Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest

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Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Manchester United 13 · Nottingham Forest 11

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

5 / 3
Avg: 2.50 / 1.50

Points

3
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1
Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 1-1-0

Goals For / Against

4 / 3
Avg: 2.00 / 1.50

Points

4
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0

Match Prediction Angles

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context for this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.50
PPG
2.00
2.50
GF
2.00
1.50
GA
1.50
50%
O2.5
100%
50%
BTTS
100%
0%
Score 1st
100%

League-position context

Manchester United rank13th
Nottingham Forest rank11th
Manchester United points4
Nottingham Forest points5
Manchester United: #13 · 4 pts · GD +0
8 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Nottingham Forest: #11 · 5 pts · GD +0
7 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

L W
Points3/6
Weighted index33
Goals5-3
Record1-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

W D
Points4/6
Weighted index78
Goals4-3
Record1-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home50%
Manchester United clean sheet at home0%
Nottingham Forest score away100%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first0%
Manchester United win after scoring first0%
Nottingham Forest score first100%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 50% · Nottingham Forest 0%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester United — · Nottingham Forest 35.0'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.50 vs 1.52
Manchester United concede at home1.50 vs 1.38
Nottingham Forest score away2.00 vs 1.38
Nottingham Forest concede away1.50 vs 1.52
Manchester United score 64% above league average, while Nottingham Forest score 45% above league average.
Defensive side: Manchester United are 9% above league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 4.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals6 (75.0%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (100.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)

Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-Head History by Season