Premier League prediction: Home win expected when Manchester City takes on Nottingham Forest

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Wed 31.August
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Etihad Stadium (55097 seats)

Nottingham Forest have travelled here for an exciting fight versus the home team Manchester City. Get ready for the game with this thorough Premier League preview!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Manchester City form and stats

As mentioned below, Manchester City are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Premier League games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for City after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Manchester City's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-2 versus Crystal Palace (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result. An impressive turnaround for City in the match against Crystal Palace as a 0-2 deficit was completely turned around to a 4-2 win. Haaland scored the final goal. Haaland was absolutely essential when Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4-2, scoring three goals. The talented striker Haaland outshone all the other footballers in that fixture and received a match rating of 9.32 out of 10. Haaland scored three goals.

Before that, City had a home game versus AFC Bournemouth which ended with a victory 4-0.

Everyone expects Manchester City to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 12 games: 10 home wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Manchester City have won with at least two goals margin 9 times in similar situations.

There will be little rest for Manchester City after this match as they are travelling to Aston Villa for a Premier League game in only three days.

Early season league goal statistics from Manchester City's 2 home games: 8 goals, 2 conceded.

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Nottingham Forest form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Nottingham Forest might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Tottenham Hotspur proved too strong as Nottingham Forest slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at The City Ground. Worrall, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.34. Worrall won 7 of 8 duels.

Ahead of that, the Carabao Cup win away at Grimsby Town.

After this away game Nottingham return home for a Premier League game against AFC Bournemouth. That game is only three sleeps after this.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Nottingham Forest has managed 1 goal and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Manchester CityE. Haaland
E. Haaland
6 goals
Manchester Cityİ. Gündoğan
İ. Gündoğan
2 goals
Manchester CityB. Silva
B. Silva
2 goals

Manchester City missing players

Nottingham Forest missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manchester City Nottingham Forest
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 2 4
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
13 8 4 Scored S 0 1 2
5 2 0 Conceded C 0 3 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 75%
75% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 25%
50% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
6.5 8.5 11 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.5 3.8
2 1 1 Corners against (avg) C A 0 8.5 6.2
1 0.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 3.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
18.2 19 20 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 12
6.2 6.5 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 3
52% 62% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 17%
 
6.2 3.5 3 Shots against (avg) S A 0 21 20
3 2.5 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 9 7.5
Manchester City Last season Nottingham Forest
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   25 49
29 15   Won W   12 25
6 2   Drew D   7 11
3 2   Lost L   6 13
99 58   Scored S   33 77
26 15   Conceded C   19 43
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 94%
76% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 78%
61% 68%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   32% 47%
47% 53%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 18%
29% 47%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 6%
39% 37%   BTTS BTTS   48% 49%
55% 58%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 37%
11% 11%   Failed to Score F T   24% 20%
 
8.3 8.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.5
2.8 2.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 4.5
1.1 0.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.9
1 1   Red cards R C   0 3
 
18.8 19.1   Shots (avg) S (   11.4 12.4
6.8 7.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.2
38% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 37%
 
6.4 5.7   Shots against (avg) S A   11.8 10.7
2.3 2.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 3.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arsenal 4 4 0 0 11 3 2 2 0 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 8 12
2 Manchester City 4 3 1 0 13 5 2 2 0 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 8 10
3 Tottenham Hotspur 4 3 1 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 6 10
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 3 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 10
5 Leeds United 4 2 1 1 7 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 7
6 Chelsea 4 2 1 1 5 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -1 7
7 Newcastle United 4 1 3 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 6
8 Manchester United 4 2 0 2 4 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 4 -3 6
9 Liverpool 4 1 2 1 13 5 2 1 1 0 10 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 8 5
10 Brentford 4 1 2 1 9 6 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 4 5 3 5
11 Fulham 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
12 Crystal Palace 4 1 1 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 4
13 Southampton 4 1 1 2 5 8 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 3 5 -3 4
14 Nottingham Forest 4 1 1 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 4
15 Aston Villa 4 1 0 3 3 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 3
16 West Ham United 4 1 0 3 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 -4 3
17 AFC Bournemouth 4 1 0 3 2 16 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 13 -14 3
18 Everton 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 -2 2
19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 0 2 2 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 2
20 Leicester City 4 0 1 3 6 10 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 3 6 -4 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 29 6 3 99 26 19 15 2 2 58 15 19 14 4 1 41 11 73 93
2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 19 15 4 0 49 9 19 13 4 2 45 17 68 92
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 19 9 7 3 37 22 19 12 4 3 39 11 43 74
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 19 13 1 5 38 19 19 9 4 6 31 21 29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 19 13 2 4 35 17 19 9 1 9 26 31 13 69
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 19 10 5 4 32 22 19 6 5 8 25 35 0 58
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 19 9 5 5 33 26 19 7 3 9 27 25 9 56
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 19 10 4 5 34 23 19 4 6 9 28 36 3 52
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 15 11 42 44 19 5 7 7 19 23 19 7 8 4 23 21 -2 51
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 6 17 38 43 19 7 3 9 20 25 19 8 3 8 18 18 -5 51
11 Newcastle United 38 13 10 15 44 62 19 8 6 5 26 27 19 5 4 10 18 35 -18 49
12 Crystal Palace 38 11 15 12 50 46 19 7 8 4 27 17 19 4 7 8 23 29 4 48
13 Brentford 38 13 7 18 48 56 19 7 3 9 22 21 19 6 4 9 26 35 -8 46
14 Aston Villa 38 13 6 19 52 54 19 6 5 8 29 29 19 7 1 11 23 25 -2 45
15 Southampton 38 9 13 16 43 67 19 6 7 6 23 24 19 3 6 10 20 43 -24 40
16 Everton 38 11 6 21 43 66 19 9 2 8 27 25 19 2 4 13 16 41 -23 39
17 Leeds United 38 9 11 18 42 79 19 4 6 9 19 38 19 5 5 9 23 41 -37 38
18 Burnley 38 7 14 17 34 53 19 5 6 8 18 25 19 2 8 9 16 28 -19 35
19 Watford 38 6 5 27 34 77 19 2 2 15 17 46 19 4 3 12 17 31 -43 23
20 Norwich City 38 5 7 26 23 84 19 3 3 13 12 43 19 2 4 13 11 41 -61 22
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 46 27 9 10 106 43 23 14 4 5 56 20 23 13 5 5 50 23 63 90
2 AFC Bournemouth 46 25 13 8 74 39 23 13 7 3 41 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 35 88
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 23 13 6 4 35 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 17 82
4 Nottingham Forest 46 23 11 12 73 40 23 13 4 6 43 22 23 10 7 6 30 18 33 80
5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 23 13 5 5 38 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 18 75
6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 23 12 7 4 37 22 23 9 5 9 26 33 8 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 10 16 59 50 23 14 2 7 34 21 23 6 8 9 25 29 9 70
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 12 15 59 50 23 12 5 6 36 26 23 7 7 9 23 24 9 69
9 Millwall 46 18 15 13 53 45 23 13 6 4 32 16 23 5 9 9 21 29 8 69
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 13 15 52 45 23 12 8 3 33 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 7 67
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 9 18 60 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 23 9 3 11 30 34 1 66
12 Coventry City 46 17 13 16 60 59 23 10 5 8 32 26 23 7 8 8 28 33 1 64
13 Preston North End 46 16 16 14 52 56 23 9 10 4 33 28 23 7 6 10 19 28 -4 64
14 Stoke City 46 17 11 18 57 52 23 10 5 8 30 23 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 62
15 Swansea City 46 16 13 17 58 68 23 9 8 6 30 27 23 7 5 11 28 41 -10 61
16 Blackpool 46 16 12 18 54 58 23 11 3 9 29 26 23 5 9 9 25 32 -4 60
17 Bristol City 46 15 10 21 62 77 23 8 8 7 33 29 23 7 2 14 29 48 -15 55
18 Cardiff City 46 15 8 23 50 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 23 8 4 11 28 39 -18 53
19 Hull City 46 14 9 23 41 54 23 7 4 12 22 28 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 51
20 Birmingham City 46 11 14 21 50 75 23 7 6 10 27 33 23 4 8 11 23 42 -25 47
21 Reading 46 13 8 25 54 87 23 7 5 11 33 44 23 6 3 14 21 43 -33 41
22 Peterborough United 46 9 10 27 43 87 23 6 7 10 27 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -44 37
23 Derby County 46 14 13 19 45 53 23 11 7 5 30 22 23 3 6 14 15 31 -8 34
24 Barnsley 46 6 12 28 33 73 23 5 7 11 18 29 23 1 5 17 15 44 -40 30

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arsenal 4 4 0 0 11 3 2 2 0 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 8 12
2 Manchester City 4 3 1 0 13 5 2 2 0 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 8 10
3 Tottenham Hotspur 4 3 1 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 6 10
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 3 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 10
5 Leeds United 4 2 1 1 7 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 7
6 Chelsea 4 2 1 1 5 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -1 7
7 Newcastle United 4 1 3 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 6
8 Manchester United 4 2 0 2 4 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 4 -3 6
9 Liverpool 4 1 2 1 13 5 2 1 1 0 10 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 8 5
10 Brentford 4 1 2 1 9 6 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 4 5 3 5
11 Fulham 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
12 Crystal Palace 4 1 1 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 4
13 Southampton 4 1 1 2 5 8 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 3 5 -3 4
14 Nottingham Forest 4 1 1 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 4
15 Aston Villa 4 1 0 3 3 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 3
16 West Ham United 4 1 0 3 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 -4 3
17 AFC Bournemouth 4 1 0 3 2 16 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 13 -14 3
18 Everton 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 -2 2
19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 0 2 2 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 2
20 Leicester City 4 0 1 3 6 10 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 3 6 -4 1

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