Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest prediction and betting tips on May 4, 2024
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Game Prediction
On May 4, 2024, as part of the 36th round of the English Premier League, Sheffield United will compete with Nottingham Forest. The hosts have already been eliminated, but they can complicate the fight for survival for the guests, who clearly came for three points.
Key statistics and trends:
- The hosts get 0.5 points per game this season, with 2/3 of them coming at the home arena.
- At least 4 goals were scored in 8 previous matches at Bramall Lane.
- Nuno Espirito Santo’s wards have got 2 points from their 7 previous away games in the Premier League.
Sheffield United – the shape of the team and its analysis: the club is by far the worst one in the division
“The Blades” took one of the last places in the table from the very beginning, after promotion from the Championship, and spent the entire season there. They could only compete with Burnley to see who was worse, but the team convincingly lost here too, losing at the home arena to the Clarets with a 1-4 score, in April. Although before this, the points were taken away in the spring through the draws with Bournemouth, Fulham and Chelsea. Speaking about the previous rounds, it scored, but conceded much more in the battles against Manchester United and Newcastle.
Nottingham Forest – the shape of the team and its analysis: already low chances undermined by Financial Fair Play punishment
“The Foresters”, in order not to be relegated in the previous season, the first one after the long-awaited return to the Premier League, signed the “batches” of newcomers. As a result, they stayed then, but now received a four-point fine. Also, according to the club, the referees worked against them – the management quite publicly declared the VAR referee’s sympathies for Luton after the 0-2 failure in the game with Everton, however, that statement received only criticism. It is reasonable to mention that there had been pretty good results before that: the team even beat Fulham, and the battles against Luton, Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton brought the draws (the opponents exchanged goals there). As for the struggle with Manchester City, a 0-2 misfire was natural.
Sheffield United: team news
A mediocre line-up is thinned by injuries. 7-8 players, including Davies and Brewster, may miss the following battle.
Nottingham Forest: team news
Boly and Awoniyi are not ready to return to the field.
Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest: possible starting line-ups
Sheffield United (possible line-up): Grbic – Osborne, Trusty, Ahmedhodzic, Bogle – Arblaster, Vinícius, Brereton, Hamer, McAtee – McBurnie.
Nottingham Forest (possible line-up): Sels – Aina, Murillo, Niakhate, Williams – Danilo, Dominguez, Gibbs-White, Reyna, Hudson-Odoi – Wood.
Previous head-to-head matches
It was “the Blades” that Cooper’s team overcame in the play-offs for the right to play in the Premier League in 2022 – on penalties after exchanging away victories with the same 2-1 score. They won again with this score, but at the home arena in August.
Free prediction for the match Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest on May 4:
The guests, of course, simply have to win. Still, it is worth remembering that both they and the hosts constantly concede, and they themselves are not “silent”. We bet on “both teams to score: yes” (odd: 1.61).