Nottingham Forest vs Man United Odds
Sun, Apr. 16 2:45 p.m. ET USA Network
| +375 | |
| -143 | |
| Draw | +300 |
| Over/Under | 2.5 (-125 / +100) |
| Both Teams to Score (Yes/No) | (-134 / +110) |
Manchester United has been a well below average team away from home this season and is in a tricky spot at Nottingham Forest on Sunday. The Red Devils are in a sandwich spot in the middle of their competitive Europa League matchup with Sevilla (2-2 aggregate), and are without Marcus Rashford once again. It’s the time of the year when teams get overvalued because they’re in must-win spots chasing the top four, the title or even trying to avoid relegation. As Tottenham and Newcastle showed in their losses Saturday, being in a so called “must win” situation doesn’t necessarily make a team play better.
Nottingham Forest has really struggled over the past two months and are winless since a Feb. 5 home triumph against Leeds United. In that time frame, they did manage three home draws. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest has also been outscored 13-2 in five matches away from home during that stretch. There’s a larger than normal home-field advantage split for Steve Cooper’s side, and the Trees have value at home on Sunday, despite their poor form.
Relegation is knocking on Nottingham Forest’s door as the Trees enter this match inside the bottom three. It’s hard to look at Forest’s statistical profile and remain inspired that Cooper is going to truly improve this squad. They made headlines in the offseason with the volume of their signings list, and the belief was the team would improve as the season progressed.