Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United Prediction: Glasner Era Begins with Narrow Home Win
Oliver Glasner's first match as Nottingham Forest manager is at the City Ground and he couldn't have asked for a trickier opening act. Leeds United arrive on 22 August 2026 as a promoted side under Daniel Farke but anyone expecting…
Matchweek 1 of the 2026-2027 Premier League brings Nottingham Forest against Leeds United on 2026-08-22 (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
Referee R. Jones has dished out around 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, plus 20 fouls per match across 10 games.
In their most recent 4 matchups, O. Glasner has 1 victory, while D. Farke has 1 victory, and 2 draws.
Nottingham Forest have 1 player out: N. Savona (Knee Injury) while Leeds United have 5 players missing: G. Gudmundsson (Injury), M. Joseph (Knee Injury), W. Gnonto (Muscle Injury), I. Gruev (Knee Injury), Lucas Perri (Knock).
Our forecast has Nottingham Forest in a 4-man backline (4-4-2), with Leeds United set to counter in 3-5-2.
Nottingham Forest came off a win (2-0 vs Brest) and Leeds United also triumphed (4-0 vs Augsburg).
Momentum favors Leeds United (3-2-0) after Nottingham Forest managed only 2-0-3 from 5 matches.
Nottingham Forest have clearly got the edge H2H: in 29 meetings, they've beaten Leeds United 10 times, with 10 draws and only 9 losses.
Nottingham is going head to head with Leeds on 22/8/2026 14:00 GMT for the England Premier League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Nottingham v Leeds H2H statistics!