For the 24th matchday of the English Premier League, Nottingham welcomes Manchester City to the City Ground.
Nottingham were unable to look competitive last week at home to Fulham and were fatally beaten 2-0. A score that flatters her based on her image as in addition to the goals she conceded, one in each half, she saw her opponent miss many opportunities while she also saw the ball stop 3 times in her posts.
So Nottingham lost a short 5 game unbeaten streak and at the end of the match he found her in 14nd place with 24 points and plus 6 from the last three of the standings.
City showed character in midweek in the postponed game in London against Arsenal, winning easily 3-1. She was mediocre in the first half, despite that she was the one who opened the scoring first in the 24th minute, but she conceded the equalizer just before the teams went to the locker room. In the second half she was more decisive, imposed her tempo and scored two more goals to get a great victory.
With this three points, City reached 51 points and caught Arsenal in 1st place, which, however, has one match less, and has entered for good now in the contention for this year's title.
Nottingham may be coming off a hand-wringing defeat at home to Fulham last weekend but their improvement of late has been palpable. City, for its part, despite the difference in quality, goes into the match with high morale. I think that Pep Guardiola's team will win in a match where the score will hardly stay low, the home team can also help as they rarely stay at zero. Something in a 1-3 score looks like it to me!
Tip: Nottingham - Manchester City 2 & Over 3,5 goals at odds 3.20