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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction, 2/18/2023 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 2/14/2023

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Game: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023

Location: The City Ground in West Bridgford, England

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Nottingham Forest (+790) Manchester City (-309)

The Citizens (15-3-4) are en route to The City Ground on Saturday where they will play the Tricky Trees (6-6-10). The Tricky Trees open at +790 while Man City are at -309. The total is set at 2.5. The starting goaltenders will be Keylor Navas for Nottingham Forest and Ederson for Manchester City.

The Tricky Trees have a ranking of 15th in the category of goals expected with 24.1, and the team's expected goals against are at 32.8. Nottingham has given up 37 goals while giving up 1.68 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing clubs are sitting with 103 SoT against them. The team's goal differential is -20 with 17 goals compiled and also 37 goals surrendered. They have tallied 7 clean sheets, which has them at a rate of 31.8 on the year. Nottingham Forest has accounted for 64 SVs and hold a SV% of 66.0 this season. Nottingham is sitting with 49 yellow cards this year. This year, the team averages 1.09 points per match (24 pts) and have a ranking of 19th in soccer with 9 assists.

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For the year, Man City has a save % of 63.0 (54 SoT against), and sit at 2nd in EPL with 48 pts. The Citizens sport an average of 2.2 pts per contest while amassing 43 assists and 1 red card. Manchester City has recorded 56 goals and the team's xG so far this season is 46.3. Man City has a CS% of 36.4 over the course of the season and 23 yellow card cautions. The club's goals against per 90 min is 1.00 with 33 saves, and they have accounted for 8 clean sheets. Manchester City is ranked 1st in relation to goals allowed with 22, and their goal differential is 34.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Nottingham is Keylor Navas. Navas has played for 23,195 mins and has accumulated 776 stops thus far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 0.99 (255 total goals given up) and he has earned a save percentage of .755. The goalkeeper hailing from Costa Rica has faced 1,028 shots sent his way in 260 career starting assignments. Navas (145-57-58 record during his soccer career) has earned 89 shutouts, which leaves him with a 34.2% clean sheet rate.

Ederson is expected to look after the net for Manchester City. He has allowed 0.79 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 192-43-42. Ederson has recorded 127 shutouts and has seen 707 shots against him in 24,812 mins throughout his career. Thus far in his career, Ederson has conceded 217 goals while tallying 503 saves in 277 starting assignments. He sports a save percentage of .711 and his clean sheet rate sits at 45.8%.

Jesse Lingard is one member of the side you are going to want to keep your eye on for Nottingham. Lingard has been given a starting assignment in 149 games in his career while scoring 0.27 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in England has earned 40 goals scored in 13,119 professional minutes played. He has totaled 19 assists while earning 22 yellow card warnings during his career.

Manchester City features an attacker in Erling Haaland, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. The forward from Norway has earned 10,114 mins and he has scored 118 goals. He sports an average of 1.05 G/90 and has started 111 outings during his soccer career. He has 14 yellow cards during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 29 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nottingham Forest (+790)

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