Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City

Nottingham Forest face Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday 7 November 2026, kick-off 17:30 UTC at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest are 19th with 6 points from 9 games, while Manchester City are 2nd with 21. That leaves Manchester City 15 points ahead.

At home this season Nottingham Forest average 0.0 goals scored and 0.8 conceded per game; on the road Manchester City average 2.3 scored and 0.8 conceded. Nottingham Forest have kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 5 times; Manchester City have 3 clean sheets and 1 blank.

Nottingham Forest have scored 2 and conceded 8 in their last 5 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Manchester City have scored 11 and conceded 8 in their last 5 matches, with 4 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4.

Nottingham Forest come into this fixture with a recent record of 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats, while Manchester City have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in the same window. Nottingham Forest currently sit 19th on 6 points, with Manchester City placed 2nd on 21 points. Across the last 5 head-to-head meetings, 13 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 2 of them. Recent head-to-head meetings average 2.6 goals, which supports the Under 2.5 line. The Under 2.5 Goals selection (Under 2.5) is assigned a 43.48% probability at odds of 2.3.

• Manchester City have the better recent form (7 pts vs 1 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Nottingham Forest have scored 6 goals this season compared with 20 for Manchester City.
• Defensively, Nottingham Forest have conceded 12 and Manchester City have conceded 10.
• League positions: Nottingham Forest 19th, Manchester City 2nd.
• Nottingham Forest have won 0 of 4 home matches in this competition.
• Manchester City have won 3 of 4 away matches in this competition.

• Nottingham Forest matches average 2.0 total goals this season and Manchester City matches 3.3.
• 1 of Nottingham Forest's last 5 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• 4 of Manchester City's last 5 matches went over 2.5 goals.
• The last 5 head-to-head meetings averaged 2.6 goals.

In the last 5 meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 1, Manchester City have won 3 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 4 March 2026, finished Manchester City 2-2 Nottingham Forest.