Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest prediction | 26 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Manchester United
Ranking: #11 overall, #6 in England

86.3 → 86.2 (-0.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-2 03 May Liverpool (H) 85.5 +0.8
0-0 09 May Sunderland (A) 84.8 -0.7
3-2 17 May Nottm Forest (H) 85.3 +0.5
0-3 24 May Brighton (A) 86.2 +0.9
2-0 22 Aug Hull City (A) 86.2 0.0
Nottingham Forest
Ranking: #32 overall, #13 in England

79.9 → 80.9 (+1.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 10 May Newcastle (H) 80.0 -0.2
3-2 17 May Man United (A) 79.4 -0.6
1-1 24 May Bournemouth (H) 80.0 +0.6
0-1 22 Aug Leeds Utd (H) 80.0 0.0
2-2 29 Aug Liverpool (A) 80.9 +0.9

Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest: by the numbers

There are 21 places between these two in our European rankings, with Manchester United the higher, and 7 places between them in England.

The recent trend shows Nottingham Forest on the rise, +1.0 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Manchester United has gone the other way at -0.1.

Last time these teams played, on 17 May 2026, Nottingham Forest lost 0.6 rating points.

Manchester United first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 89.9 on 30 Sep 2017.

The highest Nottingham Forest have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #24, first reached on 1 Feb 2025.