Nottingham Forest vs Leeds Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd August 2026

Premier League title favourites Nottingham Forest begin their title challenge this coming Saturday in an opening day encounter with Leeds at City Ground, Nottingham.

Since both Nottingham Forest and Leeds are looking to start their season on a good note, we are in for a tough fight over their first points of the season this coming Saturday.

Nottingham Forest are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Premier League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.2 goals on average per match, or 22 goals in total, while allowing ten goals against, for an average of one per outing. They managed three clean sheets along the way.

Leeds managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded nine goals in total, and while claiming four clean sheets, they conceded 0.9 goals an average per game.

Nottingham Forest took a hit when Leeds handed them a 3-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 3-1 win.

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Newcastle, they recorded a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Manchester United, who ran out 3-2 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 1-1 match with Bournemouth. Nottingham Forest only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at City Ground, Nottingham in the Premier League. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded five goals.

Leeds Form

In their last three matches, Leeds drew 1-1 with Tottenham, won 1-0 against Brighton, and lost 3-0 against West Ham. Leeds only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew four and lost one as well as being outscored by eight goals to six.

Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Nottingham Forest get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in Leeds.

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Oliver Glasner will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Leeds from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

John Victor (0/0), Matz Sels (0/0), Steven Benda (0/0), Grady McDonnell (0/0), Jair Cunha (0/0), Luca Netz (0/0), Morato (0/0), Murillo (0/0), Neco Williams (0/0), Nicolo Savona (0/0), Nikola Milenkovic (0/0), Ola Aina (0/0), Omar Richards (0/0), Ousmane Diomande (0/0), Tyler Bindon (0/0), Zach Abbott (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/0), James McAtee (0/0), Morgan Gibbs-White (0/0), Nicolas Dominguez (0/0), Omari Hutchinson (0/0), Ryan Yates (0/0), Xaver Schlager (0/0), Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (0/0), Callum Hudson-Odoi (0/0), Chris Wood (0/0), Dan Ndoye (0/0), Dilane Bakwa (0/0), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/0), Igor Jesus (0/0).

Leeds Squad

Below is the full team squad of Leeds. The manager Farke will pick his starting XI against Nottingham Forest from these players:

Alex Cairns (0/0), James Trafford (0/0), Lucas Perri (0/0), Gabriel Gudmundsson (0/0), James Justin (0/0), Jayden Bogle (0/0), Joe Rodon (0/0), Sam Byram (0/0), Sebastiaan Bornauw (0/0), Tarik Muharemovic (0/0), Anton Stach (0/0), Ao Tanaka (0/0), Brenden Aaronson (0/0), Daniel James (0/0), Ethan Ampadu (0/0), Harry Wilson (0/0), Ilia Gruev (0/0), Jaka Bijol (0/0), Sean Longstaff (0/0), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (0/0), Joel Piroe (0/0), Largie Ramazani (0/0), Lee Erwin (0/0), Lukas Nmecha (0/0), Mateo Joseph (0/0), Noah Okafor (0/0), Wilfried Gnonto (0/0).

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Nottingham Forest, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. Nottingham Forest have to alter their line-up, as both Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White get a day in the shade.

Apparently, Leeds have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday. Joe Rodon and Dominic Calvert-Lewin racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Leeds travelling party for their next match.

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds H2H

Nottingham Forest were defeated by 3-1 in their last encounter with Leeds, but did win the reverse match 3-1, though. Nottingham Forest have a 50% win rate against Leeds, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 2-0-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds Results

In the last four matches between Nottingham Forest and Leeds, both teams to score came up three times.

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds Betting Tips

Morgan Gibbs-White look like value in the goal scoring market with six strikes to his name in six Premier League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Dominic Calvert-Lewin adds to his four Premier League goals come this coming Saturday.

Nottingham Forest won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at City Ground, Nottingham. They drew three and lost one as well, while Leeds won two of their last 10 games away. They drew six and lost two. Leeds have been generous visitors, since they pulled only once clean sheet in their previous 10 away games. Nottingham Forest managedfour clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

In the last four encounters between Nottingham Forest and Leeds over 2.5 goals came out three times, as Nottingham Forest averaged 1.5 goals a game. Leeds scored an average of 1.5 goals in these, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Leeds played across all tournaments. They scored 1.9 times on average in the process.