Two sides hoping to kick on after securing their Premier League status last season lock horns in the Midlands as Leeds United take on Nottingham Forest.
Forest finished 16th in the Premier League last season with 44 points. A tough, enduring league campaign ended with survival by a five-point margin following some good results at the back end of the season.
It's been all change in Nottingham this summer with manager Vitor Pereira making way for Oliver Glasner. Glasner comes off the back of European success with Crystal Palace and much is expected of the Austrian.
Forest have so far retained the services of Morgan Gibbs-White, and if they keep hold of him then their floor as a team will likely remain pretty high.
Forest's results in pre-season have been solid, with five wins, one draw and three defeats from nine games. Their head-to-head record with Leeds is very even, with both sides winning two of the last four clashes.
Four of their last five competitive games have seen BTTS occur, and we expect this one to be a closely fought battle.
Leeds finished 14th in the Premier League last season with 47 points. It was a hugely successful campaign for the then newly promoted Whites, who will now hope to establish themselves back in the Premier League.
Daniel Farke's side had a tough start to the season but were excellent in the second half of the campaign, losing just five league games from the end of November onwards.
They've strengthened their squad notably over the summer, signing James Trafford and centre-back Tarik Muharemović for big fees while also bringing in Harry Wilson on a free.
Pre-season has been good for Leeds, where they've won four, drawn one and lost one of their six games.
Three of Leeds' last five league games have seen BTTS occur while both of last season's meetings between these teams saw both sides find the back of the net. We do, then, expect that trend to continue here in what is likely to be a tight encounter.
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Leeds
