Can Nottingham Forest stave off relegation and Manchester City win another Premier League title under Pep Guardiola? These are two questions that are of interest to both sets of fans. While this game will not give a concrete answer to any of those questions, it will certainly hint at the possible answers.
Nottingham Forest Team News
A disappointing 2-0 loss last time out against Everton has moved Forest just a point away from the relegation zone. Instead of focusing on the next game at hand and trying to figure out how to ensure survival, Nottingham questioned some referee decisions that landed them in hot waters with the FA. The pressure might be causing such an outburst, as the team has not performed up to the required standards lately. In their last 10 league games, Nottingham have managed to achieve just 2 victories (which both came at home) and have lost in a total of 5 fixtures. Ever since their home win against West Ham Forest have also failed to keep a clean sheet and 3 out of their last 4 Premier League games have featured over 2.5 goals.
Manchester City Team News
From an unfavourable position in the title race to one of the prime suspects to win it again, Manchester City can say that they benefited from both Arsenal and Liverpool’s recent bad results. And while others made mistakes, Pep Guardiola’s team did not and City have managed to win all of their last 4 Premier League fixtures. All of those games saw big results, with over 3.5 goals being scored in all of them. Manchester City themselves have managed to score at least 4 per game in all of those matches, but have conceded in 3 out of 4 games. Despite that, the team delivered under pressure to get results and the hard work for them is paying off.
Head-to-Head-Games
There have been only 3 recent games between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City. Unsurprisingly, Nottingham did not manage to win any of those games and only reached a draw in one of them. That stalemate marked the only goal they have scored against City as well and it is also the only one that they hosted as well.
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Nottingham Forest FC | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -18 | 32 | LLWLW |
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 91 | WWWWW |
Nottingham Forest – Manchester City Betting Prediction
Nottingham are up against the wall and must fight tooth and nail to maintain their Premier League position. But at the same time, Manchester City must remain focused and keep grinding out wins, something Pep Guardiola’s machine knows how to do all too well. Looking at City’s away games it is evident that they tend to feature a lot of goals. I expect that this trend remains true here as well and we will see a game with over 2.5 goals and Manchester City as the victor.
Betting Tip: Manchester City To Win & Over 2.5 Goals
Bookmaker: BC.Game
Odds: 1.77
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