England - Premier LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City, taking place on Saturday, 18 February 2023, at The City Ground in Nottingham.
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Nottingham Forest, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 2-0 away defeat by Fulham will have left the Nottingham Forest squad feeling a little deflated. Their share of possession in that meeting was 50%, while racking up 10 shots along the way, 1 of which were on target, in contrast to Fulham, who had 16 shots on goal with 3 on target.
When it comes to attacking power Steve Cooper will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 6 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 4 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. A number of teams visiting The City Ground have struggled to break through on goal this season so far with the home side having kept 5 clean sheets. It's been rare for their fans not to have had something to shout about this season, with their team scoring in 10 out of 11 home games.
They have been performing well at The City Ground recently and are unbeaten in their last 7 home games.
Brennan Johnson 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.
Manchester City, Recent FormManchester City will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 3-1 away win against Arsenal. They came away from that fixture with a 36% share of the possession and clocked up 9 attempts on goal with 6 on target, in comparison to Arsenal, who managed 10 attempts on goal, 1 of which were on target.
It's been a rewarding period in front of goal for them with 14 goals scored in their last 6 matches; that said, boss Pep Guardiola will be less happy with his defence, who have conceded 7 goals in the same period. Having failed to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches, they definitely have some defensive problems to resolve at the moment. Few teams have managed to keep The Citizens away from their goal, having scored in all but 2 of their games this season.
This squad has enjoyed a decent run of league form on the road of late with 4 wins from their last 6 away matches.
On an individual basis, Erling Haaland has been a major threat in front of goal all season having scored 26 goals in the league so far.
A defeat for Nottingham Forest in their last match against Manchester City was not completely unexpected, but they will have been disappointed to lose by 6 goals.
Goals should be on the cards for The Citizens in this one, given they have found the net, with at least 1 goal, against Forest in their last 8 meetings together. In their last 2 league meetings with The Citizens, Forest have not been on scoring form, not managing a single goal. In their recent meetings The Reds have struggled to keep Man City at bay, having conceded 14 goals in their last 5 games. The Reds have struggled to break down the Man City defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings.
In the last 2 league meetings between the teams, Man City has taken all 3 points and has not lost to Forest in 5 games.
Forest manager Steve Cooper has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Taiwo Awoniyi (Groin), Giulian Biancone (Cruciate ligament), Willy Boly (Hamstring), Dean Henderson (Muscle), Cheikhou Kouyaté (Hamstring), Scott McKenna (Hamstring), Moussa Niakhaté (Hamstring), Omar Richards (Leg) and Ryan Yates (Fever) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Erling Haaland (Knock) and John Stones (Hamstring) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Pep Guardiola will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Nottingham Forest Playing at home | Manchester City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 1.6 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 0.9 |
| 37' | Time first goal scored | 37' |
| 32' | Time first goal conceded | 55' |
| 2.6 | Yellow cards | 1.4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.8 | Subs used | 2.7 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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