Manchester United FC – Nottingham Forest FC betting tip & odds comparison 01.02.2023
With one foot firmly in the final after the 3-0 win at the City Ground last week, Man United will look to finish the job when they welcome Nottingham at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
Barring a momentous collapse the Red Devils will face Newcastle who booked their ticket to the final following a 2-1 win over Southampton on Tuesday.
Our betting tips today for this clash will be picked from Paripesa App and Bet365
MANCHESTER UNITED
Man United’s hot streak was temporarily cooled in the last week after they failed to win any of their two fixtures against Crystal Palace and Arsenal in the Premier League. They will however come into this match in high spirits after the comprehensive victory in the first leg
In his first season in charge, Ten Hag is now on the brink of clinching Man United’s first piece of silverware since 2017, and the prospect of a domestic cup double is still alive too after a 3-1 win at the weekend over Reading in the fourth round of the FA Cup
He is nevertheless expected to ring some changes to rest some of his first team members given the rough slate of schedules they have in the coming weeks.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Steve Cooper’s Nottingham will be chasing history when they attempt to become the first team to overturn Forest a three-goal deficit in the semi-finals.
Having already exited the FA Cup, they have had a full weekend of rest and preparation for this uphill battle. They reached the EFL Cup final in 1992 (which they incidentally lost to Man United) and the likely exit from this semifinal at the hands of the same opponents will still represent their best run since then.
They will look to capitalize on any loopholes early that a likely weakened United squad may afford them. That said, given United’s record at home in recent matches, their chances of getting anything from this game is still a long shot.
POSSIBLE LINEUPS
MAN UNITED
- De Gea
- Dalot
- Maguire
- Shaw
- Malacia
- Casemiro
- Fred
- Antony
- Fernandes
- Rashford
- Weghorst
- COACH: Erik Ten Hag
- MISSING PLAYERS: Tuanzebe (Injured), Van De Beek (Knee injury), Sancho (Lack of fitness), Martial (Knock)
NOTTINGHAM
- Hennessey
- Aurier
- Worrall
- Boly
- Lodi
- Mangala
- Danilo
- Freuler
- Scarpa
- Johnson
- Dennis
- COACH: Steve Cooper
- MISSING PLAYERS: Kouyate (Hamstring), Biancone (ACL injury), Niakhate (Hamstring), Richards (Leg injury)
MAN UNITED VS NOTTINGHAM PREDICTIONS
Ten Hag has been shouting from every rooftop about how they need to trash the first leg result and maintain the same level of focus for this game. We, therefore, expect them to keep things tight especially at the start to deny Forest any early glimmer of hope that might energize them. As such we fancy a tight opening half to the game and we are going for Under 1.5 first-half goals @ 1.49 with Paripesa as our opening betting prediction.
Nottingham is likely to throw caution to the wind as they look for an early breakthrough. This might leave them exposed at the back and with the quality of attacking players at United, you can expect them to make a meal of any such opportunities. United have been brilliant at home and regardless of whoever dons the shirt, we expect their quality to come through eventually. As such, we are backing them to get the win here @ 1.41 with Bet365 Bonus as our final call.
Performance
Manchester United performance of the last 5 home matches