Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd September 2023

Nottingham Forest head to Etihad Stadium as the clear underdogs for a Premier League round six match with Manchester City on Saturday. Given how the odds are stacked against them, anything apart from a defeat will be a surprise.

Looking at the current standings in the Premier League, the two teams are separated by eight points.

Nottingham Forest should hardly be a problem for Manchester City, who aim to consolidate their position as top dog in the Premier League standings.

Manchester City scored 21 goals, conceded six, and pulled off four clean sheets in their past ten matches.

Nottingham Forest scored 16 goals, conceded 15 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The most recent outing between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 1-1 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/2.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 5-1 against Fulham. They went on to defeat West Ham 1-3 and made it three on the spin against FK Crvena Zvezda in a 3-1 victory. Manchester City swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Premier League matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 16 and conceding three goals.

Manchester City have one eye on the big prize, although a spot in the top two looks the safer bet as the Premier League gets rolling.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 0-1 against Burnley. A 0-1 win followed against Chelsea, before drawing 1-1 with Burnley. Nottingham Forest managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring ten time and letting in eight.

Finishing somewhere in mid-table will probably be satisfactory for Nottingham Forest, who aim to keep the relegation line at a distance in the Premier League.

Manchester City are far too strong to let a home win slip against Nottingham Forest, but at the same time, we don't expect the visitors to get over-run. This makes us target the home win in a match with less than three goals.

Manchester City are looking at a record of five wins, zero draws and zero defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest show off two wins, one draw and two defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Squads

Manchester City Squad

Pep Guardiola will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Nottingham Forest from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Ederson (0/5), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/0), Zack Steffen (0/0), John Stones (0/0), Josko Gvardiol (0/4), Kyle Walker (0/5), Manuel Akanji (0/4), Nathan Ake (1/4), Rico Lewis (0/3), Ruben Dias (0/4), Sergio Gomez (0/2), Bernardo Silva (1/4), Jack Grealish (0/2), Kalvin Phillips (0/1), Kevin De Bruyne (0/1), Mateo Kovacic (0/4), Matheus Nunes (0/3), Phil Foden (0/5), Rodri (2/5), Erling Haaland (7/5), Jeremy Doku (1/2), Julian Alvarez (2/5), Oscar Bobb (0/2).

Nottingham Forest Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Nottingham Forest players that the manager Steve Cooper will choose from for the upcoming game:

Ethan Horvath (0/0), Matt Turner (0/5), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Felipe (0/0), Gonzalo Montiel (0/2), Harry Toffolo (0/0), Joe Worrall (0/5), Moussa Niakhate (0/2), Murillo (0/0), Neco Williams (0/2), Nuno Tavares (0/2), Ola Aina (0/4), Scott McKenna (0/5), Serge Aurier (0/4), Willy Boly (1/4), Andrey Santos (0/0), Brandon Aguilera (0/0), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/4), Danilo (0/4), Harry Arter (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/1), Morgan Gibbs-White (0/5), Nicolas Dominguez (0/0), Orel Mangala (0/4), Ryan Yates (0/5), Anthony Elanga (1/5), Callum Hudson-Odoi (1/1), Chris Wood (1/5), Divock Origi (0/1), Taiwo Awoniyi (3/5).

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Manchester City could have up to five missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Nottingham Forest this coming Saturday.

Due to various ailments Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish, John Stones, Kevin De Bruyne and Zack Steffen will be absent from the squad, Manchester City are able to field against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

It seems that Nottingham Forest are limited to just two players being absent or injured as they prepare for their match on Saturday. Joe Worrall is unable to be feature for Nottingham Forest in their upcoming match due to being suspended.

Danilo is too injured to face Nottingham Forest.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest H2H

Manchester City and Nottingham Forest settled for a point in a 1-1 draw, when last faced with each other. The best betting odds on a another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/2. Manchester City go into their upcoming match against Nottingham Forest with a 50% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 1-1-0 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

Erling Haaland has seven strikes in six Premier League matches for Manchester City, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Nottingham Forest. The visitors are looking to Taiwo Awoniyi, who has provided his team with four Premier League goals.

Manchester City claimed seven wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing two and losing one. Nottingham Forest won three of their last 10 away games, as they also drew three and lost four of these matches. Goals are usually flowing for Manchester City on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Nottingham Forest in their last 10 league games away from home.

In the past two encounters between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest over 2.5 goals came out one time, with Manchester City scoring an average of 3.5 goals per game. Nottingham Forest averaged 0.5 goals, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Manchester City’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 2.2 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Nottingham Forest, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.