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Nottingham Forest v Manchester City : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Nov, 17:30 BST, The City Ground, Nottingham

Saturday evening at The City Ground, and it’s a English Premier League clash between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City. Oliver Glasner and Enzo Maresca going all-out to guide their side to the win. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've searched our extensive database and dug out the stats that matter the most. Head-to-head and recent form are included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds are there to make sure you get the best return.


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Best Tip: Man City to win

No team in the Premier League wants to lose in front of their home supporters, but the stats below suggest that is set to be Nottm Forest's fate as they go head-to-head with Man City at The City Ground on Saturday evening. The bookmakers agree, making an away win the most likely outcome at odds of 1.57, and so does our predictive algorithm. We've calculated the away win in the win / draw / win market has a 64% probability, making it a clear bet of the day here.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 62% chance of Man City coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nottm Forest
14%
4.50
5%
-
Draw
24%
4.00
2%
-
Man City
62%
1.62
3%
-
Man City 1-0
17%
10.00-
Man City 2-0
14%
10.00
5%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
9.00-
Draw 0-0
10%
15.00
12%
-
Man City 2-1
9%
9.00-
Man City 3-0
8%
15.00
15%
-
Nottm Forest 1-0
6%
17.00
11%
-
Man City 3-1
5%
13.00-
Nottm Forest 2-1
3%
17.00-
Man City 4-0
3%
26.00-
Draw 2-2
3%
15.00
12%
-
Nottm Forest 2-0
2%
29.00
15%
-
Man City 4-1
2%
26.00
13%
-
Man City 3-2
2%
23.00-
Man City 5-0
1%
51.00
24%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
1.62
3%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
2.30
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
34%
2.50
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
59%
1.53
2%
-
No 1st Goal
7%
15.00
12%
-
BTTS - Yes
37%
1.67-
BTTS - No
63%
2.10-
BTTS - Home Win
5%
7.50
6%
-
BTTS - Draw
14%
5.00-
BTTS - Away Win
19%
3.10
3%
-
Home/draw
38%
2.25
2%
-
Away/draw
86%
1.18-
Home/away
76%
1.22-
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
1.20
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
4.50
10%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
2.50-
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
1.53-
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
4.50
4%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1.20
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
9.00
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1.07
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1.03-
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
15.00
12%
-
Home DNB
30%
3.50
7%
-
Away DNB
79%
1.29
3%
-
Nottm Forest win to nil
9%
10.00-
Man City win to nil
43%
3.25
8%
-
Nottm Forest / Nottm Forest
10%
8.50
6%
-
Nottm Forest / Man City
4%
21.00-
Nottm Forest / Draw
5%
17.00-
Draw / Nottm Forest
8%
11.00
8%
-
Draw / Man City
18%
5.00
5%
-
Draw / Draw
13%
7.00-
Man City / Nottm Forest
3%
34.00-
Man City / Man City
34%
2.60
4%
-
Man City / Draw
6%
15.00-
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Win / draw / win Premier League table

Nottm Forest have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league. Nottm Forest are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 4 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 3 and won 1. Nottm Forest have conceded 9 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Nottm Forest have played 4 games at home, winning 0, drawing 1 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 0 goals, conceded 3 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Man City lay in 1st place on 21 points in the Premier League league table having played 8 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 20 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Man City have conceded 9 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Man City have played 4 away games, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 2.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Nottm Forest
Man City
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Man City87011121 
Nov 7
Jan 16
-
-
2
Arsenal8701821 
l
 
0-1A
May 15
Jan 30
Nov 29
3
Brighton85121616 
Dec 5
May 1
Oct 31
Jan 23
4
Liverpool8431315 
Apr 17
d
 
2-2F
May 8
w
 
0-3F
5
Chelsea8413213 
Nov 27
Jan 30
Dec 12
Apr 24
6
Brentford8251511 
Feb 6
Oct 31
May 1
Dec 5
7
Leeds8251311 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 10
Dec 2
Jan 6
8
Newcastle8323-211 
Mar 3
Dec 30
Feb 20
Dec 26
9
A Villa8323-311 
Mar 20
w
 
1-2F
May 23
l
 
2-1A
10
Hull8242110 
Jan 5
Dec 2
Dec 19
Feb 27
11
Everton8242-110 
Dec 19
Feb 27
Mar 3
Dec 29
12
Ipswich8314-410 
May 23
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-2F
May 15
13
Bournemouth8233-19 
Jan 23
Nov 21
w
 
2-1A
Apr 10
14
Spurs8233-29 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 13
Jan 3
Feb 10
15
Fulham8224-28 
Jan 2
Feb 10
Nov 21
Feb 6
16
Man Utd8143-37 
Feb 20
Dec 27
Mar 20
w
 
0-1F
17
C Palace8215-107 
May 8
l
 
3-1F
Apr 17
w
 
1-4F
18
Nottm Forest8134-46 
-
-
Jan 16
Nov 7
19
Coventry8206-96 
l
 
0-1A
May 30
w
 
1-0F
Mar 13
20
Sunderland8125-85 
Apr 24
Dec 13
w
 
5-3F
May 30
Win / draw / win form
4
Nottm Forest have failed to score in 4 consecutive home league games
Nottm Forest 18TH
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
3
Draw
9
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nottm Forest0 - 1Arsenal
Nottm Forest0 - 1Coventry
Nottm Forest0 - 0Spurs
Nottm Forest0 - 1Leeds
Nottm Forest1 - 1Bournemouth
Nottm Forest1 - 1Newcastle
Nottm Forest4 - 1Burnley
Nottm Forest1 - 1A Villa
Nottm Forest0 - 0Fulham
Nottm Forest0 - 1Liverpool
Nottm Forest0 - 0Wolves
Nottm Forest1 - 1C Palace
Nottm Forest0 - 0Arsenal
Nottm Forest0 - 2Everton
Nottm Forest1 - 2Man City
Nottm Forest3 - 0Spurs
Nottm Forest0 - 2Brighton
Nottm Forest3 - 1Leeds
Nottm Forest2 - 2Man Utd
Nottm Forest0 - 3Chelsea
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANottm Forest1 - 1Ipswich
HNottm Forest0 - 1Arsenal
ANottm Forest1 - 3C Palace
HNottm Forest0 - 1Coventry
ANottm Forest2 - 1A Villa
HNottm Forest0 - 0Spurs
ANottm Forest2 - 2Liverpool
HNottm Forest0 - 1Leeds
HNottm Forest1 - 1Bournemouth
ANottm Forest2 - 3Man Utd
HNottm Forest1 - 1Newcastle
ANottm Forest3 - 1Chelsea
ANottm Forest5 - 0Sunderland
HNottm Forest4 - 1Burnley
HNottm Forest1 - 1A Villa
ANottm Forest3 - 0Spurs
HNottm Forest0 - 0Fulham
ANottm Forest2 - 2Man City
ANottm Forest1 - 2Brighton
HNottm Forest0 - 1Liverpool
Man City 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
A Villa2 - 1Man City
Liverpool0 - 3Man City
Man Utd0 - 1Man City
C Palace1 - 4Man City
Bournemouth1 - 1Man City
Everton3 - 3Man City
Burnley0 - 1Man City
Chelsea0 - 3Man City
West Ham1 - 1Man City
Leeds0 - 1Man City
Liverpool1 - 2Man City
Spurs2 - 2Man City
Man Utd2 - 0Man City
Sunderland0 - 0Man City
Nottm Forest1 - 2Man City
C Palace0 - 3Man City
Fulham4 - 5Man City
Newcastle2 - 1Man City
A Villa1 - 0Man City
Brentford0 - 1Man City
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMan City1 - 2A Villa
HMan City3 - 2Ipswich
AMan City3 - 0Liverpool
HMan City5 - 3Sunderland
AMan City1 - 0Man Utd
HMan City1 - 0Coventry
AMan City4 - 1C Palace
HMan City2 - 1Bournemouth
HMan City1 - 2A Villa
AMan City1 - 1Bournemouth
HMan City3 - 0C Palace
HMan City3 - 0Brentford
AMan City3 - 3Everton
AMan City1 - 0Burnley
HMan City2 - 1Arsenal
AMan City3 - 0Chelsea
AMan City1 - 1West Ham
HMan City2 - 2Nottm Forest
AMan City1 - 0Leeds
HMan City2 - 1Newcastle
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Nottm Forest since 1993
Nottm Forest
Man City
Goals: Scored
10
14
Games: Scored
8 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
2 / 10
NFO
3
D
2
MCI
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nottm Forest
1 - 2Man City
Nottm Forest1 - 0
0 - 2Man City
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Man City
1 - 3Man City
Nottm Forest3 - 0
Nottm Forest1 - 0
0 - 2Man City
League games at Man City since 1992
Man City
Nottm Forest
Goals: Scored
25
11
Games: Scored
10 / 10
5 / 10
Clean sheets
5 / 10
0 / 10
NFO
1
D
4
MCI
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Man City
Draw2 - 2Draw
Man City3 - 0
Man City2 - 0
Man City6 - 0
Man City3 - 0
Man City1 - 0
2 - 3Nottm Forest
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

Manchester City have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 24 consecutive English Premier League matches. Their PG of 1.6 against Nottingham Forest on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Nottm Forest 18th Man City 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.6
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
54%
1
33%
2
3
4+
There is a 54% probability that Nottm Forest will fail to score
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 81% probability that Man City will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-35
Nottm Forest have scored 35% fewer goals at home than predicted
+2
Man City’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.9
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier League - 2026/2027 season
Nottm Forest
PG (predicted goals)
Man City
0.6
1.6
Attack rating
NFO
MCI
56%
better
view stats
Games scored4
8
Failed to score4
0
Scored first4
6
Goals scored6
20
Avg. goals scored0.8
2.5
Avg. shots per game12
11
Avg. shots per goal16
4
Conversion rate for6
24
Avg. XG for1.7
2
KickOff rating
+56%
Defence rating
NFO
MCI
25%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
5
Clean sheets1
3
Conceded first3
2
Goals conceded10
9
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against17%
13%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+25%

Nottm Forest v Man City Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

Nottm Forest Premier League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8223
M SelsD NdoyeM Gibbs-WhiteMurillo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Sels GLK8
-
N Williams DEF81
1
-
Murillo DEF81
3
-
X Schlager MID8
1
-
J McAtee MID8
2
-
D Ndoye FWD82
1
-
M Gibbs-White MID712
-
L Delap FWD71
2
-
C Wood FWD7
-
D Muñoz DEF61
-
J Paula DEF6
2
-
O Diomande DEF5
-
O Aina  DEF5
3
-
I Sangaré MID5
-
I Jesus FWD51
1
-
N Milenković DEF4
1
-
L Netz DEF4
-
C Hudson-Odoi FWD4
-
A Kalimuendo FWD3
-
N Domínguez MID2
-
Man City Premier League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8942
G DonnarummaE HaalandJ GvardiolJ Gvardiol
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Donnarumma GLK8
-
J Gvardiol DEF814
2
-
R Dias DEF8
-
M Guéhi DEF811
1
-
E Anderson MID81
2
-
E Haaland FWD89
-
R Cherki MID742
2
-
A Semenyo FWD723
-
N. O'Reilly DEF6
1
-
P Foden MID612
1
1
E Fernández MID61
1
-
I Ndiaye FWD62
-
A. Khusanov DEF5
1
-
M Nunes DEF5
-
A. Bouaddi MID4
1
-
J Doku FWD411
-
M Kovacic MID31
-
R. McAidoo FWD3
1
-
R Lewis DEF2
-
V. de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis DEF1
-
A. Andrade Elias FWD1
-