Manchester City travel to Nottingham Forest for a Premier League match scheduled for 00:30 on November 8 in Vietnam, with the teams separated by much of the table. Bongda24h placed City second and Forest second from bottom in its preview.
City arrive after winning 3-2 away to RB Leipzig in the Champions League, but their domestic form is less reassuring. The report says they lost their previous two league games to Aston Villa and Brighton. Forest had won once in their first nine league matches and taken one point from their previous five.
Different problems to solve
The Leipzig result strengthened City's European campaign, yet their 1-0 home defeat by Brighton ended a run of 24 consecutive Premier League matches with a goal, according to Bongda24h. City had 21 shots in that game without scoring, the report says.
Forest's difficulties also concern finishing. The hosts had six league goals after nine rounds and had failed to score in five of those games. In their 2-0 loss to Brentford, the source recorded 15 Forest shots and only one on target. These figures describe the teams before the meeting, not its outcome.
The City Ground record
Since Forest returned to the Premier League in 2022, City have won twice, drawn once and lost once in four visits to the City Ground, Bongda24h reports. The teams' most recent meeting mentioned in the article ended 2-2 at the Etihad.
Forest were still searching for a home league goal and victory this season at the time of the preview. City, meanwhile, will seek to improve their domestic results after the European trip. Confirmed lineups and player availability must wait for the teams' announcements.