Nottingham vs Sheffield Utd Prediction & Betting Tips (17 May)

Nottingham is back in the fore. Double winner of the 1979-1980 Club Cup, the Reds made the effort to win the first leg on the lawn of Sheffield Utd 2-1. 4th in the regular season with 80 points in 46 days, Forest has garnered 43 points on its lawn, more than half of its total. Champion of England in 1978, it has been evolving since the 2008-2009 season in the 2nd division and the residents of the City Ground would dream of returning to the Premier League.

With 2 small points ahead in the regular season over his counterpart of the day, the former resident of PL last season Sheffield United failed to finish in the first 2 spots, which would have allowed him to obtain a ticket for an immediate return to PL a year after his relegation. If Sheffield were defeated at home in the first leg, however, we should not throw everything away, as the club were dominant in the game and in the number of chances created. In addition, "The Blades" remained on 3 consecutive victories before this hitch including a violent 4-0 on his lawn against champion Fulham on the last day of the regular season.

For Forrest, coach Galois Cooper will once again have to do without the two injured players from the first leg: Lewis Grabban (12 goals - 4 assists this season) as well as defender Max Lowe (4 assists in 20 days). Brennan Johnson is intractable this season with 17 goals and 10 caviars, and it is besides the child of the club offered the victory to his people during the first leg while Jack Colback was going to open hostilities. On the side of Sheffield, we deplored a long list of absences due to injuries during the first leg. Only the top scorer Billy Sharp should return, but a priori on the bench. On the other hand, Charlie Gode, former Brentford player who is having a season battered by injuries, Jayden Bogle, also injured for a long time, as well as Rhian Brewster and Scottish international Oliver McBurnie remain out of the game, like Jack O'Connell and the 'Irish David McGoldrick.

Norway is slowly but surely starting to create a new pool of young talent. Besides Odegaard or Haaland, Sander Berge is having a very good season. Former Genk player, he has 6 goals and 3 offers this season and remains on 2 goals in 2 games, including the goal that allowed his team to have a smaller deficit in the first leg.