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Nottingham Forest v Man United Bet Builder Tips & Match Preview

Nottingham Forest v Man United Bet Builder Tips & Match Preview

Thursday 30 October, 20253 min read
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Ramis Ibrahim

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Nottingham Forest welcome Manchester United as Sean Dyche looks for just their second win at the City Ground in the Premier League this season - the first was on the opening weekend of the campaign.

Manchester United have finally hit new ground under Ruben Amorim with three straight wins in the Premier League for the first time in his tenure.

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Matheus Cunha to have 1+ Shots on Target

Cunha scored his first goal in the Premier League for Manchester United last time out as the Red Devils made it three wins in a row with a 4-2 win over Brighton at Old Trafford. Cunha had two shots in that game, both of which hit the target.

I’ve mentioned before when writing about Cunha that I believe he is the perfect personality for Manchester United. You need a bit more than just talent to play for a club of the stature and expectation of United and Cunha has the mild arrogance required to be a success.

His shot volume is really promising when it comes to our selection here with Cunha having 19 shots across his eight Premier League appearances this season (3.27 per 90). Nine of those attempts have found the target (1.55 per 90).

Elliot Anderson to have 1+ Shots

Elliot Anderson has had nine shots across his nine Premier League appearances this season (1.00 per 90) and can continue to be a shot threat here, up against a Manchester United side that have improved in terms of how entertaining their matches are, but still have some way to go in finding the right balance in their games.

Anderson had 40 shots across his 37 Premier League appearances last season (1.31 per 90) so he is a consistent shot threat, even if his primary role is to control the game from a bit deeper. Anderson had a shot in Dyche’s first game in charge of the club against Porto in the Europa League and I don’t think his role will change too much under the new manager, so he should maintain a similar shot average.

Anderson is occasionally on free kick duties for Nottingham Forest which could offer an avenue for the midfielder to have a shot here.

Both Teams to Score

Manchester United have seen BTTS in four of their last five matches across all competitions with the exception being their 2-0 win over Sunderland at Old Trafford a few weeks ago. A prediction I made about Manchester United before the start of the season was that they would be more exciting to watch, fuelled by their new attacking signings and that is proving to be the case.

Manchester United have scored 15 goals across their nine Premier League matches this season, but have been conceding at pretty much the same rate with 14 goals conceded so far. Manchester United have conceded the joint-most goals of any side in the top half of the Premier League, alongside Liverpool.

BTTS landed in the meeting between these sides at Old Trafford last season as Nottingham Forest ran out 3-2 winners against Manchester United. Forest also won the reverse fixture at the City Ground, coming away 1-0 winners. That game also has scope for BTTS, with Manchester United generating an xG of 1.63 on that occasion.

Over 2.5 Cards

The most recent meeting between these sides produced four cards as Nottingham Forest ran out 1-0 winners against Manchester United at the City Ground. There were two cards produced in the 3-2 thriller between the sides at Old Trafford, with that encounter having the ingredients to produce more, with 23 fouls in total on that occasion.

Manchester United have seen 35 cards across their nine Premier League games this season (3.88 per game). They’ve shown real promise when it comes to drawing cards from the opposition with 23 of those cards being shown to their opponents (65%).

Nottingham Forest have seen 33 cards across their nine Premier League matches this season (3.66 per game) with a fairly equal split in cards collected and cards drawn (17-16).

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📂 Nottingham Forest v Man United Cheat Sheet

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📈 Nottingham Forest v Man United Form & Tactics

Sean Dyche taking the job as Forest head coach means we should see them revert to something similar to Nuno’s style of play at the City Ground for the rest of the season, barring anymore madness from Evangelos Marinakis. It does beg the question as to why Forest went away from Nuno Espirito Santo in the first place with Ange Postecoglou reign being an obvious bad fit from the day he first took the job.

Dyche has already got a win under his belt as Forest manager as he led them to a 2-0 victory over Porto in the Europa League, but his priority may actually become keeping Forest up with the battle at the bottom of the table looking very unpredictable this season - none of the three newly-promoted sides currently sit in the relegation zone.

Manchester United have won their last three Premier League games in a row for the first time under Ruben Amorim with those victories coming against Sunderland, Liverpool and Brighton. United only kept one clean sheet across that trio, so shouts of United being ‘back’ are a little premature in my view. They still need to find the right balance between attack and defence with that clean sheet against Sunderland being their only clean sheet so far this term.


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Forest have been lining up in a 4-2-3-1 in the early weeks of Dyche’s tenure. I wouldn’t be surprised if he slightly shifted this shape when Forest are without the ball to a 4-4-2, just to get some of that defensive protection back which was so key for Forest last season.

Dyche’s style of football is very much the flavour of the Premier League at the moment. Direct football with a focus on set pieces and physical power is what Dyche has always done, and it is where football is currently in the Premier League. With that in mind, Dyche could end up having real success at Forest if he can handle the off the field dramas that come with working under Marinakis.

Manchester United have been getting a lot more joy out of their 3-4-3 shape this season, mainly due to the serious upgrade they got in attack over the summer. Cunha and Mbeumo, in particular, have completely revamped the attacking threat that they carry and it makes them a more entertaining side to watch.

There are notable absentees for both sides with Forest expected to be without Chris Wood and Ola Aina for this clash. United are expected to be without centre back duo Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez.


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