SlipsTips examines the Bet Builder market ahead of Nottingham Forest’s clash with Manchester City on Saturday afternoon.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City (Saturday, 12:30)
Nottingham Forest and Manchester City square off on Saturday afternoon in a crunch clash in the fight for a top-four finish in the Premier League.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s team are currently occupying third spot in the standings, while Pep Guardiola’s star-studded side are just one place and one point behind their opponents.
I’ve already covered this City Ground showdown in a separate match preview but I’m now going to take a look at the Bet Builder market.
Morgan Gibbs-White 1+ Shot
Look to Morgan Gibbs-White to attempt a minimum of one shot on Saturday afternoon. The Nottingham Forest attacking-midfielder is averaging 1.69 shots per game in the Premier League this season.
A deeper dig shows that Gibbs-White has registered at least one shot in a sizeable 19 of his 23 top flight appearances this term. It’s also worth noting that the 25-year-old fired in one shot on goal when Forest faced Man City at the Etihad earlier this season.
Over 4 Man City Corners
With Man City expected to dominate possession and dictate the tempo of the game, I’ll back the visitors to earn five or more corners. The Sky Blues are averaging 7.22 corners per 90 in the Premier League this season, a tally only marginally topped by Tottenham.
In their previous meeting with Nottingham Forest this season, City racked up eight corners en-route to victory. In fact, defending corner kicks is something Forest have been accustomed to this season. The Tricky Trees are giving up an average of 6.56 corners per game in the Premier League this season, with 11 of the 13 teams to visit the City Ground this term forcing five or more flag-kicks.
Man City Most Corners
Given the two teams contrasting corner figures this season, it makes sense to wrap up the Bet Builder by backing Man City to win the corner count. Forest will be content to sit deep and soak up pressure during this game, so the onus will be on City to attack.
That is an approach the hosts tend to take irrespective of who they come up against in the Premier League, evidenced by the fact that Forest have hit fewer corners than their guests in nine of their 13 top flight home games this season. Both Liverpool and Arsenal have earned exactly nine corners on their respective visits to the City Ground since the turn of the year and Man City are more than capable of following suit.
Recommended Bet
- Morgan Gibbs-White 1+ Shot
- Over 4 Man City Corners
- Man City Most Corners
- Bet Builder – 11/10 (Bet 365)
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