Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City

0 - 2
🕒 Sun, 28 Apr 2024 16:30 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Hooper 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 35
Regular Season Table
Nottingham Forest 17 · Manchester City 1
Referee Stats
25 matches · 4.60 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.60
Reds avg 0.12
Penalties avg 0.20
Over 4.5 cards 52%
Home wins 52%
Draws 20%
Away wins 28%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (67%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

27 / 30
Avg: 1.42 / 1.58

Points

20
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4
Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 14-2-3

Goals For / Against

45 / 18
Avg: 2.37 / 0.95

Points

44
Avg: 2.32

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.05
PPG
2.32
1.42
GF
2.37
1.58
GA
0.95
53%
O2.5
68%
68%
BTTS
53%
42%
Score 1st
63%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank17th
Manchester City rank1st
Nottingham Forest points36
Manchester City points91
Nottingham Forest: #17 · 36 pts · GD -18
53 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
Manchester City: #1 · 91 pts · GD +62
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 39 pts above the play-off edge. 55 pts clear of the relegation zone.
55-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

L L D W D
Points5/15
Weighted index22
Goals8-9
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester City last 5 away

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals16-2
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home79%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home11%
Manchester City score away89%
Manchester City clean sheet away37%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first42%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first63%
Manchester City score first63%
Manchester City win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 36% · Manchester City 71%
Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 28.6' · Manchester City 26.3'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.42 vs 1.80
Nottingham Forest concede at home1.58 vs 1.48
Manchester City score away2.37 vs 1.48
Manchester City concede away0.95 vs 1.80
Nottingham Forest score 21% below league average, while Manchester City score 60% above league average.
Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 7% above league average at home, and Manchester City are 47% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 24% 2H scored: 76% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
61-75 7
76-90+ 6
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 8
61-75 7
31-45 4
0-15 3
16-30 1

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 12
46-60 11
76-90+ 9
16-30 8
0-15 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
61-75 3
46-60 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
5
Total Shots
14
11
Shots off Goal
9
2
Blocked Shots
3
4
Shots Inside Box
9
6
Shots Outside Box
5
5
Ball Possession
33%
67%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
8
6
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
350
733
Passes Accurate
285
665
Passes %
81%
91%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
32'
32' Goal · 0-1
J. Gvardiol
Normal Goal · Assist: K. De Bruyne
35'
35' N. Williams
1st substitution · For: G. Montiel
46'
46' J. Doku
1st substitution · For: M. Kovačić
46'
46' Ederson
2nd substitution · For: S. Ortega
62'
62' J. Grealish
3rd substitution · For: E. Haaland
71'
71' Goal · 0-2
E. Haaland
Normal Goal · Assist: K. De Bruyne
74'
74' A. Elanga
2nd substitution · For: G. Reyna
74'
74' Danilo
3rd substitution · For: R. Yates
74'
74' Murillo
4th substitution · For: A. Omobamidele
84'
84' W. Boly
5th substitution · For: I. Sangaré
89'
89' K. De Bruyne
4th substitution · For: Matheus Nunes
89'
89' J. Álvarez
5th substitution · For: Oscar Bobb

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Sunday, 28 April 2024 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Simon Hooper. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: Manchester City took the lead at 32' when J. Gvardiol scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 0-1. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 35', with N. Williams replacing G. Montiel.

Second half: Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Doku replacing M. Kovačić. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Ederson replacing S. Ortega. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 62', with J. Grealish replacing E. Haaland. Manchester City extended the lead at 71' when E. Haaland scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 0-2. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 74', with A. Elanga replacing G. Reyna. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Danilo replacing R. Yates. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 74', with Murillo replacing A. Omobamidele. Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 84', with W. Boly replacing I. Sangaré. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 89', with K. De Bruyne replacing Matheus Nunes. Manchester City made their 5th substitution at 89', with J. Álvarez replacing Oscar Bobb.

Nottingham Forest used 5 substitutions while Manchester City used 5 substitutions.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (67%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Head-to-Head History by Season