Manchester United are pursuing the top league spots while Nottingham Forest are more concerned with avoiding relegation. Who will get the points?
- Manchester United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
- Nottingham Forest have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Premier League
Manchester United and Nottingham Forest should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Manchester United form and stats
Manchester United are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Old Trafford. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games. United has recorded two wins in a row here at Old Trafford, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Manchester United's previous match was a Carabao Cup game also played at their home, finishing 2-0 against Burnley. The home team hope to to build on that result. Fernandes (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.03/10. Fernandes hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Fulham and winning 2-1.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for United home games with this odds we find 7 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 3 matches were won by at least two goals.
The manager ten Hag will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Wolverhampton Wanderers in only four days.
The Manchester United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Manchester United have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nottingham Forest form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nottingham Forest so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
Two trips in a row for Nottingham Forest, whose coach Cooper could celebrate last time after the Carabao Cup win against Blackburn Rovers. Johnson, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.83. Johnson scored two goals, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Crystal Palace.Goals are few and far between in Nottingham's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 7 travels. Nottingham Forest are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 1 goals in these matches. Nottingham has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rashford 4 goals |  A. dos Santos 3 goals |   T. Awoniyi 3 goals |
Manchester United missing players
Nottingham Forest missing players
| Manchester United | Nottingham Forest | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 13 | 19 | 30 |
| 93% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 67% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 43% | 40% |
| 29% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 43% | 40% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 29% | 27% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 14% | 33% |
| 36% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 86% | 47% |
| 4 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 7.9 | 6.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.7 | 16.5 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 7.4 | 9.6 |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3 |
| 27% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 8% | 24% |
| 12.6 | 13 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.3 | 18.1 | 15.3 |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.7 | 7.4 | 5.7 |
- Manchester United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Manchester United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nottingham Forest have scored away.
- Manchester United have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Premier League
- Manchester United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
- Manchester United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Nottingham Forest have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Nottingham Forest have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Nottingham Forest have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nottingham Forest have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Premier League
- Nottingham Forest have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Premier League
- Nottingham Forest have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in Premier League
- Nottingham Forest have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Premier League
- Nottingham Forest have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 10 | Fulham | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Brentford | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 16 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 17 | Everton | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -19 | 13 |
| 19 | Southampton | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 10 |
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