Leeds vs Nottingham Forest Predictions

• Both teams have scored in eight of Leeds’ last 10 home games.
• Forest have conceded in seven of their last eight away games.
• These sides are locked on 26 points, six clear of the bottom three.

Key clash at Elland Road

Leeds United and Nottingham Forest face off in a crucial game in terms of the relegation battle at Elland Road in a Friday night Premier League fixture this week.

The hosts are 16th in the table, level with Forest immediately below them and six clear of West Ham in 18th.

A victory for either side would be huge as they look to pull clear of the Hammers in the drop zone, which could lead to a nervy affair in West Yorkshire.

Goals at both ends stands out

The best angle for our main bet looks to be backing both teams to score, rather than focus on a match result given just how much is at stake.

Goals at both ends has been a regular occurrence in Leeds’ home games with eight of their last 10 at Elland Road seeing both teams score. Daniel Farke’s side have scored in 10 of their 12 home games in the Premier League, hitting 19 goals in total, and have conceded in nine of those.

Forest have struggled for clean sheets on the road with just one in their last eight trips across all competitions, but they have been in solid scoring form overall with goals in six of their last eight games – only failing to get on the scoresheet against Arsenal and Braga.

Spoils could be shared

Leeds were thrashed by Arsenal 4-0 at this venue at the weekend but prior to that their form has been excellent with just one defeat in 11 games across all competitions. Forest have also steadied the ship of late with just one defeat in their last seven games inside normal time across all competitions.

A win would clearly be massive for both of these sides but this is the kind of game where the desire to avoid defeat may outweigh any will to win. A point would probably be viewed as a positive result by both teams, particularly visitors Forest, and Leeds have had a lot of stalemates recently with six of their last 11 games finishing all square.

Forest score on average exactly one goal per-game in the Premier League and Leeds’ attack averages 1.3 goals per-game, so a 1-1 draw looks a reasonable correct score prediction for this crucial clash on Friday.

Leeds forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin has gone three games without a goal now but he may be able to end that run against Forest. The former Everton man had a couple of chances against Arsenal and is still making his presence felt in attack, and he may be able to end his mini drought on Friday night.