Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Prediction, 8/31/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/29/2022

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Game: Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Location: Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Manchester City (-1200) Nottingham (+2900)

Manchester City (3-1-0) welcomes Nottingham Forest (1-1-2) at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. Manchester City are priced at -1200 while The Tricky Trees are at +2900. The over/under comes in at 2.5. The expected starting goalies will be Ederson for Manchester City and Dean Henderson for Nottingham Forest.

The Citizens rank 1st when it comes to goals expected with 9.1, and the xGA are sitting at 2.4. Man City has allowed 5 goals while conceding 1.25 goals per 90, and the opposition have accumulated 9 shots on target on them. This team's differential on goals is currently at 8 by way of 13 goals scored and 5 goals surrendered. They have amassed 2 clean sheets, which has them at a rate of 50.0 so far this year. Manchester City has compiled 5 saves and hold a save% of 44.4 this year. Manchester City is sitting with 4 yellow cards this year. For the year, this team sports an average of 2.50 pts/match (10 pts) and sit at 1st in EPL with 11 assists.

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Nottingham Forest has tallied 2 goals and the team's goals expected on the campaign sits at 3.8. Their goals against/90 min is currently at 1.25 with 19 saves, and they have recorded 1 clean sheet. Over the course of the season, Nottingham has a save % of 79.2 (24 shots on target against), and they also have a ranking of 14th in EPL with 4 pts. Nottingham Forest has a rank of 16th concerning goals allowed having 5, and the team's goal difference is coming in at -3. Nottingham has earned a shut out percentage of 25.0 on the campaign and also 15 yellow card warnings. The Tricky Trees have put together an average of 1.0 pts per match while accumulating 0 assists.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Manchester City is Ederson. Ederson has defended the goal for 23,192 minutes and is sitting with 475 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.78 (200 goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of .718. The keeper from Brazil has had 662 shots tried against him in 259 career starts. Ederson (180-41-38 mark in his professional soccer career) has earned 121 shutouts, which gives him a 46.7% clean sheet rate.

Dean Henderson will look after the net for Nottingham. He has surrendered 0.90 goals per 90 while earning a record of 74-36-33. Henderson has totaled 57 clean sheets while defending 545 shots tried against him in 12,915 minutes throughout his career. So far in his pro soccer career, Henderson has allowed 129 goals and has 417 saves in 143 starting assignments. He is the owner of a save % of .765 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 39.9%.

Phil Foden is one member of the squad who can help decide the match for Manchester City. He has totaled 15 assists while earning 2 yellow card warnings thus far in his career. The forward from England has racked up 25 goals in 5,341 mins. Foden has had a starting assignment in 57 outings so far in his pro soccer career and scores 0.42 goals per 90.

Nottingham stars Taiwo Awoniyi, who can change the course of a fixture. The forward representing Nigeria has 9,680 minutes and has earned 41 goals. He is averaging 0.38 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 110 outings in his pro soccer career. He has earned 10 yellow card cautions during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 10 times.

Who will win tonight's EPL game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Manchester City (-1200)

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