Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Manchester City to pull away with 3 points on Sunday. They face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Manchester City look to add three valuable points.
One spot behind the leader of the table, The Sky Blues have claimed 76 points after 33 rounds, while Nottingham Forest have amassed 26 points and are now ranked as number 17 in the Premier League standings.
Form: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
Nottingham Forest Form
A draw is the best Nottingham Forest can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 3-1 defeat against Tottenham. A2-2 draw with Wolverhampton followed before they were defeated 2-0 by Everton. Nottingham Forest managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded eight goals.
Manchester City Form
Manchester City went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid. A 1-0 win against Chelsea followed, before they beat Brighton by 0-4. Manchester City recorded no less than five in their previous six Premier League away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 16 themselves while allowing six goals against.
Betting stats and facts for Nottingham Forest and Manchester City
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Nottingham Forest and Manchester City played across all tournaments.
- Nottingham Forest have conceded in 24 of the last 26 matches
- Nottingham Forest have conceded in 22 of the last 24 matches in the Premier League
- Nottingham Forest have conceded in 20 of the last 22 home matches
- Nottingham Forest have conceded in 14 of the last 16 home matches in the Premier League
- In the last 4 matches in a row Nottingham Forest played, both teams scored
- Manchester City have not lost the last 26 matches in a row
- Manchester City have not lost the last 16 matches in a row in the Premier League
- Manchester City have scored in 34 of the last 36 matches
- Manchester City have not lost the last 13 away matches in a row
- Manchester City have scored in the last 13 away matches in a row
Players on top: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
It is difficult to look past Phil Foden, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target five times in recent Premier League matches for Manchester City, with a total for the season saying 16 goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With four goals lately for Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, Chris Wood is also a player to look out for.
Popular betting markets: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
Full-time result
Nottingham Forest claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Manchester City won eight of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing zero in this series of matches. Manchester City won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Manchester City are on a great streak of 8 away matches without losing. Manchester City have not lost to Nottingham Forest in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Nottingham Forest only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Manchester City scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Manchester City will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Sunday with Nottingham Forest managing a measly zero clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City when playing at City Ground, Nottingham.
Total goals
Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Manchester City’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.5 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Nottingham Forest failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches. Manchester City’s last 4 matches had over 3.5 goals.
Suggested bet: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
To summarize, the upcoming Premier League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.