Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 07 Nov 2026
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Predictions
We’ll keep things simple and wager Man City to land a win when they go up against Nottingham Forest. We feel pretty confident when it comes to this Full-Time Result wager and the odds of -141 are appealing.
Take a closer look at our complete Nottingham Forest vs Man City betting analysis, which presents a full breakdown of our main match prediction, plus our correct score prediction, player prop picks, corners prediction and bet builder tips.
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Nottingham Forest welcome Manchester City to City Ground, with kick-off set for 12:30 on Saturday 7 November.
Nottingham Forest have experienced two Premier League home losses on the spin. It was a road defeat to Brentford in their last league game, losing 2-0 at Gtech Community Stadium. Oliver Glasner's side enjoyed 58% possession and managed one shot on target.
Manchester City have been defeated in back-to-back Premier League outings. In a recent home game at Etihad Stadium, they were turned over 1-0 by Brighton. The Citizens boasted 62% possession and had six shots on goal.
Three days ago, City travelled to RB Leipzig and succeeded 3-2 in the Champions League.
H2H: Teams Drew 2-2 in Last Head-to-Head Encounter
City have not lost to Forest in the past three games, with the last clash seeing a 2-2 draw played out at Etihad Stadium. The past 9 meetings between these sides have resulted in six City victories and one Forest win. There have also been two draws.
| Premier League | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | GD | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Man City |
9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20:10 | 21 |
| 19 |  Nott’m Forest |
9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 6:12 | 6 |
Forest have 1 win, 5 losses and 4 draws, averaging 0.7 goals from 3.5 shots on goal and 16.6 attempts. The Midlands team have averaged 47.3% possession, 389.2 passes and 4.8 corners per match, with the opposition scoring 1.3 goals from 3.1 shots on goal, 10.6 attempts and 4.0 corners.
Dan Ndoye and Morgan Gibbs-White are the leading goalscorers with 2, while Neco Williams has 1. Morgan Gibbs-White is top assists maker with 2, while goalkeeper Matz Sels has kept one clean sheet.
City have won 7 and lost 3, with an average of 2.1 goals from 15.4 attempts and 5.3 shots on goal. Enzo Maresca's men average 62.8% possession, 595.3 passes, 6.3 corners awarded and 3.9 corners against them, while conceding 1.2 goals from 10.6 attempts and 3.7 shots on goal.
Erling Haaland has top scored with 9 goals, while Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo are next on 4 and 3. Josko Gvardiol and Antoine Semenyo have clocked up 3 assists, with Gianluigi Donnarumma keeping 3 clean sheets in the last 10 games.
Predicted & Confirmed Lineups
Nottingham Forest predicted lineup (3-4-2-1): Matz Sels (GK), Jair Cunha, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Ola Aina, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager, Neco Williams, Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White, Liam Delap.
Manchester City predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK), Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Elliot Anderson, Iliman Ndiaye, Enzo Fernandez, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland.
Main Match Prediction
Man City have the potential to secure a triumph when they set up for this Premier League clash. On this basis, we are going to take a price of -141 feeling confident that this can happen.
Key stats supporting our main match prediction (league matches):
Understanding the injured players situation proves useful when assembling football picks. Once we’ve also considered the form guide, we use the latest stats and provide Premier League betting predictions.
The best football bookies are estimating that there is a 58.5% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, our research has found that the actual probability is between 65-70%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.
If you anticipate that City will win but also concede one goal or more, then it’s logical that the Result + BTTS Yes pick offers an attractive betting option at bigger odds.
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Correct Score Prediction
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Man City
Our prediction for the correct score is Man City to land a 2-0 victory and this is available at +750. It’s a fun wager to place which lands a bigger potential return.
Player Prop Picks
Liam Delap (Forest) has finished with over 2.5 shots in three consecutive Premier League matches. In our opinion, there is value when it comes to him covering the Player Shots line, with betting odds of -111 now available.
Erling Haaland (City) has scored at least one goal in seven consecutive Premier League games away from home. There are odds of -159 on offer for this Anytime Goalscorer bet and we think this is an attractive wager for the player to be on the scoresheet.
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Corners Prediction
City have covered the 5.5 corners line in nine straight away games. There’s everything to like about the City Team Corners line which looks low and we’d expect them to go over at -143.
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Bet Builder Tips
Check out our bet builder which has the following: City to succeed, one or both teams not scoring and also Liam Delap (Forest) to manage Over 2.5 shots.
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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Odds
The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.
With the bookmakers affording them a 58% chance of winning, Manchester City might be a popular accumulator selection. Their betting odds are -141 when it comes to this Premier League encounter. If you’re interested in wagering Nottingham Forest, you can get +360 for the underdog.
There’s -118 when it comes to City -0.75 on the Asian Handicap. That means a 2+ goal margin of victory over Forest lands a full return. If they win by one, we win with half stake and get the rest refunded.
The expectation is that Over 2.5 Goals will be scored according to the latest odds. The Yes pick in the Both Teams to Score market is considered to be the most likely result and it’s trading at -167.
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There’s the chance to back Erling Haaland at +240 to be the First Goalscorer, with the favourite on this market available at similar odds to find the net last.
Stats: Last 10 Premier League matches only.
Nottingham Forest have failed to win in their last six matches at City Ground. Oliver Glasner's side have racked up five draws, four losses and one victory in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 0.70 goals per match and conceding 0.80.
City have six victories, three draws and one defeat in the last 10 away matches, netting an average of 1.90 goals per game and conceding 0.80.
City beat Forest 2-1 when they last met at City Ground. We’ve seen the past 4 H2H matches at City Ground involve two wins for City, one draw and one victory for Forest.
| Last 10 League Games | W-D-L | G | GF | GA | O2.5 | U2.5 | B-Y | B-No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest Home Stats |
1-5-4 | 1.50 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | |
| Manchester City Away Stats |
6-3-1 | 2.70 | 1.90 | 0.80 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
- W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
- G = Avg. Goals
- GF = Avg. Goals For
- GA = Avg. Goals Against
- O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
- U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
- B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
- B-No = Matches BTTS No
- Premier League: 04/03 2026 Man City 2 Forest 2
- Premier League: 27/12 2025 Forest 1 Man City 2
- FA Cup: 27/04 2025 Forest 0 Man City 2
- Premier League: 08/03 2025 Forest 1 Man City 0
- Premier League: 04/12 2024 Man City 3 Forest 0
- Premier League: 28/04 2024 Forest 0 Man City 2
- Premier League: 23/09 2023 Man City 2 Forest 0
- Premier League: 18/02 2023 Forest 1 Man City 1
- Premier League: 31/08 2022 Man City 6 Forest 0
Nottingham Forest League Stats
Manchester City League Stats
- 1 win, 5 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
- 1 win, 4 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 home matches
- 7 wins and 3 defeats in the previous 10 matches
- 6 wins, 1 defeat and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 0.70 goals scored and 1.30 conceded in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 0.70 goals scored and 0.80 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 2.00 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 1.50 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
- BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 matches
- BTTS Yes in 4 of the previous 10 home matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 3 of the previous 10 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 1 of the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 2.10 goals scored and 1.20 conceded in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 1.90 goals scored and 0.80 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 3.30 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 2.70 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
- BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 matches
- BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 away matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 7 of the previous 10 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 5 of the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 4.80 corners awarded and 4.00 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 5.00 corners awarded and 3.70 corners against in the last 10 home matches
- An average of 8.80 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 8.70 corners awarded in the last 10 home matches
- Had the most corners in 8 and least corners in 2 of the last 10 matches
- Had the most corners in 8 and least corners in 1 of the last 10 home matches
- An average of 6.30 corners awarded and 3.90 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 8.20 corners awarded and 4.20 corners against in the last 10 away matches
- An average of 10.20 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
- An average of 12.40 corners awarded in the last 10 away matches
- Had the most corners in 8 and least corners in 2 of the last 10 matches
- Had the most corners in 8 and least corners in 2 of the last 10 away matches
- An average of 47.30% possession in the last 10 matches
- An average of 46.10% possession in the last 10 home matches
- Most possession in 5 of the last 10 matches
- Most possession in 3 of the last 10 home matches
- An average of 62.80% possession in the last 10 matches
- An average of 64.40% possession in the last 10 away matches
- Most possession in 9 of the last 10 matches
- Most possession in 9 of the last 10 away matches
- Top Scorers for Nottingham Forest this season are Dan Ndoye (2), Igor Jesus (1), Liam Delap (1)
- Top Assistors for Nottingham Forest this season are Morgan Gibbs-White (2), Daniel Munoz (1), Murillo (1)
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Lineups & Team News
Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineup 3-4-2-1
Manchester City Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineup 3-4-2-1
Manchester City Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1
Previous Nottingham Forest Lineups
Previous Manchester City Lineups
Injuries & Suspensions
Nottingham Forest Player Stats & Squad
Manager: Oliver Glasner
Manchester City Player Stats & Squad
Premier League Table| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14:5 | 24 |
| 2 | Man City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20:10 | 21 |
| 3 | Brighton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24:7 | 19 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19:15 | 16 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11:9 | 15 |
| 6 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16:9 | 14 |
| 7 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9:9 | 13 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14:13 | 12 |
| 9 | Tottenham | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:10 | 12 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:13 | 12 |
| 11 | Hull | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11:10 | 11 |
| 12 | Leeds | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9:8 | 11 |
| 13 | Newcastle | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:15 | 11 |
| 14 | Ipswich | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14:18 | 11 |
| 15 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:11 | 9 |
| 16 | Coventry | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9:16 | 9 |
| 17 | Man United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10:15 | 7 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9:21 | 7 |
| 19 | Nott’m Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6:12 | 6 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7:17 | 5 |
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9:2 | 12 |
| 2 | Man City | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11:7 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13:1 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10:3 | 10 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13:8 | 10 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7:4 | 8 |
| 7 | Hull | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7:5 | 7 |
| 8 | Tottenham | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7:6 | 7 |
| 9 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5:4 | 7 |
| 10 | Ipswich | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5:5 | 7 |
| 11 | Leeds | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6:3 | 6 |
| 12 | Coventry | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7:9 | 6 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6:7 | 5 |
| 14 | Newcastle | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6:7 | 5 |
| 15 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4:6 | 5 |
| 16 | Fulham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6:7 | 4 |
| 17 | Man United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6:7 | 4 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1:4 | 4 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6:10 | 3 |
| 20 | Nott’m Forest | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0:3 | 1 |
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