Nottingham Forest vs. Manchester United: EPL Game Preview

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Nottingham Forest hosts Manchester United in what promises to be an entertaining Premier League game on Sunday. Nottingham Forest is coming off a 2-0 road loss against Aston Villa on Saturday while Manchester United beat Everton 2-0 at home on Saturday.

Manchester United is in fourth place in the Premier League standings with 56 points in 29 games while Nottingham Forest is in 18th place with 27 points in 30 games.

The player to watch in this game is Marcus Rashford, who has 15 goals and four assists in 29 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Marcus Rashford a 41.88 percent chance to score against Nottingham Forest. He has 70 SCA and 10 GCA in 29 Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Nottingham Forest 5.40
• Manchester United 1.60
• Draw: 4.20

Spread
• Nottingham Forest +1 (1.83)
• Manchester United -1 (1.98)

Total
• Over 2.5, 3 (1.95)
• Under 2.5, 3 (1.86)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on December 27 and Manchester United won 3-0.

Projected Leaders

For Nottingham Forest, Brennan Johnson has a 22.32 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.07 shots overall per sim, 0.62 shots on goal per and 0.25 goals per sim.

For Manchester United, Marcus Rashford has a 41.88 percent chance to score. He averages 1.48 shots overall per sim, 0.97 shots on goal per and 0.55 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Under 2.5, 3 (1.86)

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is Manchester United 1.76 to Nottingham Forest 0.95.

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