Nottingham vs Manchester City prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-12-26 12:30.
[p]Manchester City seek to extend their winning run to eight matches in all competitions, as Nottingham Forest look to pull clear of the Premier League relegation places.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After enjoying a 3-0 victory over Tottenham earlier in December, Forest were brought back down to earth on Monday night as their lacklustre performance led to a 1-0 defeat to fellow strugglers Fulham. Sean Dyche’s men have alternated between winning and losing their last six league games, with that stop-start form meaning that they find themselves just one place above the bottom three. A visit from high-flying City is not exactly good news then, although the Tricky Trees have at least won four of their six home matches in all competitions since Dyche became manager (D1, L1). [/p]
[p]City arrive on the banks of the River Trent in scintillating form, having won their last seven matches, including their last five in the Premier League. That streak has pushed the Citizens to within touching distance of leaders Arsenal after winning their last three league encounters 3-0. Never before in English top-flight history have a side won four in succession by 3+ goals to nil, with Guardiola’s men also looking to extend their ten-game unbeaten run in matches played between Christmas Day and the end of the calendar year (W8, D2). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]City have lost just one of their last ten league H2Hs (W7, D2), although that sole victory for Forest came in this last season’s corresponding fixture (1-0). Pep Guardiola’s record against Dyche is even more formidable, with the Spaniard having not lost to his English counterpart in any of their 16 Premier League meetings (W14, D2)![/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Only Wolves (ten) have failed to score in more Premier League games than Forest (nine) this season.[/p]
[p]Forest have won their last four matches played between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.[/p]
[p]City have scored a Premier League-high 21 first-half goals this term ahead of the weekend. [/p]
[p]City’s Premier League games have averaged 3.35 goals this season – the second-highest such figure ahead of matchday 18.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Callum Hudson-Odoi scored twice and assisted once in his last match for Forest at the City Ground, with his two previous goals against City having also arrived at home. Erling Haaland has netted 19 Premier League goals this season, while he has scored five times in his six H2Hs – with four of those goals having come before half-time.[/p]
[p]Forest are set to be without several first-teamers, including Chris Wood, while Jérémy Doku will be missing for City.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With City netting 3+ goals in their last five league games, backing an away win and more than 2.5 goals for the visitors could be the play here. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Nathan Evans[/i][/p]