The pain has continued for Manchester City, who have gone a month without a win in all competitions and things don’t look to be getting too much easier here, as they take on Nottingham Forest. City remain a side packed with talent, but they are clearly low on confidence and need a catalyst to turn things around. Defeats to Arsenal and Newcastle have checked Forest’s excellent early-season progress but they are a very dangerous side, who could cause another shock here in the eyes of many punters and EPL betting apps.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Best Odds
This should be a very good game at the Etihad, between two sides who play good football.
| Manchester City – 3/10 (-333) | Draw – 5/1 (+500) | Nottingham Forest – 10/1 (+1000) |
| Over – 10/21 (-210) | 2.5 Goals | Under – 7/4 (+175) |
| Yes – 17/20 (-115) | BTTS | No – 6/4 (+150) |
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Analysis
This should be a super contest in East Manchester, with no quarter given.
Manchester City
It is hard to quantify quite what has gone wrong for Manchester City in recent weeks and the blues will be looking for any source of inspiration here. Winning one game at a time is a priority for Pep Guardiola’s side, who also blew a 3-goal lead at home to Feyenoord in the Champions League in midweek. There is a feeling that this is a temporary thing more than a permanent one for City, but they need to prove themselves once again to many punters and Premier League betting sites.
Team news: Ruben Dias, Jeremy Doku, Mateo Kovacic, Rodri and Oscar Bobb will all miss out here for Manchester City.
Manchester City Predicted Lineup:
Ederson, Lewis, Ake, Akanji, Gvardiol, Stones, De Bruyne, Silva, Grealish, Foden & Haaland.
Nottingham Forest
The Tricky Trees have been one of the stories of the Premier League season so far and who knows how far they can go this term. They are well clear of the relegation picture at this very early stage of the campaign, and they will be desperate to continue to put space between themselves and the bottom three. This is a real free hit at City, especially with the blues in such poor form and they will fancy their chances of an upset.
Team news: Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare will miss out here for Forest.
Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineup:
Selz, Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Moreno, Yates, Domingues, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Elanga & Wood.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Prediction
This should be a fantastic encounter at the Etihad, with Forest raring to go against Manchester City in this one. Both sides look to play on the front foot, but Forest will be out to frustrate City from the outset in this one. Confidence at the Etihad is low and with Forest able to withstand plenty of pressure, they could pinch an important point.
Prediction: The match to finish as a draw – 5/1 (+500) – Rhino Bet.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest – The Ultimate Bet
Draw & BTTS – 7/1 (+700) – Fitzdares
City have lacked efficiency at both ends of the pitch this season and whilst they should manage to break Forest down, keeping a clean sheet could be a tougher challenge.
