Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Nottingham Forest
Form comparisonManchester City
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Nottingham Forest mixed, Manchester City weakThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 04 Mar 2026Manchester City2-2Nottingham Forest
- 27 Dec 2025Nottingham Forest1-2Manchester City
- 27 Apr 2025Nottingham Forest0-2Manchester City
- 08 Mar 2025Nottingham Forest1-0Manchester City
- 04 Dec 2024Manchester City3-0Nottingham Forest
- 19 Sept 2026vsCoventry0-1L
- 12 Sept 2026vsAston Villa1-2W
- 05 Sept 2026vsTottenham0-0D
- 29 Aug 2026vsLiverpool2-2D
- 25 Aug 2026vsLeeds0-2L
- 20 Sept 2026vsSunderland5-3W
- 17 Sept 2026vsNorwich5-0W
- 13 Sept 2026vsManchester United0-1W
- 08 Sept 2026vsFC Porto0-2W
- 05 Sept 2026vsCoventry1-0W
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City: form and season numbers
Nottingham Forest take a form score of 4.2 out of 10 into this Premier League fixture, against 8.6 for Manchester City. Nottingham Forest have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5, while Manchester City have 5 wins in theirs. Across the season Nottingham Forest average 0.8 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per game, Manchester City 2.6 and 1.0. Nottingham Forest have kept a clean sheet in 20% of their matches this season, Manchester City in 40%. In their last 9 meetings Nottingham Forest have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 6. Nottingham Forest sit 13th on 5 points, Manchester City 1st on 15.
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