Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United Pick – EPL Predictions & Odds 4/16/23

Nottingham Forest and Manchester United face off on Sunday in an English Premier League showdown at City Ground. 

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United Odds

Manchester United is the favorite sitting at -145 while Nottingham Forest is the underdog sitting at +400. The total in this game sits at 2.5 goals with the over paying out at -125. 

Nottingham Forest Betting Preview

Nottingham Forest comes into this game sitting in 18th place in the standings having picked up 27 points. Last Saturday Nottingham Forest faced off against Aston Villa and they were defeated 2-0. Nottingham Forest had 34 percent of the possession and two shots on target. Two games ago against Leeds United they were defeated 2-1. Cheikhou Kouyate and Moussa Niakhate both suffered hamstring injuries in the last game, and now Nottingham Forest is going to be forced to play shorthanded. In this game if Nottingham Forest wants to find success, the defense is going to need to be good. 

Manchester United Betting Preview

On the other side of this matchup is Manchester United who sits in 4th place in the standings having picked up 56 points. Last Saturday, Manchester United face off against Everton, and they were able to secure a 2-0 victory. Manchester United had 64 percent of the possession and 11 shots on target. Varane and Martinez were both hurt in their midweek game, and now they Manchester United is also going to be shorthanded. Marcus Rashford is still dealing with a groin injury and he’s not going to be able to go in this game. 

Shane’s Free Pick

Both of these teams have a lot of key players hurt and there is a lot of concern on both sides. I don’t expect Manchester United’s offense to run up the score though, and that is going to give some advantage to Nottingham Forest. They might not win this game, but they are going to keep it close. Back Nottingham Forest +0.5.