England - Premier LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest, taking place on Wednesday, 31 August 2022, at The Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
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Manchester City, Recent FormHaving secured a 4-2 home win against Crystal Palace in their latest league match, Manchester City will have a positive feeling ahead of this match. They came away from that fixture with a possession stat of 75% and clocked up 18 attempts on goal with 5 on target, in comparison to Crystal Palace, who managed 2 attempts on goal, 2 of which were on target.
Pep Guardiola will be very satisfied with his team's ability to find the net, with 18 goals in their last 6 matches; however, he will be less pleased with his back line, who have lost 9 goals during those same matches. Their goal scoring streak at home now stands at 16 games in a row.
They've had a good run of home form recently, with 6 straight wins in a row and are on an unbeaten run of 8 games.
İlkay Gündoğan will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 4 goals in the last 6 league games for Manchester City.
Nottingham Forest, Recent FormLosing 2-0 home to Tottenham Hotspur won't leave the Nottingham Forest squad too downbeat, given the former sits a full 14 places above them in the league. They achieved 56% possession in that match and had 17 strikes at goal, with 1 hitting the target, up against Tottenham Hotspur's tally of 18 efforts at goal, 7 of which were on target.
Having conceded 7 goals and scored just 3 in their last 6 games, they have been very fortunate to pick up 5 points. On their travels, they have made a habit of scoring goals, having found the net in 4 of their last 6 outings away from home. Unable to deliver a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games, it's fair to say they have their troubles at the back.
Having drawn 2 of their last 6 games they have at least put some points on the table, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.
Sam Surridge will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for Nottingham Forest.
The last time these two teams met Manchester City enforced their superiority over Nottingham Forest with a comfortable 3-0 win.
The Reds defence has struggled at The Etihad Stadium, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 8 visits. During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at The Etihad Stadium, The Reds have been unable to break through the Man City defence and find the back of the net.
In the league, Man City has a good track record when they host Nottm. Forest, getting the better of them in their last 2 home games.
Man City manager Pep Guardiola has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Nathan Aké (Groin), Jack Grealish (Knee), Aymeric Laporte (Medial Collateral Ligament) and Kalvin Phillips (Shoulder) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Moussa Niakhaté (Hamstring) and Omar Richards (Shin) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Steve Cooper will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Manchester City Playing at home | Nottingham Forest Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals scored | 0.5 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 36' | Time first goal scored | 81' |
| 4' | Time first goal conceded | 73' |
| 0.5 | Yellow cards | 2.5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.5 | Subs used | 3 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | - |
| - | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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