Nottingham Forest

vs

Leeds United

Preview

Nottingham Forest

• Forest come into the game on the back of consecutive wins, both at home, where they beat Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-1 in the EFL Cup before dispatching Stade Brestois 29 by 2-0 in the previous round of this competition.
• Oliver Glasner has overseen a solid, if unspectacular spell in charge of the Reds since he took over on 6th July 2026.
• The Reds have scored ten goals across their six home games across all competitions this season (W3, D3).

Leeds United

• Leeds United also come into this encounter in fine form, winning four of their last five in all competitions, including a 2-0 victory over RB Leipzig and a 4-0 hammering of FC Augsburg.
• Leeds United's boss Daniel Farke has done a brilliant job since taking over on 4th July 2023, as his rotation of personnel and pressing game has kept them competitive.
• Leeds United have conceded 12 goals across their away games across all competitions (W1, D1, L2).

Head-to-Head

• Nottingham Forest have won two of their three home H2H encounters.
• Leeds beat Forest 3-1 in the Premier League in 2025/26, showing they can get on top in this fixture.

Betting Insights

• Nottingham Forest edge the odds at 2.18 for the visit of Leeds United to the City Ground, where the Whites are priced at 3.1 with the draw 3.45.
• The bookies favour goals with Over 2.5 at 1.8 and BTTS - Yes at 1.65.

Prediction

• This game looks to be a chess match between two different sides, where Leeds like to use their possession and pressing to break Forest down, while the hosts will sit back in their compact 4-2-3-1 and try to catch their opponents on the counter attack.
• An under 2.5 or BTTS bet could be the way to go, but we'll chance the hosts in this spot.