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Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Nottingham Forest pay English Premier League counterparts Sheffield United a visit on Saturday afternoon, as Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo guides his men into an away clash with Chris Wilder & co. at the Bramall Lane. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've delved into our expansive database and found the stats that are most significant. Head-to-head and recent form are included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds are there to ensure you get the best price.

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Sheffield United's next match is v Everton at 15:00 on Saturday 11th May
Nottingham Forest's next match is v Chelsea at 17:30 on Saturday 11th May
The last English Premier League meeting between Sheff Utd and Nottm Forest was on Saturday 4th May 2024
English Premier League
May 4th 2024
Sheff Utd 1
3 Nottm Forest
 
B. Brereton 17'27' C. Hudson-Odoi
51' R. Yates
65' C. Hudson-Odoi
 
SHU
NFO
Shots On
5
4
Shots Off
7
8
Corners
5
3
Possession
54%
46%
Fouls
9
7
Yellow/red cards
1/1
1/0
 
Sheff UtdNottm Forest
 
W. Foderingham
A. Trusty
J. Robinson
J. Bogle
A. Ahmedhodzic
B. Osborn
O. Arblaster
G. Hamer
A. Brookes (J. Mcatee 66')
B. Breretonfootball icon
C. Archer (V. de Souza Costa 74')
M. Sels
W. Boly
(H. Toffolo 83') G. Montiel
T. Olaoluwa Aina
football iconR. Yates
M. Gibbs-White
D. dos Santos de Oliveira
M. Santiago Costa dos Santos
(N. Domínguez 90') football iconfootball iconC. Hudson-Odoi
(T. Awoniyi 90') C. Wood
(M. Niakhate 67') A. Elanga
Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As Chris Wilder prepares his side for kick-off, we're predicting a combined total of over 3 goals scored during the fixture. Statistics imply both teams are strong in attack, an encouraging sign for the neutrals. With a real favourite to win the fixture, we really like the look of over 2.5 goals.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 52% chance of Nottm Forest coming away with a win.
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Utd
27%
15/4
19%
19/5
23%
Draw
21%
16/5
12%
3/1
8%
Nottm Forest
52%
4/6
10%
4/6
11%
Nottm Forest 2-1
9%
8/1
5%
7/1
Draw 1-1
9%
15/2
6%
7/1
14%
Draw 2-2
7%
14/112/1
Sheff Utd 2-1
6%
16/1
13%
14/1
15%
Nottm Forest 3-1
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
8%
Nottm Forest 2-0
6%
10/117/2
5%
Nottm Forest 1-0
6%
10/1
10%
8/1
Nottm Forest 3-2
5%
20/1
9%
18/1
10%
Nottm Forest 3-0
4%
14/1
21%
12/1
24%
Sheff Utd 1-0
4%
18/1
27%
16/1
31%
Nottm Forest 4-1
3%
22/1
21%
22/1
21%
Sheff Utd 3-2
3%
40/1
21%
33/1
Sheff Utd 3-1
3%
40/1
21%
40/1
41%
Sheff Utd 2-0
3%
28/1
26%
33/1
48%
Draw 0-0
3%
16/1
13%
16/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
69%
4/7
6%
4/7
6%
Under 2.5 Goals
31%
11/8
8%
13/10
7%
Home 1st Goal
46%
7/4
10%
7/4
10%
Away 1st Goal
52%
4/9
6%
8/15
8%
No 1st Goal
1%
16/1
13%
16/1
13%
BTTS - Yes
68%
4/7
3%
4/7
2%
BTTS - No
32%
5/4
2%
5/4
BTTS - Home Win
18%
13/2
15%
13/2
25%
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
6%
18/5
6%
BTTS - Away Win
32%
2/1
12%
19/10
12%
Home/draw
48%
23/20
13%
6/5
15%
Away/draw
73%
2/11
3%
2/11
6%
Home/away
79%
2/9
2%
1/4
Over 1.5 Goals
87%
1/6
3%
1/6
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
13%
4/1
11%
15/4
13%
Over 3.5 Goals
48%
11/8
9%
11/8
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
52%
4/7
5%
8/15
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
29%
10/3
4%
16/5
9%
Under 4.5 Goals
71%
2/9
2%
1/5
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
15%
7/1
20%
7/1
16%
Under 5.5 Goals
85%
1/12
2%
1/12
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/331/33
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
14/114/1
15%
Home DNB
42%
5/2
27%
5/2
27%
Away DNB
67%
2/7
8%
2/7
8%
Sheff Utd win to nil
9%
9/1
25%
9/1
25%
Nottm Forest win to nil
20%
12/5
3%
9/4
10%
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
10%
7/1
23%
15/2
21%
Sheff Utd / Nottm Forest
4%
20/120/1
9%
Sheff Utd / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
16/1
13%
Draw / Sheff Utd
8%
10/1
22%
10/1
29%
Draw / Nottm Forest
18%
4/17/2
6%
Draw / Draw
13%
6/1
8%
11/2
12%
Nottm Forest / Sheff Utd
2%
33/140/1
Nottm Forest / Nottm Forest
33%
13/8
13%
13/8
13%
Nottm Forest / Draw
6%
14/114/1
bet365
Win / draw / win Premier League table

Sheff Utd have played 35 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

35 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 25 games, drawn 7 and won 3. Sheff Utd have conceded 97 goals, scored 34, failed to score in 13 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Sheff Utd have played 17 games at home, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 11 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 51 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Nottm Forest lay in 17th place on 26 points in the Premier League league table having played 35 matches. Nottm Forest are unbeaten in 4 games against teams below them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 4 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored 6 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Nottm Forest have conceded 5 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Nottm Forest have played 17 away games, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 11 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 2.1 goals per away game.

Sheff Utd
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Nottm Forest
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-0A
 Man City3626735885 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-6A
l
 
5-0A
 Arsenal3626556083 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
 Liverpool3623944378 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-5A
d
 
1-1F
 A Villa3620792067 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
4-2A
May 19
l
 
2-1F
 Spurs36196111263 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-8A
l
 
5-1F
 Newcastle36176132257 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-3A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-0A
 Chelsea36169111257 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-2F
 Man Utd3516613-354 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-0A
 West Ham37141013-1252 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-2A
l
 
0-5A
d
 
1-1A
 Brighton36121212-448 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-3A
d
 
2-2F
 Bournemouth3713915-1248 
l
 
2-3F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-2F
 C Palace37121015-646 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
 Wolves3713717-1346 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
3-3F
l
 
3-1A
 Fulham3712817-844 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
5-0A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
 Everton3713915-1040 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
 Brentford3710918-739 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-2F
l
 
1-3F
l
 
2-1A
 Nottm Forest A378920-1929 
-
-
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-3F
 Luton376823-3126 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-4A
l
 
5-0A
 Burnley375923-3624 
d
 
1-1A
May 19
-
-
 Sheff Utd Home373727-6616 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3A
Win / draw / win form
Sheff Utd 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
52
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
56
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
Draw
5
Lost
13
Nottm Forest 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
6
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sheff Utd since 1992
Sheff Utd
Nottm Forest
Goals: Scored
13
11
Games: Scored
10 / 15
7 / 15
Clean sheets
8 / 15
5 / 15
SHU
5
D
7
NFO
3
All league games since 1992
Sheff Utd
Nottm Forest
Goals: Scored
25
33
Games: Scored
20 / 31
20 / 31
Clean sheets
11 / 31
11 / 31
SHU
8
D
12
NFO
11
Goal Statistics

Sheffield United's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Nottingham Forest have conceded in each of their last 10 English Premier League games. A PG of 1.5 for Chris Wilder's side suggests that run should continue.

Sheffield United have been awful at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 9 consecutive English Premier League matches. This run could continue, with Nottingham Forest's PG an impressive 2.1.

Sheff Utd 20th Nottm Forest 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
2.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Sheff Utd will score 1 or more goals
0
12%
1
26%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
16%
There is a 62% probability that Nottm Forest will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Sheff Utd have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
+7
Nottm Forest’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
2.6
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Statistics Premier League - 2023/2024 Season
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Sheff Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Nottm Forest
1.5
2.1
Attack rating
SHU
NFO
16%
better
view stats
Games scored23
27
Failed to score14
10
Scored first11
13
Goals scored35
47
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate13%
14%
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
SHU
NFO
24%
better
view stats
Games conceded36
33
Clean sheets1
4
Conceded first26
23
Goals conceded101
66
Avg. goals conceded2.7
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded13
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
5
Conversion rate21%
20%
KickOff rating
+24%

Sheff Utd v Nottm Forest Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

Sheff Utd Premier League squad statistics 2023/2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28459
J RobinsonB DíazG HamerA Ahmedhodzic
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
W Foderingham GLK25
2
-
A Trusty DEF26
4
-
A Ahmedhodzic DEF261
9
-
J Robinson DEF3011
8
-
J Bogle  MID282
9
-
G Hamer MID3035
9
-
O Arblaster MID6
1
-
A Brooks MID14
1
-
B Osborn MID191
2
-
B Díaz FWD841
3
-
C Archer FWD2341
1
-
Subs
I Grbic GLK8
1
-
Y Larouci DEF10
1
-
M Holgate DEF7
2
1
V Souza MID301
2
-
A Slimane MID13
2
-
J McAtee MID2732
2
-
O Norwood MID251
9
-
W Osula FWD19
4
-
R Brewster FWD11
1
Nottm Forest Premier League squad statistics 2023/2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301289
M Gibbs-WhiteC WoodA ElangaM Gibbs-White
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Sels GLK11
1
-
G Montiel DEF102
4
-
W Boly DEF161
2
-
Murillo DEF272
4
-
O Aina  DEF1811
3
-
R Yates MID30
5
-
Danilo MID2421
4
-
A Elanga MID3158
1
-
M Gibbs-White MID3257
9
-
C Hudson-Odoi MID2451
-
C Wood FWD26121
-
Subs
M Turner GLK17
2
-
M Niakhaté DEF161
3
-
H Toffolo DEF2013
3
-
I Sangaré MID15
6
-
C Kouyaté  MID11
2
-
N Domínguez MID2322
3
-
G Reyna MID71
-
T Awoniyi FWD1763
2
-
D Origi  FWD191
1
-
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