Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th December 2024

Bookmakers favour The Citizens to be victorious against Nottingham Forest in their upcoming Premier League encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely on Wednesday. They should not underestimate Nottingham Forest, though.

Manchester City are number 5 in the table on 23 points after 13 matches. Nottingham Forest rank as number 6 with 22 points after 13 matches played.

We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Wednesday as both Manchester City and Nottingham Forest are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

The Citizens are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 17 goals, or an average of 1.7 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Nottingham Forest managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 11 goals in total, and while claiming four clean sheets, they conceded 1.1 goals an average per game.

The Citizens had a good reading on Nottingham Forest in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-0 and 2-0, respectively.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City lost 0-4 against Tottenham, drew 3-3 with Feyenoord, before losing to Liverpool by 2-0. Manchester City claimed four wins in their last six Premier League matches at the Etihad Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded ten and scored 12 goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest collected one win from their last three matches, as Newcastle won by 1-3. Arsenal were too strong as well, winning 3-0, before Nottingham Forest won 1-0 against Ipswich. Nottingham Forest won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight goals whilst conceding seven.

A home win for Manchester City is the obvious choice at Etihad Stadium. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Nottingham Forest come visiting.

Manchester City won three matches, scored ten goals and conceded 13 in their last seven games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them ten points. In the last four games against teams in the top six, Nottingham Forest claimed one wins and five points. They scored four and conceded six goals. Manchester City are looking at a record of seven wins, two draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest are looking at six wins, four draws and three 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 (0/12), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/1), Jacob Wright (0/0), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/1), John Stones (2/7), Josh Wilson-Esbrand (0/0), Josko Gvardiol (3/12), Kyle Walker (0/9), Manuel Akanji (0/11), Nathan Ake (0/4), Rico Lewis (0/12), Ruben Dias (0/10), Bernardo Silva (0/13), Ilkay Gundogan (0/12), Jack Grealish (0/9), James McAtee (0/0), Jeremy Doku (1/9), Kevin De Bruyne (1/7), Mateo Kovacic (3/11), Matheus Nunes (0/9), Nico O'Reilly (0/0), Oscar Bobb (0/0), Phil Foden (0/10), Rodri (0/2), Savinho (0/10), Erling Haaland (12/13).

Nottingham Forest Squad

Below is the full team squad of Nottingham Forest. The manager Santo will pick his starting XI against Manchester City from these players:

Carlos Miguel (0/0), Matz Sels (0/13), Alex Moreno (0/10), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/1), Morato (0/6), Murillo (1/13), Neco Williams (0/11), Nikola Milenkovic (0/12), Ola Aina (1/13), Willy Boly (0/2), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (0/12), Ibrahim Sangare (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (0/7), Morgan Gibbs-White (1/9), Nicolas Dominguez (0/11), Ramon Sosa (1/9), Ryan Yates (1/13), Anthony Elanga (0/13), Callum Hudson-Odoi (2/13), Chris Wood (9/13), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/1), Jota Silva (0/12), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/9).

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Manchester City are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Nottingham Forest.

Manchester City are unable to field Oscar Bobb on Wednesday against Nottingham Forest, as he is sidelined with an injury.

At the time of writing, Nottingham Forest just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Wednesday. For instance, Nottingham Forest won't be able to field Nikola Milenkovic as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Danilo won't be travelling with Nottingham Forest this time, as he nurses an injury.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest H2H

The Citizens go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-0 and 2-0 the last two times they played Nottingham Forest. Manchester City have a 75% win rate against Nottingham Forest, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 3-1-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Results

In one of the previous four matches between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest both teams scored.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

Look no further than Erling Haaland, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Manchester City in the Premier League, while Chris Wood managed five goals in the last half dozen matches for Nottingham Forest in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Manchester City won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Etihad Stadium. They drew three and lost one as well, while Nottingham Forest won five of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost two. 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 last four encounters between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest over 2.5 goals came out one time, as Manchester City averaged 2.75 goals a game. Nottingham Forest scored an average of 0.25 goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Nottingham Forest's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.