Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th March 2025

Struggling Nottingham Forest are in for a tough assignment, when going up against The Sky Blues this coming Saturday at City Ground, Nottingham. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Nottingham Forest are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Manchester City in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest scored 2.1 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 21 times. They conceded 14 goals, an average of 1.4 and pulled off five clean sheets.

Manchester City 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 2.4 times on average per match, for a total of 24 goals. They also let in 12 goals, leaving an average of 1.2 per match. They fought their way to four clean sheets.

Nottingham Forest were unable to penetrate the Manchester City defence the last three times they met in the Premier League. The latter ended up winning by a 3-0, 2-0 and 2-0 scoreline.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

It could have been better, it could have been worse for Nottingham Forest, who have two draws to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 4-3 defeat against Newcastle, followed by a 0-0 draw against Arsenal. They recorded yet another one in the latest round after a 1-1 match with Ipswich. Nottingham Forest managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 14 goals and conceded four times.

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City lost against Liverpool by 0-2, beat Tottenham by 0-1 winning 3-1 against Plymouth. Manchester City managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored 13 while also conceding nine times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Manchester City get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest earned six points from their last eight matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed one wins, following seven goals scored while also conceding 15. From their last nine games against teams in the top six, Manchester City secured 14 points and four wins. They conceded 13 goals while scoring 16 themselves. Nottingham Forest claimed 14 wins, six draws as well as seven defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester City have a record of 14 wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

The 51-year-old coach of the home team, Nuno Espirito Santo, will select the lineup against Manchester City from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Carlos Miguel (0/0), Matz Sels (0/27), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Alex Moreno (0/13), Harry Toffolo (0/3), Morato (0/18), Murillo (1/26), Neco Williams (1/24), Nikola Milenkovic (3/26), Ola Aina (2/27), Willy Boly (0/5), Danilo (0/4), Elliot Anderson (1/26), Ibrahim Sangare (0/6), Morgan Gibbs-White (5/23), Nicolas Dominguez (0/23), Ramon Sosa (1/14), Ryan Yates (2/24), Anthony Elanga (3/27), Callum Hudson-Odoi (4/23), Chris Wood (18/27), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/2), Joel Ndala (0/0), Jota Silva (1/24), Taiwo Awoniyi (1/20).

Manchester City Squad

Below is the full team squad of Manchester City. The manager Guardiola will pick his starting XI against Nottingham Forest from these players:

Ederson (0/18), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/9), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/4), Christian McFarlane (0/0), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/2), John Stones (2/11), Josko Gvardiol (5/26), Manuel Akanji (0/20), Nathan Ake (0/10), Rico Lewis (1/21), Ruben Dias (0/16), Vitor Reis (0/0), Bernardo Silva (2/24), Claudio Echeverri (0/0), Ilkay Gundogan (0/24), Jack Grealish (0/16), James McAtee (2/10), Jeremy Doku (3/18), Kevin De Bruyne (2/18), Mateo Kovacic (4/23), Matheus Nunes (0/18), Nico Gonzalez (0/3), Nico O'Reilly (0/2), Oscar Bobb (0/0), Phil Foden (7/22), Rodri (0/2), Savinho (1/22), Erling Haaland (20/26), Omar Marmoush (3/5).

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Team News

Nottingham Forest might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Manchester City. Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White can't be called up by the Nottingham Forest-manager, with both serving a ban.

Sidelined with an injury, Nottingham Forest can't field Danilo this coming Saturday against Manchester City.

Manchester City have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Manchester City need to do without Rodri and Oscar Bobb, who are not fit enough to travel to City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City H2H

Nottingham Forest were unable to penetrate the Manchester City defence the last three times they met in the Premier League. The latter ended up winning by a 3-0, 2-0 and 2-0 scoreline. Nottingham Forest go into their upcoming match against Manchester City with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-1-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Results

In the last five matches between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City, both teams to score came up one time.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Betting Tips

Erling Haaland look like great value to find the back of the net on Saturday, having hit the target four times in recent Premier League matches for The Sky Blues. His total for the season says 20 goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With five goals lately for Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, Chris Wood is also a player worth mentioning.

Nottingham Forest claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing one. Manchester City won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run. Nottingham Forest kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches at City Ground, Nottingham hoping to do so again this coming Saturday. Manchester City kept a clean sheet in three of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last five encounters between these two teams. Nottingham Forest managed an average of 0.2 goals, with Manchester City averaging 2.8 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet one time in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Nottingham Forest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Manchester City. They performed an average of two goals in these.