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Nottingham Forest Manchester City betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The most likely scenario for this match will be a few goals. It is true that Manchester City will dominate the game, but it is unfair to ignore the performance of Nottingham Forest's attack, even with less positive results. It is worth noting that both teams have a characteristic of providing open games, where goal opportunities arise with some ease.
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Preview
Nottm Forest and Man City face at The City Ground, in a match for the 28th round of the Premier League. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 04‑12‑2024, Manchester City got a home win by (3‑0). The recent head‑to‑head record favours the away team, since they have a record of 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 matches. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since Man City presents significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Nottm Forest

The home team is currently in the 3rd position of the league, with 48 points won, after 14 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Newcastle United, by (4‑3). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Arsenal, by (0‑0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. They come to this match after a home win against Ipswich Town by (5‑4), after a penalty shootout. For the league, Nottm Forest won 23 points out of 30 possible points, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches.

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 7 home matches. There are a few recurrent results in their home league matches at half‑time: 0‑0 (5 out of 13 matches) and 1‑0 (5 out of 13 matches). Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. 8 of their last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals, so there is a tendency for few goals in their home matches. In 27 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Nottingham Forest come for this clash after a penalty shootout win over Ipswich Town in an FA Cup match. In the last round of this Premier League, the home team drew 0-0 against Arsenal. The home team usually plays in a 4-3-3, prioritizing faster transitions, mainly on the wings. In this tactical formation, the three men responsible for throwing panic into the opposition defence are Anthony Elanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood. Coach Nuno Espírito Santo will not be able to count on Carlos Miguel due to physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Matz Sels, Murillo, Nikola Milenković, Neco Williams, Ola Aina  , Nicolás Domínguez, Morgan Gibbs-White, Elliot Anderson, Chris Wood , Anthony Elanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi .
Coach: S. Dyche.

Analysis Man City

The away team is currently in the 4th position of the league, with 47 points won, after 14 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Liverpool, by (0‑2). In the last match, they won in an away match against Tottenham Hotspur, by (0‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 31 conceded; against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 41 goals scored and 19 conceded. In their last match, for the FA Cup, they got a home win against Plymouth Argyle by (3‑1). In the last 10 away league matches Man City has a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑1 (5 out of 14 matches). Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 13 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 27 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 12 times but have turned the score around in 5. In the last 14 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Manchester City come for this clash after a 3-1 win over Plymouth in an FA Cup match. In the last round of this Premier League, the visitors beat Tottenham, by 0-1. The tactical formation used by coach Pep Guardiola is usually 4-3-3, where the players with an attacking mission are: Jérémy Doku, Savinho and Erling Haaland. Apparently, the foreign coach will not be able to count on Jack Grealish, Manuel Akanji, Rodri and John Stones as he is currently recovering from injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Ederson, Josko Gvardiol, Abdukodir Khusanov, Matheus Nunes, Rúben Dias, Nico González, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Savinho, Jérémy Doku, Erling Haaland.
Coach: Josep Guardiola.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Nottm Forest vs Man City match, on 8 March 2025, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Nottm Forest vs Man City on 8 March 2025 will be played at Nottingham, The City Ground.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Nottm Forest Man City match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Man City at with 71% of the tips.

 

Premier League - 2024/2025

  • 100% 380 / 380 Games

  • Home team wins 40.79%
  • Draws 24.47%
  • Away team wins 34.74%
  • Over 1.5 81.32%
  • Over 2.5 56.58%
  • Over 3.5 34.21%
  • Goals 1115
  • Goals /match 2.93
  • Goals /match home 1.51
  • Goals /match away 1.42
  • Both teams score 57.37%
  • Goals after 80' 18.03%
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