Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest – Match Preview, Best Odds and Tips

Published: August 30, 2022
Author: Dustin Williams
Last Updated: August 30, 2022

Nottingham Forest go up against Manchester City on Wednesday for an exciting Premier League meeting at the Etihad Stadium.

Read below to see our betting tips and the best odds for the Premier League match between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest.

How to watch the game between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest this coming Wednesday

This game will start on Wednesday, 31 August at 19:30 at the Etihad Stadium.

Can you watch the game on Bet365?

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If you plan to do some betting on the match, Bet365 is the place to do so. The bookmaker offers a live stream service for a number of football games but unfortunately does not cover matches in the Premier League in the United Kingdom. This match will be broadcast live on television on BT Sport.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Stats

  • Manchester City have scored in the last 18 matches in a row
  • Manchester City have not lost 22 of the last 24 home matches
  • Manchester City have scored in 25 of the last 27 home matches
  • Manchester City have won the last 8 home matches in a row
  • Manchester City have not lost 15 of the last 17 matches
  • Nottingham F. have not won 6 of the last 7 away matches
  • Nottingham F. have not won 6 of the last 8 matches
  • Nottingham F. have conceded in 7 of the last 9 matches
  • Nottingham F. have not lost 5 of the last 7 matches
  • Nottingham F. have conceded in 4 of the last 5 away matches

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Preview

Man City are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Bournemouth 4-0, and then drawing 3-3 with Newcastle. They were back as winners when they defeated Crystal Palace 4-2.Man City took six wins in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, as they scored 24 and let in five goals.

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 with Everton, won 0-3 against Grimsby, and lost 0-2 against Tottenham.Nottingham Forest didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering one defeats. They conceded three and scored one goals themselves.Nottingham Forest proved themselves generous visitors in the Premier League this season, as they conceded an astonishing three goals so far. This leaves them with the worst defensive record of all teams from their away matches.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest H2H

Having never played each other in the Premier League in the 21st century, this is the first time Man City have come up against Nottingham Forest in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stem from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. The most recent meeting came back in 2009, where Forest were shock 3-0 winners at the Etihad in the third round of the FA Cup.

Full Time Result

Man City have been pretty scary at home, winning eight of their last 10 home games across all tournaments, while also managing to draw one of these. They lost one of the games, while Nottingham Forest won three of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost three as well. Man City scored the opening goal an impressive seven times in 10 games on home soil, while Nottingham Forest did it in six of their last 10 away games.

BTTS

Man City’s last two matches have seen BTTS be a winner, with each game seeing six goals scored. However, this has only been a winner in one of Forest’s first four games back in the Premier League, when they drew 1-1 away to Everton at Goodison Park.

Over/Under Goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Man City’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the visitor’s last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.1 times in those matches.