Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds
Free Nottingham Forest FC vs Manchester United FC prediction. 22:00 Kick-off, Wednesday 25 January at City Ground, Nottingham. EFL Cup betting tips and football odds.
Nottingham Forest

Manchester United

We’re expecting a high-scoring clash between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United. Therefore, head to the Total Goals market and our betting prediction is to back Over 2.5 at 2.00 where we need three or more.
The formbook is always a good place to start ahead of making football recommendations. Team news is also an important port of call, while the stats we present always tell an interesting story.
Key Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United stats:
The teams are capable of scoring a combined three goals or more. Therefore, our tip is to back the odds 2.00 when it comes to Over 2.5 Goals in this EFL Cup game.
There’s the opportunity to look at other betting angles and that includes Over 3.5 Goals if you want to chance four or more being scored.
Last Matches & H2H
Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 in their previous match against Bournemouth. They managed to have 58% possession in this game, with Sam Surridge on the scoresheet in this Premier League match at Vitality Stadium.
Man United had four shots on target when they lost 3-2 against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium. Marcus Rashford and Lisandro Martinez found the net during this Premier League match.
The latest match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United saw Manchester United run out 3-0 winners at Old Trafford.
Starting Lineups
Nottingham Forest (confirmed lineup): Wayne Hennessey, Serge Aurier, Joe Worrall, Scott McKenna, Renan Lodi, Remo Freuler, Danilo, Gustavo Scarpa, Brennan Johnson, Sam Surridge, Morgan Gibbs-White.
Manchester United (confirmed lineup): David De Gea, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Nilsson Lindeloef, Lisandro Martinez, Tyrell Malacia, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Wout Weghorst.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United Betting Tips
Over 2.5 Goals @ 2.00Betting Odds
The Manchester United betting odds have been priced up by the bookies and they are 1.60 favourites to land victory in this EFL Cup encounter which means a 63% chance of winning. For those wanting to back Nottingham Forest, you will find 6.00 about this outsider.
The latest betting suggests it’s a close call between Over 2.5 Goals and Under 2.5 Goals. There are two Both Teams to Score options, with Yes on offer at 2.00 and No at 1.75.
Should you want to back Nottingham Forest to win this EFL Cup match, then there is 4.33 available on the Draw No Bet market, with Man United chalked at 1.20.
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Full Time Result
1
6.00
X
3.80
2
1.60
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Half Time Result
1
6.00
X
2.20
2
2.20
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Double Chance
1X
2.30
12
1.25
X2
1.13
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Both Teams to Score
Yes
2.00
No
1.75
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Draw No Bet
1
4.33
2
1.20
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Asian Handicap
1 Hcp +1
1.84
2 Hcp -1
2.06
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Total Goals
Under 2.5
1.80
Over 2.5
2.00
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Total Corners
Under 9.5
1.83
Over 9.5
1.83
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Team Stats
Latest EFL Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.
Nottingham Forest Betting Stats
Manchester United Betting Stats
Full time Result
- 7 wins, 8 defeats and 5 draws in previous 20 matches
- 6 wins, 1 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches
Full time Results
- 14 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
- 8 wins, 1 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches
Goals
- An average of 1.25 goals scored and 1.85 conceded in the previous 20 matches
- An average of 1.90 goals scored and 1.20 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 3.10 goals per game in the previous 20 matches
- An average of 3.10 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
- BTTS Yes in 8 of the previous 20 matches
- BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 home matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 9 of the previous 20 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 4 of the previous 10 home matches
Goals
- An average of 1.90 goals scored and 1.00 conceded in the previous 20 matches
- An average of 2.30 goals scored and 0.80 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 2.90 goals per game in the previous 20 matches
- An average of 3.10 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
- BTTS Yes in 10 of the previous 20 matches
- BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 away matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 11 of the previous 20 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 7 of the previous 10 away matches
Corners
- An average of 3.9 corners awarded and 5.95 corners conceded in the last 20 matches
- An average of 4.6 corners awarded and 4.9 corners against in the last 10 home matches
- An average of 9.85 corners awarded in the last 20 matches
- An average of 9.5 corners awarded in the last 10 home matches
- Had the most corners in 6 and least corners in 11 of the last 20 matches
- Had the most corners in 4 and least corners in 4 of the last 10 home matches
Corners
- An average of 4.5 corners awarded and 5.05 corners conceded in the last 20 matches
- An average of 5.1 corners awarded and 5.4 corners against in the last 10 away matches
- An average of 9.55 corners awarded in the last 20 matches
- An average of 10.5 corners awarded in the last 10 away matches
- Had the most corners in 7 and least corners in 10 of the last 20 matches
- Had the most corners in 4 and least corners in 4 of the last 10 away matches
Team News
We’re ready to bring you Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United team news as soon as it’s announced. This will allow you to get the big picture.
Starting Lineups
Nottingham Forest Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3
Manchester United Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3
Manchester United Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest Substitutes
- 3Steve Cook
- 5Orel Mangala
- 7Neco Williams
- 8Jack Colback
- 11Jesse Lingard
- 12Jordan Smith
- 14Lewis O'Brien
- 25Emmanuel Dennis
- 30Willy Boly
Manchester United Substitutes
- 17Fred
- 19Raphael Varane
- 22Tom Heaton
- 28Facundo Pellistri
- 33Brandon Williams
- 36Anthony Elanga
- 39Scott McTominay
- 49Alejandro Garnacho
- 73Kobbie Mainoo
Previous Nottingham Forest Lineups
Previous Manchester United Lineups
Predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s form part of our Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United lineups service and this includes the formations for each team.
Team Squads
Nottingham Forest FC Squad
Manchester United FC Squad
We’ve got a full list of players for every squad and there’s also stats available.
Tables & Standings
2022/2023 Season
# | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
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1 | Arsenal | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 45:17 | 50 |
2 | Man City | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 53:20 | 45 |
3 | Man United | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 34:26 | 42 |
4 | Newcastle | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 34:12 | 40 |
5 | Tottenham | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40:31 | 36 |
6 | Brighton | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38:27 | 34 |
7 | Brentford | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 35:28 | 33 |
8 | Fulham | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32:30 | 32 |
9 | Chelsea | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22:21 | 30 |
10 | Liverpool | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34:28 | 29 |
11 | Aston Villa | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25:31 | 28 |
12 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19:29 | 24 |
13 | Nott’m Forest | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17:35 | 24 |
14 | Leicester City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 32:37 | 21 |
15 | Wolverhampton | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15:30 | 20 |
16 | West Ham | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18:26 | 19 |
17 | Leeds United | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26:34 | 18 |
18 | Everton | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16:28 | 18 |
19 | Bournemouth | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19:43 | 17 |
20 | Southampton | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17:38 | 15 |
# | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
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1 | Man City | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38:12 | 28 |
2 | Arsenal | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25:10 | 25 |
3 | Man United | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19:6 | 25 |
4 | Newcastle | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19:6 | 23 |
5 | Brentford | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23:10 | 22 |
6 | Liverpool | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23:9 | 21 |
7 | Tottenham | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21:15 | 18 |
8 | Chelsea | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13:7 | 18 |
9 | Fulham | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18:16 | 18 |
10 | Nott’m Forest | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14:12 | 18 |
11 | Brighton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17:10 | 17 |
12 | Aston Villa | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17:15 | 17 |
13 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11:16 | 15 |
14 | Wolverhampton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9:14 | 14 |
15 | Leeds United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15:14 | 13 |
16 | West Ham | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11:12 | 13 |
17 | Bournemouth | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10:11 | 12 |
18 | Everton | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10:14 | 11 |
19 | Leicester City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11:12 | 9 |
20 | Southampton | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9:17 | 6 |
A great starting point for placing football bets is to check out the EFL Cup standings so that you can see where each team is placed in the table.
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