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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United Bet Builder Tips - 2.60 Builder this Sunday

James Cantrill

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United Bet Builder Tips: Sunday, April 16th

An enthralling clash awaits in the super Sunday clash at the City Ground and we have Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United bet builder tips.

The hosts have a lengthy list of absentees, arguably none as pivotal as Marcus Rashford for the visitors.

Without him in the side, it is hard to make a case for the Red Devils at odds-on.

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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United Stats & Facts
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England, Premier League, Sunday, April 16th, 16:30 (UK)

Manchester United will be bolstered by the return of Casemiro who returns from suspension, for their trip to the City Ground.

The central midfielder has been a crucial cog for the Red Devils this campaign, the lynchpin brings control, an air of calm and defensive solidarity, and this is reflected by the underlying data.

With the Brazilian in the side, Manchester United have scored fewer goals but conceded considerably less, and crucially have won more points.

His return to the XI should see Sunday’s visitors sure up defensively, which will be crucial considering Man Utd have conceded seven ‘big chances’ in his four-game absence, despite only actually conceding three goals over that period.

Expect defensive improvement, Manchester United may struggle offensively in the absence of Marcus Rashford, who will miss out with an injury.

The in-form frontman has scored 34% of his side’s league goals this campaign, the fourth highest percentile in the division, and without him in the side, they may not be at their best offensively.

Nottingham Forest’s form is faltering.

The Tricky Tree’s last win was at the start of February against Leeds. Since then, they have played nine, lost six and conceded 19 goals.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United Stats & Facts

Forest could have as many as 12 absentees for this clash and are winless in 9 league games
This will be the hosts’ first league meeting with Man Utd since 1999, they lost 8-1 that day
Manchester United have won their last six Premier League games against Nottingham Forest, scoring at least three goals on each occasion
The visitors have only won one of their last three away games, conceding 9 without scoring in any of their last two

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Rashford has been an ever-present featuring in every one of Man Utd’s 29 games this season, starting 27, so, it remains to be seen exactly how much his presence will be missed.

Factor into this the Red Devils away form, and I think there is a case to be siding with Nottingham Forest double chance here.

United have lost (6) as many games as they have won on their travels this campaign, averaging 1.42 points per game on the road.

Domestically, they have lost three of their last four away from Old Trafford. They have also failed to score in each of their two most recent away games, shipping nine goals in their trips to St James’ Park and Anfield.

It is also worth noting that this clash comes in the middle of their two-legged Europa League quarter-final clash with Sevilla.

Despite leading 2-0, Sevilla drew the game on Thursday night which means next week’s second leg in Spain is still very much alive.

This should see Erik ten Hag rotate in Nottinghamshire, as he has made it perfectly clear that Silverware is his priority this campaign, making this domestic clash a real tricky one to navigate.

Despite their poor form, Forest have held their own at home against the division’s big boys.

Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City have all failed to leave the City Ground with three points and Newcastle needed a last-minute penalty to do so.

Combining a Forest double chance with their talisman Brennen Johnson to have a solitary shot boosts the odds with bet365’s Bet Builder nicely. 365 allows plenty of control over player props, allowing users to set Johnson’s shot line at 0.5, 1.5, 2.5 or 3.5. We’re going with the former here to create a builder at 2.60.

The Welshman tops his side’s goalscoring charts (8) and averages 1.6 shots per game, attempting at least one shot in 83.33% of his EPL appearances.