City Ground | Premier League 2026-27 | Saturday, August 22 | 3pm BST
With just hours to go until the 2026-27 Premier League season gets underway, BetVictor News takes a closer look at the Forest vs Leeds odds – providing a detailed match preview, score prediction, overall H2H record, team news, the best betting angles and more.
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Forest Vs Leeds Odds
Going into MD1, the Forest vs Leeds odds lean towards a win for Oliver Glasner’s side. The Tricky Trees are 13/10, the draw is online at 12/5 with the Whites priced at 21/10.
Ahead of Saturday’s 3pm kick-off, the latest Forest vs Leeds betting markets are online which include BTTS, O/U, anytime goalscorers, bet builders, bet boosts, correct score, Asian lines and many, many more.
Forest Vs Leeds Preview
A new era begins at Nottingham Forest with Oliver Glasner at the helm. The Conference League, FA Cup and Community Shield winner is the fifth manager in the last 12 months at the City Ground and the Austrian will be tasked with achieving at least a top-half finish this term.
As for Leeds, they somewhat defied the Premier League odds in 2025-26 and stayed up with games to spare. Something of which Forest achieved to which makes this clash an intriguing match up. Even more so as the home side on the day was victorious 3-1 in both meetings in 2025-26.
Forest Vs Leeds H2H Record
Nottingham Forest and Leeds have faced each other over 100 times in all competitions since their first clash in 1921. In the Premier League era, Forest have registered six wins compared to the Whites five victories.
Last season, Ibrahim Sangare, Morgan Gibbs-White and Elliot Anderson netted in a 3-1 City Ground win. At Elland Road, Jayden Bogle, Noah Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin were on target in their 3-1 revenge win.
Forest Vs Leeds Team News
Ryan Yates and Nicolo Savona are ruled out injured for Nottingham Forest. Ousmane Diomande and Xaver Schlager are pushing to make their debuts in defence and midfield respectively. Morgan Gibbs-White is set to link up with Igor Jesus meaning Chris Wood should lead the line.
Meanwhile, Leeds will also look to give debuts to James Trafford, Tarik Muharemovic and Harry Wilson. In attack, last season’s top scorer Dominic Calvert-Lewin will lead the line. Switzerland international Noah Okafor will likely be utilised from the bench.
Forest Vs Leeds Predicted Lineups
Forest predicted lineup:
Sels; Diomande, Milenkovic, Murillo; Aina, Schlager, Sangare, Williams; Gibbs-White, Jesus; Wood
Leeds predicted lineup:
Trafford; Rodon, Bijol, Muharemovic; Bogle, Ampadu, Stach, Justin; Wilson, Aaronson; Calvert-Lewin
Forest Vs Leeds TV Channel, Live Stream And Radio
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds is not available to watch on traditional TV channels in the UK. Supporters can watch the highlights via BBC’s MOTD. Live streaming is also unavailable owing to the 3pm blackout but highlights will be shown on Forest TV and other usual Premier League outlets.
For those looking to tune in via the radio, BBC Radio Nottingham and BBC Radio 5 Live will have you covered.
Forest Vs Leeds Betting Angles
Key Match Stats
- Premier League stats – The home side on the day of the last five H2H meetings has been victorious.
- Nottingham Forest stats – Oliver Glasner has won his first league game at four of his last five new clubs. (Beat Burnley 3-0 on his Crystal Palace bow in February 2024)
- Leeds stats – In their 16 Premier League seasons, the Whites are undefeated in 14 of the MD1 clashes.
Top Betting Angles for Forest vs Leeds
- Under 2.5 goals: In their last ten league games at home, nine of them have seen under 2.5 goals. Available at 5/6.
- BTTS (Yes): Has landed in three of the last four Premier League H2H clashes. Currently 7/10.
- Anytime goalscorers: Morgan Gibbs-White (7/5), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (9/5), Igor Jesus (9/5) and Harry Wilson (11/5) are worth consideration.
Forest Vs Leeds Prediction
The home side typically comes up trumps in this fixture – which is certainly worth considering – but we feel that both teams are evenly poised in terms of quality. Therefore, we are going to sit on the fence and call a low-scoring draw.
Prediction: Forest 1-1 Leeds (5/1)
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