Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th April 2024

Struggling Nottingham Forest are in for a tough assignment, when going up against The Sky Blues this coming Sunday at City Ground, Nottingham. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

One spot behind the leader of the table, The Citizens 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.

With only 4 matches left in the season, Manchester City still have a chance to win the title. Winning all their remaining games, including their upcoming visit to Nottingham Forest, is essential to keep their hopes alive, so expect a highly motivated home team.

Nottingham Forest are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 16 goals, or an average of 1.6 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Manchester City scored 24 goals, conceded seven and held on for a clean sheet in four of their last ten matches.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Manchester City came away as 2-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Sunday.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest lost 3-1 against Tottenham, drew 2-2 with Wolverhampton, before losing to Everton by 2-0. 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.

Nottingham Forest are closer to the relegation zone than they would have wished for at this late stage of the season. They are still capable of pulling clear though and securing another season in the top flight.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City look well suited to take on any opponent with seven points to show off from three matches. They started off drawing 1-1 with Real Madrid, before downing first Chelsea by 1-0, then Brighton in a 0-4 win. 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.

With Manchester City looking strong, we expect them to get the better of Nottingham Forest, and with goals flowing freely, the hosts could be in for a hammering.

Nottingham Forest fought their way to two wins and six points from their last 11 games against teams inside the top six. They were on target 11 times in these matches, but also let in 23 goals. Manchester City took 11 wins and 33 points in the previous 11 encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Premier League, as they scored 28 goals while also allowing six against. Nottingham Forest claimed seven wins, nine draws as well as 18 defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester City have a record of 23 wins, seven draws and three defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Nuno Espirito Santo, will select the lineup against Manchester City from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Matt Turner (0/17), Matz Sels (0/12), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/5), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Andrew Omobamidele (0/10), Felipe (0/7), Gonzalo Montiel (0/10), Harry Toffolo (1/20), Moussa Niakhate (1/17), Murillo (0/28), Neco Williams (0/25), Nuno Tavares (0/8), Ola Aina (1/19), Willy Boly (1/16), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/11), Danilo (2/25), Giovanni Reyna (0/8), Harry Arter (0/0), Ibrahim Sangare (0/15), Morgan Gibbs-White (5/33), Nicolas Dominguez (2/24), Ryan Yates (0/31), Anthony Elanga (5/32), Callum Hudson-Odoi (5/25), Chris Wood (12/27), Divock Origi (0/20), Rodrigo Ribeiro (0/0), Taiwo Awoniyi (6/17).

Manchester City Squad

Here is the full team squad of Manchester City. The 53 year-old Pep Guardiola will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Ederson (0/29), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/6), John Stones (1/15), Josko Gvardiol (1/23), Kyle Walker (0/27), Manuel Akanji (2/25), Max Alleyne (0/0), Nathan Ake (2/25), Rico Lewis (2/15), Ruben Dias (0/27), Sergio Gomez (0/6), Bernardo Silva (6/28), Jack Grealish (3/18), Kevin De Bruyne (4/13), Mahamadou Susoho (0/0), Mateo Kovacic (1/25), Matheus Nunes (0/17), Micah Hamilton (0/0), Phil Foden (16/31), Rodri (7/29), Erling Haaland (20/26), Jeremy Doku (3/24), Julian Alvarez (9/32), Oscar Bobb (1/12).

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Team News

Nottingham Forest could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Sunday.

Gonzalo Montiel and Chris Wood are missing from the squad, Nottingham Forest will field against Manchester Cityon Sunday.

At the time of writing, Manchester City just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Sunday.

Manchester City need to do without Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol, who are not fit enough to travel to City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, The Citizens came away with a 2-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at City Ground, Nottingham, but face stern opposition, of course. Nottingham Forest enter the match against Manchester City with a 0-1-2 record in their previous three encounters. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Results

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

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Phil Foden has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Sunday, it is because The Sky Blues bank on him to build on these numbers against Nottingham Forest. The latter relies on Chris Wood, who found the target four times in six games.

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. Strap yourselves up for a goals at City Ground, Nottingham since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Nottingham Forest. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for Manchester City.

In the last three encounters between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City over 2.5 goals came out one time, as Nottingham Forest averaged 0.33 goals a game. Manchester City scored an average of three goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Manchester City, who managed to score 2.5 times in those matches.