Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City

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Manchester City travel in excellent form (WWWLL) while Nottingham Forest have struggled recently (LLLDL), making 2 at odds of 1.73 our pick for the meeting at City Ground.

England: Premier League
Sat, 7th Nov, 2026 Regular Season - 10
Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest

L L L D L
NS
VS
Manchester City

Manchester City

W W W L L
Prediction: 2 (1.73 Odds)
Away Win 58% confidence

Expected Goals (xG)

Total 1.95

Nottingham Forest

0.40

0.40 – 1.55

Manchester City

1.55

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Nottingham Forest

4.75

20% implied

Draw

3.90

25% implied

Manchester City

1.73

55% implied

1X2 bookmaker odds · implied probability (normalized)

All our tips for this match

Win Either Half Free

AWEH

Odds 1.36 74%
3 5 Goals Free

-3.5

Odds 1.50 67%
Away Win Free

2

Odds 1.73 58%
Free Tip Free

2

Odds 1.73 58%
Super Single Free

2

Odds 1.73 58%

Head to head

Last 9 meetings
9 games

1

Nottingham Forest wins

2

Draws

6

Manchester City wins

2.8

Goals / game

33%

Both scored

44%

Over 2.5

04 Mar 2026
Manchester City
2-2
Nottingham Forest
27 Dec 2025
Nottingham Forest
1-2
Manchester City
27 Apr 2025
Nottingham Forest
0-2
Manchester City
08 Mar 2025
Nottingham Forest
1-0
Manchester City
04 Dec 2024
Manchester City
3-0
Nottingham Forest
28 Apr 2024
Nottingham Forest
0-2
Manchester City
23 Sep 2023
Manchester City
2-0
Nottingham Forest
18 Feb 2023
Nottingham Forest
1-1
Manchester City
31 Aug 2022
Manchester City
6-0
Nottingham Forest

Top scorers

Premier League
# Player Team Goals
1
E. Haaland
Manchester City
9
2
A. Isak
Liverpool
6
3
João Pedro
Chelsea
5
4
M. Rogers
Chelsea
5
5
M. Tavernier
Bournemouth
5
6
N. Jackson
Aston Villa
5
7
Evanilson
Bournemouth
4
8
R. Cherki
Manchester City
4
9
T. Barry
Everton
4
10
B. Mbeumo
Manchester United
4

Recent form

Nottingham Forest

1 W 3 D 6 L in the last 10
Scored Conceded
A Brentford 2-0 L
A Ipswich 1-1 D
H Arsenal 0-1 L
A Crystal Palace 3-1 L
H Coventry 0-1 L
A Aston Villa 1-2 W
H Tottenham 0-0 D
A Liverpool 2-2 D
H Leeds 0-2 L
H Leeds 0-1 L

Manchester City

7 W 0 D 3 L in the last 10
Scored Conceded
A RB Leipzig 2-3 W
H Brighton 0-1 L
A Aston Villa 2-1 L
H AEK Athens FC 5-1 W
H Ipswich 3-2 W
H Paris Saint Germain 2-4 L
A Liverpool 0-3 W
H Sunderland 5-3 W
H Norwich 5-0 W
A Manchester United 0-1 W

Who wins? Three ways to read it

1 · X · 2

Expected Goals (xG)

Total 1.95

Nottingham Forest

0.40

xG

Match

0.40 – 1.55

Manchester City

1.55

xG

Our tip model

19%
23%
58%

API-Football

10%
45%
45%

Bookmaker

20%
25%
55%
Nottingham Forest Draw Manchester City

Most likely scores

1:1

12.5%

1:2

11.1%

0:1

10%

0:2

10%

0:0

6.7%

2:2

6.7%

Goal lines

Over 1.5 goals 83%
Over 2.5 goals 60%
Over 3.5 goals 38%
Both teams to score 62%

Team comparison

Nottingham Forest Manchester City
10% Recent form 90%
14% Attack 86%
50% Defence 50%
0% Poisson 100%
29% Head-to-head 71%
31% Goals 69%
27% Overall 73%

Double chance : draw or Manchester City

Season numbers

When the goals come

2
0-15'
1
2
16-30'
4
0
31-45'
2
1
46-60'
6
1
61-75'
3
1
76-90'
5
0
0-15'
3
0
16-30'
2
3
31-45'
1
3
46-60'
2
1
61-75'
0
4
76-90'
1

Side by side

Nottingham Forest Manchester City
9 Played 9
1 Won 7
3 Drawn 0
5 Lost 2
6 Goals for 20
12 Goals against 10
1 Clean sheets 3
5 Failed to score 1

What comes next

Nottingham Forest

Manchester City (H) 07 Nov MID
Bournemouth (A) 21 Nov MID
Chelsea (H) 27 Nov MID
Hull City (A) 02 Dec MID

Manchester City

Nottingham Forest (A) 07 Nov MID
Fulham (H) 21 Nov MID
Napoli (H) 24 Nov MID
Arsenal (A) 29 Nov MID

Betting markets

Odds · implied %
Over 1.5 1.20
83% implied
Under 1.5 4.50
22% implied
Over 2.5 1.67
60% implied
Under 2.5 2.20
45% implied
Over 3.5 2.62
38% implied
Under 3.5 1.50
67% implied
Over 0.5 1.04
96% implied
Under 0.5 13.00
8% implied
Over 4.5 4.50
22% implied
Under 4.5 1.20
83% implied
Over 7.5 34.00
3% implied
Under 7.5 1.00
Over 5.5 9.00
11% implied
Under 5.5 1.07
93% implied
Over 6.5 19.00
5% implied
Under 6.5 1.02
98% implied
Yes 1.62
62% implied
No 2.20
45% implied
Home/Draw 2.05
49% implied
Home/Away 1.25
80% implied
Draw/Away 1.18
85% implied
1:0 19.00
5% implied
2:0 29.00
3% implied
2:1 17.00
6% implied
3:0 51.00
2% implied
3:1 41.00
2% implied
3:2 41.00
2% implied
4:0 126.00
1% implied
4:1 81.00
1% implied
0:0 15.00
7% implied
1:1 8.00
13% implied
2:2 15.00
7% implied
0:1 10.00
10% implied
0:2 10.00
10% implied
0:3 15.00
7% implied
1:2 9.00
11% implied
1:3 15.00
7% implied
2:3 23.00
4% implied
3:3 41.00
2% implied
0:4 29.00
3% implied
1:4 26.00
4% implied
2:4 41.00
2% implied
4:2 81.00
1% implied
0:5 51.00
2% implied
0:6 126.00
1% implied
Home/Draw 17.00
6% implied
Home/Away 21.00
5% implied
Draw/Away 5.00
20% implied
Draw/Draw 7.00
14% implied
Home/Home 8.00
13% implied
Draw/Home 11.00
9% implied
Away/Home 34.00
3% implied
Away/Draw 15.00
7% implied
Away/Away 2.62
38% implied
Home -0.75 5.90
17% implied
Away -0.75 1.13
88% implied
Home -0.5 4.40
23% implied
Away -0.5 1.20
83% implied
Home -0.25 3.90
26% implied
Away -0.25 1.24
81% implied
Home +0 3.45
29% implied
Away +0 1.30
77% implied
Home +0.25 2.50
40% implied
Away +0.25 1.50
67% implied
Home +0.5 2.10
48% implied
Away +0.5 1.70
59% implied
Home +0.75 1.95
51% implied
Away +0.75 1.90
53% implied
Home +1 1.65
61% implied
Away +1 2.20
45% implied
Home +2 1.19
84% implied
Away +2 4.50
22% implied
Home +1.25 1.50
67% implied
Away +1.25 2.50
40% implied
Home +1.5 1.42
70% implied
Away +1.5 2.75
36% implied
Home +1.75 1.30
77% implied
Away +1.75 3.45
29% implied
Over 9.5 1.83
55% implied
Under 9.5 1.83
55% implied

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City: preview and prediction

Our top tip is Away Win: 2 (1.73 odds).

Nottingham Forest are rated 19% by our tip model, with the draw at 23% and Manchester City at 58%.

In the last 9 meetings they averaged 2.8 goals per game, with BTTS in 33% and over 2.5 in 44%.

Double chance : draw or Manchester City

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City FAQs

What is the best prediction for Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City?

Our top tip is Away Win: 2 (1.73 odds).

Who will win Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City?

Model lean: Nottingham Forest 19%, draw 23%, Manchester City 58%.

Will both teams score?

Both teams scored in 33% of the last 9 meetings.

How many goals are expected? (xG)

Recent H2H averaged 2.8 goals per game, with over 2.5 landing 44% of the time.

When is Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City?

Saturday, 7th November 2026 at 17:30 UTC , City Ground.

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Football Analyst & Predictor · HelloPredict

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