Can little-fancied Nottingham Forest trouble Manchester City?

Nottingham Forest and Manchester City go head-to-head at the City Ground this Sunday in the Premier League . Currently, Nuno Espírito Santo's team are 17th in the table with 26 points, while Pep Guardiola's team are 2nd with 76 points. The match will be broadcast live at 11:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Nottingham Forest head into this clash on the back of a 2-0 defeat against Everton (Premier League 2023/2024), while the visitors overcame Brighton & Hove Albion with a 0-4 win (Premier League 2023/2024). On the other hand, Manchester City are on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 4 matches in the Premier League 2023/24. Digging back into the archives highlights that Nuno Espírito Santo's team and Pep Guardiola's team have faced each other one hundred three times, with Manchester City holding the advantage: 42 victories, against 33 victories of Nottingham Forest. Specifically in the City Ground, Nuno Espírito Santo's team has the advantage in the duels against Pep Guardiola's team: 23 wins in 50 games, while Manchester City have 17 wins.

Considering only the Premier League, there have been seventy-nine games played between the two teams, with 30 wins for Manchester City, 23 draws and 26 wins for Nottingham Forest.

Considering the Premier League 2023/24, from Nottingham Forest's most influential players, Morgan Gibbs-White is the most used player in a total of 33 games (2803 min). Chris Wood has scored 12 goals, the most across Nottingham Forest's squad. As for Manchester City, Julián Álvarez is the most used player in a total of 32 games (2553 min). Erling Haaland is the current best scorer with 20 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Manchester City winning 2-0. Pep Guardiola's team is given the favouritism to win this match.