Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th November 2026

When Manchester City come to City Ground, Nottingham for the Premier League match this coming Saturday, Nottingham Forest will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Nottingham Forest are number 19 in the table on six points after nine matches. Manchester City rank as number 2 with 21 points after nine matches played.

With 4 defeats from their last 6 games, the situation at Nottingham Forest could probably be a lot better. They need to improve their game or prepare for more disappointment as they face The Citizens at home.

Nottingham Forest are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net seven times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.7 goals per game, as they conceded 13 goals. They managed one clean sheets in these matches.

The Citizens are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Premier League, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.1 times on average per match, for a total of 21 goals. They also let in 12 goals, leaving an average of 1.2 per match. They fought their way to three clean sheets.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

A draw is the best Nottingham Forest can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-1 defeat against Arsenal. A1-1 draw with Ipswich followed before they were defeated 2-0 by Brentford. Nottingham Forest are without a win in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, which produced a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded five and scored two goals.

A mid-table finish seemed likely for Nottingham Forest but in current form they could be dragged into a relegation battle.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City got a mix of results in their last three matches. An encounter with Brighton brought a 2-2 draw, which was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Brighton. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat RB Leipzig by a 2-3 scoreline. Manchester City won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 13 goals whilst conceding seven.

Spoken of as title contenders, The Citizens are currently doing a good job of living up to the hype in the Premier League this season.

Nottingham Forest don't look like a team currently possessing a form that is capable of shutting out Manchester City, and the away win is our the bet on Saturday.

Nottingham Forest fought their way to zero wins and one points from their last three games against teams inside the top six. They were on target two times in these matches, but also let in five goals. Manchester City performed better against teams from the bottom six than any other side this season in the Premier League. In their previous four matches against these relegation-threatened teams, they won four, scored 11 and conceded four goals for a total of 12 points. Nottingham Forest have so far been able to win just once after nine Premier League games played, in stead showing off three draws and five defeats. Manchester City are yet to play a draw this season, in stead recording seven wins and two defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Glasner will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Manchester City from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

John Victor (0/0), Matz Sels (0/9), Steven Benda (0/0), Daniel Munoz (0/8), Jair Cunha (0/7), Luca Netz (0/4), Murillo (0/9), Neco Williams (1/9), Nicolo Savona (0/0), Nikola Milenkovic (0/5), Ola Aina (0/6), Ousmane Diomande (0/5), Ibrahim Sangare (0/5), James McAtee (0/9), Morgan Gibbs-White (1/8), Nicolas Dominguez (0/2), Ryan Yates (0/1), Xaver Schlager (0/9), Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (0/4), Callum Hudson-Odoi (0/4), Chris Wood (0/8), Dan Ndoye (2/9), Igor Jesus (1/5), Liam Delap (1/8).

Manchester City Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Manchester City players that the manager Enzo Maresca will choose from for the upcoming game:

Geronimo Rulli (0/0), Gianluigi Donnarumma (0/9), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/6), Josh Wilson-Esbrand (0/0), Josko Gvardiol (1/9), Marc Guehi (1/8), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/0), Rico Lewis (0/2), Ruben Dias (0/9), Vitor Reis (0/1), Ayyoub Bouaddi (0/5), Elliot Anderson (0/9), Enzo Fernandez (1/8), Jeremy Doku (1/5), Mateo Kovacic (0/3), Matheus Nunes (0/6), Nico O'Reilly (0/7), Phil Foden (1/7), Rayan Cherki (4/8), Ryan McAidoo (0/3), Allan (0/2), Antoine Semenyo (2/7), Erling Haaland (9/9), Iliman Ndiaye (0/9).

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Nottingham Forest, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White can't be called up by the Nottingham Forest-manager, with both serving a ban.

Manchester City just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, Nottingham. For instance, Manchester City won't be able to field Iliman Ndiaye as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday. In last eight encounters between the clubs, Manchester City have been the dominant force winning five matches against Nottingham Forest. The bookies have Manchester City to win this match at best price odds of 8/11.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Results

In the last eight matches between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City, both teams to score came up three times.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Dan Ndoye will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Manchester City hope Erling Haaland can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of six Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

Nottingham Forest claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Manchester City won seven of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing two in this series of matches. There is clearly value in the both teams not to score market with the bookmakers. Both sides scored in only four of the last 10 home league matches for Nottingham Forest. In five of the previous 10 league games away for Manchester City, both teams found the back of the net.

In the last eight encounters between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City over 2.5 goals came out four times, as Nottingham Forest averaged 0.64 goals a game. Manchester City scored an average of 2.26 goals in these, while both teams scored three times. Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Manchester City. They performed an average of 2.9 goals in these.