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After an optimistic win over Aston Villa, United will aim to maintain the euphoria with another win over Nottingham Forest. This is a goal that Ten Hag can fully achieve.
Nottingham Forest vs. United match preview
After a 4-match winless streak and no goals, United finally relieved the pressure with a comeback against Aston Villa on Boxing Day. United let Villa take a 2-0 lead but eventually had an explosive second half to win 3-2.
Alejandro Garnacho scored a brace in the second half, before Rasmus Hojlund scored his first Premier League goal. A sense of optimism is pervading Old Trafford, as it is the first game since Sir Jim Ratcliffe bought a 25% stake in the club and will take control of football operations from here on.
United’s goal remains a place in the top 4. The distance to this location is temporarily 6 points. However, if consecutive good results are achieved, closing this gap is not difficult.
United can confidently head into the new year on a high note. The Reds haven’t lost their last game of the year in their last 11 calendar years. And the euphoria just achieved against Aston Villa could help Ten Hag’s army.
United are still missing a lot of key players in their upcoming visit. However, they still have the most important players in defense. United’s defense is the 4th most solid in the Premier League, and this is a huge mental fulcrum when playing away.
United’s major weakness is its harmless attack. However, just playing defensively means the Reds can aim for points. United can absolutely try to defend solidly and hope the attack takes advantage of the opportunity, mainly because Forest’s defense has not played well this season either.
While United are in high spirits, Nottingham Forest are also brimming with confidence. Nuno Santo’s army has created an earthquake by destroying Newcastle 3-1 away from home.
Chris Wood made his mark against his former side, Newcastle, with a hat-trick. As a result, Forest put an end to a seven-match winless streak in the Premier League. Only a bad period that lasted too long dragged Forest down to 16th in the table and only 2 points ahead of Luton Town.
Nottingham Forest’s attack must give maximum effort in the next game to shoulder a fragile defense. Not a single name in Forest’s defense has played well. The central midfield pair also did not help the team control the ball or provide a shield for the defense.
Anthony Elanga will face his former club, Manchester United, and replicate what Chris Wood did in midweek. This season, Elanga has contributed 4 goals and 5 assists for Forest in the Premier League. This will be a name that United’s defense needs to be especially wary of, as his explosiveness is much greater than other names in Forest’s attack.
Nonetheless, United’s defense has proven its solidity at various points this season. The tightness was further intensified after the win over Aston Villa. It will be difficult for Forest to find goals as well as points against Manchester United in the next match.
Nottingham Forest vs. United: Special Preview
United win: Man United are rated slightly better than Nottingham Forest in this match and are expected to win. It is entirely possible to trust the Red Devils to make things happen when the defense is solidly built with many players performing well. Kobbie Mainoo is playing extremely well in the middle line, and this also helps United’s defense avoid being slapped. Although the attack is not a strong point, they can still hunt for goals because Forest is too weak. And it can be believed that MU will preserve the advantage if it scores the lead in this match.
Less than 2.5 goals: Forest’s attack is not too strong, and the same can be said of Manchester United. With a team with a defensive strategy like Forest, it is difficult for United to score many goals with their uncreative attack.
United have more corners: Forest are the team with the 4th lowest possession per game in the Premier League, while United are 9th in the league. Only United’s attack often fails to take advantage of this to turn into goals. Only Arsenal and Liverpool have collected more corners than United this season, while Forest have only collected more corners than Sheffield United. Therefore, it can be expected that MU will have more corners in the next match.
Nottingham Forest vs. United predicted result: 0-1
Information about Nottingham Forest vs. United
Nottingham Forest: 4 players, Taiwo Awoniyi, Ibrahim Sangare, Serge Aurier, and Felipe, are injured. Willy Boly returns from suspension.
United: 11 players will be absent from Manchester United’s side for the upcoming visit.
- United are on a 10-match winning streak against Nottingham Forest.
- 8 of the last 10 head-to-head matches have had more than 2.5 goals.
- MU opened the scoring in four of the last five head-to-head matches.
- United have won the first half in eight of their last 10 head-to-head matches.
- 9 of the last 10 head-to-head matches have fewer than 4.5 penalty cards.
- 4 of the last 5 head-to-head matches have more than 10.5 corners.
- Nottingham Forest failed to keep a clean sheet in eight consecutive matches.
- 5 of Forest’s last 7 games have had fewer than 10.5 corners.
- MU conceded first in four of the last five matches.
- Five of United’s last seven games have fewer than 4.5 penalty cards.
- United’s win rate in this match is 47%.
- Referee Tim Robinson draws an average of 0.17 red cards and 3.75 yellow cards per game.
