Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United Prediction & Betting Tips | 22/08/2026

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United Prediction and Betting Tips | 22 August 2026

Bojan Jovanovic • Football expert

18 August 2026 • 12:01 UTC • 1 min read

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United Prediction and Betting Tips 22 August 2026

Nottingham Forest will be eager to build on an impressive preseason when they face Leeds United in their Premier League opener. Forest defeated Bayer Leverkusen and Brest in their final two warm-up games, providing plenty of confidence ahead of the new campaign. Summer arrivals Ousmane Diomande, Gustavo Sa and Xaver Schlager are all expected to make their competitive debuts, although Nicolo Savona will miss the season opener through injury. The Reds have won 60% of their last 10 home games and have scored in all five of those fixtures, averaging 1.80 goals per match.

Leeds United, meanwhile, also impressed during preseason, scoring goals for fun and cruising to a 4-0 win over Augsburg in their final warm-up. New signings Harry Wilson and Tarik Muharemovic are pushing for starting berths, while Pascal Struijk is no longer part of the squad. Wilfried Gnonto and Gabriel Gudmundsson are expected to miss out through injury. The Whites have won six of their last 10 overall, although their away record is less convincing, with only a 33% win rate. The H2H record is relatively even, with Forest winning 10 of the last 25 meetings and Leeds eight.

BTTS landed in 60% of Forest's last 10 games and 60% of the previous 25 H2H meetings. Therefore, we are tempted to place our bets on Both Teams to Score, alongside Forest or Draw and Over 1.5 goals (84% H2H).

This Premier League match will be played on Saturday 22 August 2026 at 15:00.

What is our Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United prediction?

Our prediction for this match: Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Leeds United

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United Betting Tips

European Handicap: Nottm Forest +1 @ -275 Odds
Shots on Target (Home): Over 2.5
Shots on Target (Away): Over 2.5
Shots on Target (Total): Over 4.5

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Nottingham Forest Team Form and Stats

Form	Results	Points Per Game
Overall	wwwwldldlw	1.70
Home	wwddw	2.20
Away	wwlll	1.20

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	50%	60%	40%
Average Goals Per Game	3.20	2.60	3.80
Scored	1.90	1.80	2.00
Conceded	1.30	0.80	1.80
BTTS	60%	80%	40%
Clean Sheets	20%	20%	20%
Failed to Score	20%	0%	40%
Expected Goals	1.28	1.47	1.04
Expected Goals Against	1.72	1.30	2.24

Leeds United Team Form and Stats

Form	Results	Points Per Game
Overall	lwdwlwwwdw	2.00
Home	wwww	3.00
Away	ldlwwd	1.33

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	60%	100%	33%
Average Goals Per Game	2.60	2.75	2.50
Scored	1.70	2.50	1.17
Conceded	0.90	0.25	1.33
BTTS	40%	25%	50%
Clean Sheets	40%	75%	17%
Failed to Score	20%	0%	33%
Expected Goals	1.31	1.26	1.35
Expected Goals Against	1.34	1.17	1.46