Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City

Value Assessment

Home Win
5.30
22% pred
+3.3%
MARGINAL
Draw
4.32
22% pred
-1.6%
Away Win
1.57
56% pred
-7.3%
BTTS Yes 1.70 55%
BTTS No

Match Info

Kickoff
Sat, Dec 27 2025 · 12:30
Venue
The City Ground (Nottingham)
Competition
Premier League · 18
Referee
Robert Jones Robert Jones

Coaches

Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira

Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest

In role since Feb 2026

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Josep Guardiola i Sala

Josep Guardiola i Sala

Manchester City Manchester City

In role since Jul 2016

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Recent Form

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest
1W 3D 1L
1 GF · 0.4 GA
L H Liverpool Liverpool 0-1
D H Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0
D H Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 1-1
W H Ferencvárosi Ferencvárosi 4-0
D H Arsenal Arsenal 0-0
1W 3D 1L
1 GF · 0.4 GA
L H Liverpool Liverpool 0-1
D H Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0
D H Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 1-1
W H Ferencvárosi Ferencvárosi 4-0
D H Arsenal Arsenal 0-0
2W 1D 2L
1.8 GF · 1.4 GA
W A Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe 3-0
L A Leeds United Leeds United 1-3
W A Brentford Brentford 2-0
L A Sporting Braga Sporting Braga 0-1
D A Wrexham Wrexham 3-3
1W 2D 2L
1 GF · 1 GA
L H Liverpool Liverpool 0-1
W A Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe 3-0
D H Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0
L A Leeds United Leeds United 1-3
D H Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 1-1
Manchester City Manchester City
2W 1D 2L
1.4 GF · 1.6 GA
W A Liverpool Liverpool 2-1
D A Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 2-2
L A Bodø / Glimt Bodø / Glimt 1-3
L A Manchester United Manchester United 0-2
W A Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-0
5W 0D 0L
2.4 GF · 0.4 GA
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-1
W H Salford City Salford City 2-0
W H Fulham Fulham 3-0
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 3-1
W H Galatasaray Galatasaray 2-0
2W 1D 2L
1.4 GF · 1.6 GA
W A Liverpool Liverpool 2-1
D A Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 2-2
L A Bodø / Glimt Bodø / Glimt 1-3
L A Manchester United Manchester United 0-2
W A Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-0
5W 0D 0L
2.4 GF · 0.6 GA
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-1
W H Salford City Salford City 2-0
W H Fulham Fulham 3-0
W A Liverpool Liverpool 2-1
W H Newcastle United Newcastle United 3-1

Sidelined Players

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 3 out
Chris Wood 
Chris Wood 
injury
John Victor 
John Victor 
injury
Nicolò Savona
Nicolò Savona
injury
Manchester City Manchester City 4 out
Sverre Nypan
Sverre Nypan
suspended
Mateo Kovacic 
Mateo Kovacic 
injury
Josko Gvardiol 
Josko Gvardiol 
injury
Savinho
Savinho
injury

Head-to-Head (Last 9)

Nottingham Forest
2
22%
Draws
1
11%
Manchester City
6
67%
Avg Goals
2.7
BTTS
22%

League Signals

Predictability
47%
LOW
Home Bias
+5%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.9
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
23%
BTTS
54%
Over 2.5
56%

Final Words

Nottingham Forest have struggled recently, winning just 1 of their last 5 matches. Manchester City arrive in strong form with 5 wins from 5 games. The head-to-head favors Manchester City in recent meetings.