Nottingham Forest v Leeds Predictions & Betting Odds – 1st January 2019

Leeds can respond to weekend's loss

Championship Betting

Nottingham Forest v Leeds Betting Tips – Championship, 1st January 3.00pm

Championship leaders Leeds had their big winning streak snapped on the weekend as they were toppled at Elland Road by Hull. So now what response do they have in them as they head out on the road? Forest just look hit and miss at the moment and after a loss on the weekend have now made it five games without a win. Read our predictions for Nottingham Forest v Leeds.

Nottingham Forest v Leeds Betting Odds*

Leeds 13/10
Nottingham Forest 21/10
Draw 23/10
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on December 30th, 2018 at 2:58 p.m.)

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Nottingham Forest News and Form

Things are not working for Forest at the moment who are winless in five Championship games after losing 1-0 at Millwall on the weekend. That is two points from the last possible fifteen collected by them. Nottingham Forest have managed to score in just one of their last four league games as well.

On home soil, they have suffered back to back defeats against Preston and QPR. Their overall home record for the season is W5 D4 L3. Forest have been a bit lightweight in front of goal with only thirteen scored at home. They have conceded under a goal per home game on average.

There has been a clean sheet for Forest in 42% of their home games. They have been drawing at the break in exactly half of their home games. Each of their last five Championship home games have ended under 2.5 goals. Forest have scored 62% of their home goals in the second period of games.

They have conceded eight of their ten home goals after the half time break. Only two sides have conceded fewer league goals than Forest have done this season. So that isa huge positive for them. Forest have actually opened the scored in two-thirds of their home games.

Nottingham Forest v Leeds Head to Head

There was a 1-1 draw between them at Elland Road back in October
The last two league meetings have ended in a draw
Leeds are undefeated in four against Forest (W2 D2)
Forest have won one of their last four at home against Leeds (W1 D3)
Both teams have scored in two of the last six meetings

Leeds News and Form

League leaders Leeds lost 2-0 at home against Hull on the weekend in an upset. Leeds had won seven league games in a row before that. They have winning form on the road still though having collected a victory in each of their last three on the road. Their away record for the season is strong W7 D3 L2 and they have taken a win in three of their last four away from Elland Road (L1).

They have been scoring so well on their travels and they have averaged 1.75 goals per away game this season. Away from home, they have been level at the break in eight of their twelve games (W2 D2). Leeds have scored in all of their away games in the Championship this term.

They had scored in 18 straight games before their loss against Hull on the weekend, so the fact they didn’t get on the scoresheet made the upset even bigger. Leeds have failed to take a clean sheet in any of their last three league games now.

Of the goals which they have produced on their travels, two-thirds of them have come after the halftime break. No side has collected more away points in the Championship than Leeds have done (24 points). While they are scoring well, they haven’t been slack at the back. Middlesbrough are the only side to have conceded fewer league goals than Leeds.

Nottingham Forest v Leeds Tips & Odds

Over 2.5 goals 10/11
Both teams to score 4/6
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on December 30th, 2018 at 2:58 p.m.)

Nottingham Forest v Leeds Predictions

Leeds to win: Nottingham Forest are not quite there with their form at the moment. Leeds had that blowout at home on the weekend, but they are good enough to respond away from home. That would show big title credentials. Away win.