Nottingham vs Manchester City prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-04-27 15:30.
[p]It’s been a long week for Nottingham Forest both on and off the field as a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Premier League relegation rivals Everton saw the hosts remain just one point above the bottom three ahead of this weekend’s action. That loss was thrown into insignificance almost immediately after the club publicly bemoaned some debatable refereeing decisions on social media which have since got them into hot water with the competition’s governing body. [/p]
[p]Forest now need to do their talking on the pitch and improve upon their tally of just one win across their last nine league fixtures (D3, L5). Despite the quality of the opposition in Manchester City, a return to the City Ground will come as welcome relief at least, as they’re unbeaten in three at this venue (W1, D2) and have lost just three of their prior 16 home top-flight H2Hs (W10, D3). [/p]
[p]As for City, even with the pressure of knowing that title rivals Arsenal had already won by the time they faced Brighton on Thursday, Pep Guardiola’s side still managed to romp to a 4-0 win on the road. Three goals up at half-time, the Citizens made light work of their opposition to extend their unbeaten run to 18 consecutive Premier League outings (W14, D4), though their last league defeat did come in the Midlands with December’s 1-0 loss to Aston Villa. [/p]
[p]It seems the chances of the visitors suffering a similar outcome here remain slim as City look to record a first top-flight double over Forest since 1990/91 after winning the reverse 2-0. They currently hold a better points-per-game average away from home in the league than anyone else (2.19) with Guardiola looking to win in his 300th Premier League match in charge of City, becoming just the fifth manager to take charge of that many outings for one club in the competition. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Forest could look to top league scorer Chris Wood for inspiration here (G12), especially as he struck the equaliser in this exact fixture last season (1-1). So far in 2024, no Premier League player has scored more goals across all competitions than City’s Phil Foden (15), seven of which have come on or between the 50th and 70th minutes.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Only Sheffield United are averaging fewer corners won per Premier League match this season than Nottingham Forest (3.91).[/p]