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League Cup · Round of 64 · England

Nottingham Forest v Leeds

0-2Full time· City Ground, Nottingham· Referee: A. Kitchen

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Where the market is wrong on Nottingham Forest v Leeds

Nottingham Forest meet Leeds in the League Cup round of 64 at City Ground, Nottingham.

The baseline ratings are close, 1569 to 1638, so form and chance quality carry more weight here. Recent form leans Leeds, 70% against 57%. Attacking output favors Leeds on expected goals, 1.7 to 1.6 per match.

Across the derived markets, from the same model: both teams to score around 49%, over 2.5 goals around 47%. Draw no bet leans Leeds at 57%; double chance reads Nottingham Forest or draw 61%, Leeds or draw 70%.

Nottingham Forest arrive steady: 2W-0D-3L from their last five (6/15 pts, 2 straight defeats), 4 scored and 5 conceded. Recent results: L 0-2 v Leeds, L 0-1 v Leeds, W 2-0 v Stade Brestois 29, W 2-1 v Bayer Leverkusen.

Leeds are surging: 4W-1D-0L from their last five (13/15 pts, 3 straight wins), 10 scored and 1 conceded. Recent results: W 2-0 @ Nottingham Forest, W 1-0 @ Nottingham Forest, W 4-0 v FC Augsburg, D 1-1 @ Manchester United.

Leeds hold the recent head-to-head, 5 wins to 4 with 1 drawn across the last 10 meetings. Most recently they met in 2026: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Leeds.

The market prices NOT at 41% implied. Our number sits apart on Leeds: a 8.9-point gap between model and market. That gap is the story, not the winner.

MeisterIQ rates the signal 74 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.

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Nottingham Forest

LWWLL10-3-7

Scored 1.55 · Conceded 1.15 · Clean sheets 30% · BTTS 45%

  • LHLeeds0-2
  • LHLeeds0-1
  • WHStade Brestois 292-0
  • WHBayer Leverkusen2-1
  • LABarcelona0-1

Leeds

WDWWW11-6-3

Scored 1.70 · Conceded 0.85 · Clean sheets 50% · BTTS 40%

  • WANottingham Forest2-0
  • WANottingham Forest1-0
  • WHFC Augsburg4-0
  • DAManchester United1-1
  • WHRB Leipzig2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings

Nottingham ForestrecordLeeds
4
5
1 draw

Goals

13-14

for each

Avg goals

2.7

per game

BTTS

50%

both scored

Over 2.5

40%

3+ goals

Nottingham Forest

Recent
LLLWLL
Wins 4Goals 13-14

Biggest win 3-1

Leeds

Recent
WWWLWW
Wins 5Goals 14-13

Biggest win 2-0

  • Nottingham Forest0-2Leeds
  • Nottingham Forest0-1Leeds
  • Leeds3-1Nottingham Forest
  • Nottingham Forest3-1Leeds
  • Nottingham Forest0-2Leeds
  • Leeds2-1Nottingham Forest
  • Nottingham Forest1-0Leeds
  • Nottingham Forest2-0Leeds
  • Leeds1-1Nottingham Forest
  • Nottingham Forest4-2Leeds

Managers

A. Postecoglou

Australia · 60

In charge since 2025 · 7 clubs managed

  • Celtic2021–2023
  • Yokohama F. Marinos2018–2021
  • Australia2013–2017
  • Melbourne Victory2012–2013

D. Farke

Germany · 49

In charge since 2023 · 6 clubs managed

  • Borussia M'gladbach2022–2023
  • Krasnodar2022–2022
  • Norwich City2017–2021
  • Borussia Dortmund II2015–2017

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