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Nottingham Forest FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Sun 16 Apr 2023 · 15:30 UTC City Ground, Nottingham HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Manchester United FC — Premier League at City Ground, Nottingham.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Simon Long
  • Referee Adrian Holmes
  • Referee Nick Hopton
4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

Head-to-Head

3
1
5
Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 3.2 goals Manchester United FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 2–0 W
13 Apr Sevilla FC H 2–2 D
08 Apr Everton FC H 2–0 W
05 Apr Brentford FC H 1–0 W
02 Apr Newcastle United FC A 0–2 L
19 Mar Fulham FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC Manchester United FC
#13 Position #12
5 Points 5
5 Played 5
1 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 2
4 Scored 8
5 Conceded 8
-1 GD +0
1.00 PPG 1.00
20% Win % 20%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts). Manchester United FC are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Manchester United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
Morgan Gibbs-White 1 G 2 A
Dan Ndoye 1 G
Manchester United FC
Bruno Fernandes 3 G 1 A
Bryan Mbeumo 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Nottingham Forest FC launch into their encounter with Manchester United FC.
  • 3' Manchester United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 3.
  • 4' Poor challenge from Harry Maguire. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 9' Taiwo Awoniyi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 14' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Christian Eriksen made 387 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
  • 29' Manchester United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
  • 32' What a strike from Antony! The score is 0-1.
  • 37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Manchester United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 57' It’s high time Steve Cooper made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' Manchester United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 65' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Remo Freuler trudges off to be replaced by Orel Mangala on 65 minutes.
  • 67' Neco Williams picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' Wout Weghorst gets the nod from Manchester United FC. He replaces Anthony Martial and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' What a strike from Diogo Dalot! The score is 0-2.
  • 79' The whistle greets Christian Eriksen as he departs to be replaced by Fred.
  • 81' Emmanuel Dennis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Scott McKenna at the 81 minute mark.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Orel Mangala. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 88' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 88 minute. Morgan Gibbs-White leaves to be changed by Jesse Lingard.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Wout Weghorst on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Manchester United FC will be frustrated.
  • Another three points for Manchester United FC.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.72 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Manchester United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC20% Draw28% Manchester United FC52%
Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
48%
Draw or Manchester United FC
80%
Nottingham Forest FC or Manchester United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC13% Draw50% Manchester United FC37%
Actual: Manchester United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
15.1%
0 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
12.4%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 0
6.5%
0 – 3
5.9%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.2%
2 – 0
2.6%
0 – 4
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Manchester United FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 11% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 26% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 17% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.