England - Premier LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest, taking place on Saturday, 23 September 2023, at The Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
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Manchester City, Recent FormManchester City will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 3-1 win in their away outing against West Ham United. Their share of possession in that meeting was 69%, while racking up 29 shots along the way, 15 of which were on target, in contrast to West Ham United, who had 6 shots on goal with 3 on target.
It's been a rewarding period in front of goal, with 14 goals scored in their last 6 matches; that said, boss Pep Guardiola will be less happy with his defence, who have conceded 4 goals in the same period. Their goal scoring streak at home now stands at 35 games in a row.
They are showing impressive form at home with a run of 12 straight wins in a row and added to that are unbeaten at The Etihad Stadium in 13 league games.
Erling Haaland will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 7 goals in the last 6 league outings for Manchester City.
Nottingham Forest, Recent FormNottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Burnley. In that game they recorded 46 % of the possession, with 14 attempts on goal, 4 on target. Their opponents found the target on 3 of their 10 shots on goal.
Cooper will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 8 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 8 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. Their goal scoring streak now stands at 12 games in a row, but they've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games away from home.
They've had a poor run of form on the road recently, losing 3 of their last 6 away games and managing only 1 win.
Taiwo Awoniyi will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Manchester City in this match, having already scored 5 goals in his last 6 away games for Nottingham Forest.
In the most recent meeting between these teams, they both managed to find the net, but the game finished in a 1-1 draw.
Man City have managed to keep a clean sheet against The Reds in each of their previous 3 meetings at The Etihad Stadium. Man City will be looking to extend their current run of scoring against The Reds having scored at least 1 goal in each of their previous 9 meetings. In their last 3 away league games against The Citizens, Forest have conceded a total of 10 goals and that's an average of 3.33 per game.
Playing at home, Man City have won the last 3 and are unbeaten in the last 3 times they have faced Forest in the league.
Man City manager Pep Guardiola has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Kevin De Bruyne (Hamstring), Jérémy Doku (Thigh), Jack Grealish (Muscle), Mateo Kovačić (Back), Zack Steffen (Knee surgery) and John Stones (Thigh) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Giulian Biancone (Knee) and Danilo dos Santos (Hamstring) 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals scored | 1.3 |
| 0.5 | Goals conceded | 1.7 |
| 31' | Time first goal scored | 44' |
| 33' | Time first goal conceded | 22' |
| 1.5 | Yellow cards | 3.3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.3 |
| 2.5 | Subs used | 4.7 |
| 5-1 | Biggest victory | 1-0 |
| - | Biggest defeat | 3-2 |
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