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Manchester City vs. Nottingham Forest
The time has finally come. The first English week falls in the house. This means that we no longer have to struggle from weekend to weekend to enjoy football, but that there is also a cultivated kick to watch during the week. The Premier League kicks things off here. In the next few days, a complete match day will take place during the week, before the Champions League takes its place from next week.
However, this does not mean that weekday football in the next few days will be of a lower quality than the Champions League. Quite the contrary. With Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, City and co., the English elite will be in action and fighting for every point. A highlight of this matchday will certainly be the duel between Nottingham Forest and Man City. After visiting Tottenham at the weekend, the promoted team will now visit the reigning champions at their stadium. You can get all the info, as well as three betting tips from experts, here at our Man City – Nottingham tip.
Man City – Nottingham Info
– Date & Time: 31/08/2022, at 20:30.
– Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
– Competition: Premier League, Matchday 5.
– TV coverage: Sky
Man City Form & Balance Check
Pep Guardiola’s Citizens are overrunning everyone in the league again in the opening days of games. After four games they are unbeaten and with a goal difference of 13:5 they are once again the best offensive team. This is also due to the fact that the new signing Erling Haaland is completely working. The Norwegian has needed virtually no time to settle into the Premier League.
After the aforementioned four games at the start of the league, he has already scored six goals. That is 1.25 goals per game. At this rate, he will break the 45-goal mark by the end of the season. But there is still a lot of time until then. The season so far, however, already has a small blemish. On matchday three, City only managed a 3-3 draw with Newcastle. As it should be in the English first division, such a small mistake directly means that they are already two points behind the top of the table. So this means that losing against Nottingham is forbidden.
Goal Factory Etihad
Looking at the Skyblues’ home games so far, we can only feel sorry for Nottingham. Only two games have been played, yet they currently stand at a 4-goal average. That is a more than outstanding figure. As neutral observers, this game can therefore be a feast with many beautiful goals. As a fan of Nottingham Forest, you probably hope that the game will be over quickly. Especially when you consider that the Reds have a goal average of 0.5 in away games.
Man City facts & analysis
– Second on the table with 10 points.
– Best offence in the league
– A 4-goal average at home
– Haaland with 6 goals in 4 games
Nottingham form & balance check
The promoted Premier League side are currently the definition of a shopping queen. Compared to the rest of the world, they are in the top 3 teams with the most transfer spending. They have now registered over 20 new signings. However, this also seems to be working. After the first four match days, they already have a two-point gap on the relegation places.
In addition, they were convincing last weekend in the duel against Spurs. In large parts of the game they were clearly the better team, but there were too few compelling scoring chances. However, this shows that Steve Cooper’s team is on the right track. The goal of staying in the league is therefore definitely within reach.
King transfer from Madrid
In their search for further new arrivals, Nottingham found what they were looking for in Spain. Madrid, to be more precise. Yes, being promoted from the Premier League, they probably have enough incentive to sign regular players from Champions League contenders. However, we are not talking about Real Madrid here, but Atletico.
The Brazilian left-back Renan Lodi is initially on loan from the Rojiblancos to the island. This means that they no longer have a weak link in their squad. However, the Reds are likely to be active on the transfer market again. To the disappointment of all fans, however, it will be too early for the left-back to play against City.
Nottingham facts & analysis
– 14th on the table with four points.
– Two points clear of the relegation places
– Over 20 new arrivals
– Renan Lodi arrives from Atletico
Predicted line-up – last update on 30 August 2022
Due to the heavy workload, City might rotate a bit. For example, Ilkay Gündogan could replace Bernardo Silva. In addition, Julian Alvarez is also a candidate who could get a bit more playing time.
Compared to the previous games, Steve Cooper chose a very defensive formation against Tottenham, where Lingard was the most offensive player. It will be similar against City. Only Awoniyi could slide into the starting eleven to have a bit more attacking power.
Man City – Nottingham Direct comparison & Statistics
Somewhat uninformed football fans will find it hard to believe, but the record between City and Nottingham is very even. In 81 duels, there have been 31 victories for the Citizens. This compares with 27 victories for the promoted side. However, these games date back to the time when the Skyblues were in the second division. The last league encounter, however, was in the FA Cup in 2009. Nottingham won 3-0 at the Etihad.
– Balance very even
– Last league meeting in 2002 (3:0 win City)
– Last competitive match in 2009 (0:3 win Nottingham)
