Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Manchester City go up against Nottingham Forest this coming Saturday for a Premier League meeting at City Ground, Nottingham.
Placed 19th in the table Nottingham Forest have amassed six points after nine matches. On 21 points, Manchester City rank twoth with nine matches played this season.
Team form: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
Nottingham Forest Form
Only a single draw prevents Nottingham Forest from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 0-1 defeat against Arsenal, before drawing 1-1 with Ipswich. They came up empty-handed once again when Brentford ran out as 2-0 winners. Nottingham Forest didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the City Ground, Nottingham. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded five and scored two goals.
Manchester City Form
In their last three matches, Manchester City drew 2-2 with Brighton, lost 0-1 against Brighton and beat RB Leipzig 2-3. Manchester City managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored 13 while also conceding seven times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.
Betting 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.
- In 27 of the last 29 Nottingham Forest home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Nottingham Forest home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 16 of the last 17 Nottingham Forest home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Nottingham Forest home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Nottingham Forest home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Manchester City away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Manchester City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Manchester City matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Manchester City away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Dan Ndoye will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. The Citizens hope Erling Haaland can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of six Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.
Popular markets: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
Full-time result
Nottingham Forest won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing five as well. Manchester City won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost two in this run.
Both teams to score
Nottingham Forest scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Manchester City scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Nottingham Forest have failed to score in 4 consecutive home games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Nottingham Forest managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Manchester City kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Manchester City played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.9 goals themselves during this run. Nottingham Forest conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.
