Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 08 Mar 2025

Don’t Write Off Tricky Trees For This Clash

Nottingham Forest +0.5 could be the best bet to have and the latest stats back this up. Take the hosts at -103 on the Asian Handicap against Man City, with this being a confident selection on this team.

4 of Last 5 H2H Clashes Have Been City Wins

Nottingham Forest played Arsenal at home in their last game. It was a 0-0 draw at City Ground. Nuno Espirito Santo's men recorded just 35% possession and had two shots on target.

Manchester City won their previous game 1-0. This was an away victory at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against Tottenham Hotspur. The North-West side were restricted to 45% possession and recorded five shots on goal, with an early first half strike from Erling Haaland proving the difference.

Head-to-Head Statistics

City have three straight victories against Forest. Their last encounter saw City make home advantage count at Etihad Stadium, winning 3-0. The past 5 H2H matches have included four City wins along with a single draw.

Premier League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
13	Man City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:0	0
16	Nott’m Forest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:0	0

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Forest have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, averaging 2.1 goals from 4.3 shots on goal and 11.2 attempts. The Tricky Trees have averaged 38.9% possession, 316.9 passes and 3.7 corners per game, with the opposition getting 1.4 goals from 5.4 shots on goal, 14.7 attempts and 6.9 corners.

Chris Wood is the top scorer with 8 goals, while Morgan Gibbs-White has 3 and Callum Hudson-Odoi 2. Leading assistor is Anthony Elanga with 6, while goalie Matz Sels has recorded 5 clean sheets.

City have won 6, lost 2 and drawn 2, with an average of 2.4 goals from 15.0 attempts and 6.1 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 57.7% possession, 575.0 passes, 5.2 corners awarded and 4.3 corners against them, while they’ve conceded 1.2 goals from 10.7 attempts and 4.2 shots on goal.

Erling Haaland has top scored with 7 goals, while Phil Foden and Omar Marmoush are next on 6 and 3. Savinho has had 5 assists, with Ederson Moraes and Stefan Ortega notching 3 clean sheets between them in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Nottingham Forest confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels (GK), Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Neco Williams, Nicolas Dominguez, Elliot Anderson, Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Chris Wood.

Manchester City confirmed lineup (4-1-4-1): Ederson Moraes (GK), Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Nico Gonzalez, Savinho, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips

Nottingham Forest are a confident choice with a +0.5 goal start. The home team should be able to win or draw this Premier League game, with this Asian Handicap prediction looking like a value bet at -103.

It's important to understand the players who are unavailable for the upcoming action and the respective form of each team. If you want stats, you have come to the right place and they form the basis of our football predictions.

Key Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City league stats:

• The +0.5 line has been covered by Forest in all of their last 5 games at home.
• The +0.5 line has been covered by Forest in 9 of their last 10 games at home.
• The +0.5 line has been covered by Forest in 7 consecutive games at home.
• The -0.5 line hasn’t been covered by City in 7 of their last 10 games on the road.
• The -0.5 line hasn’t been covered by City in 11 of their last 20 games.

Forest +0.5 Probability

According to the odds, there’s a 50.8% likelihood of our pick winning. In the opinion of our tipsters, there’s actually a probability of success closer to 60%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Forest 2 - 2 Man City

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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Odds

Manchester City are the -110 favourites and that means a 52% chance of winning this Premier League match according to the betting odds at the bookies. For those wanting to back Nottingham Forest, you will find +290 about this outsider.

The expectation is that Over 2.5 Goals will be scored according to the latest odds.

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Full-Time Result

1

+290

X

+280

2

-110

Half-Time Result

1

+300

X

+137.5

2

+150

Double Chance

1X

-120

12

-400

X2

-400

Draw No Bet

1

+175

2

-250

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.5

-101

2 Hcp -0.5

-106

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+130

Over 2.5

-163

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-188

No

+137.5

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Lineups & Team News

Our Forest vs City team news will highlight the injuries for both squads, with the lineups giving you a helping hand with your bets.

We’ve got details of the Premier League squads so that you know every player on the roster.

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