Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier League match on December 04th, 2024

Manchester City will be playing against Nottingham Forest in a Premier League football match scheduled to take place on Wednesday, December 04th, 2024, at 19:30h (UTC), in England, check the Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest will occur

The game will be played in the mythical Etihad Stadium stadium, in the city of Manchester, with a capacity for 53400 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest betting tip 2024/2025

The Premier League has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.28 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.92 goals per match played.

Manchester City last match

Manchester City in its last official match drew (3-3) against Feyenoord, in a match valid for Champions League. Coach J. Guardiola i Sala's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

In the end, the draw (odd 7.50) cannot be considered a good result, especially considering that the chances of winning the match were high.

In this match, it is necessary to highlight Erling Haaland, even with the game ending in a draw. He was behind most of Manchester City initiatives, but it was not enough to give the team victory.

Nottingham Forest last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Premier League, Nottingham Forest, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Ipswich Town team with a final score of 1-0.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.70, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest h2h

The last time Manchester City went up against Nottingham Forest, it was in Premier League. Manchester City, ranked 2nd place, started with a 4-1-4-1 tactic, while Nottingham Forest, then in 17th place, was charged with a 5-4-1 formation.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2023/2024 Premier League season. The match, played on 28-04-2024, recorded the 0-2 win for Manchester City.

The Nottingham Forest team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Manchester City its counterpart.

This match will be officiated by M. Oliver and duly assisted by S. Burt and S. Ledger from the sideline.

Manchester City

Premier League leaderboard now

The Manchester City team with 23 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 7 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.

Which means that in the 14th round, the team is ahead with no advantage over Brighton & Hove Albion team who is in the 4th place.

Manchester City analysis

At the end of round 13 in Premier League, Manchester City scored 22 goals and conceded 17 goals.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 3 losses streak in the Premier League, which is not a good omen for this next match.

Josep Guardiola i Sala is a renowned strategist who may yet again take his opponents by surprise in this match. As the coach of Manchester City, he has a keen understanding of how to set up his team to counter the opposition's strengths and exploit their weaknesses, a tactic that has proven successful, especially when playing at home.

The Manchester City team often seeks control of the game with an average ball possession of 63.58%. This is because teams with ball possession above 50% usually have some control over their opponents.

While having won 3 games playing away from home, this team knows how to take advantage of their home court with 4 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

While Nottingham Forest has only managed to convert 16 of their 1111 attacks into goals, Manchester City has been much more successful with 1488 attacks and 22 goals.

Best goalscorer from Manchester City

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Erling Haaland. He has already scored 12 times this season and has helped Manchester City come away with the positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data Manchester City

With 8 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the Manchester City team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Nottingham Forest

Premier League leaderboard now

The Nottingham Forest team with 22 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 6 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses.

In the 14th round, the team has the same number of points compared to the Chelsea team which is just above, in 5th place.

Nottingham Forest analysis

Nottingham Forest after 13 days has put up 16 goals scored, and taken 13, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

With away his balance of 3 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws in the Premier League, opposing teams usually have slim chances of winning.

Best goalscorer from Nottingham Forest

In this season, the individual highlight is Chris Wood that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 9 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Nottingham Forest achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Manchester City is Erling Haaland, who has already scored 12 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Nottingham Forest is Chris Wood, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

The bet on under 2.5 goals is very compelling since frequently Nottingham Forest does not concede goals as a visitor. Nottingham Forest also averages 1.33 goals per match when playing away from their field.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.5.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 7.2 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Manchester City is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 9.25 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Manchester City in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Manchester City has an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game over the 13 rounds, while Nottingham Forest has an average of 2.4. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.62 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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