, 1.28 shots on goal per and 0.92 goals per sim.

For Manchester United, Joshua Zirkzee has a 29.18 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.61 shots overall per sim, 0.87 shots on goal per and 0.35 goals per sim.  

Analyst’s Pick

Nottingham Forest 2.16

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Manchester United in this one. Average score in simulations is Nottingham Forest 2.19 to Manchester United 1.22.