ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE
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Etihad Stadium
Referee: D. England
Manchester City
Match Timeline
Nottingham Forest
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
31'
A. Semenyo · Assist: R. Cherki
Manchester City
🟨
45+1'
Ibrahim Sangaré
Nottingham Forest
56'
M. Gibbs-White · Assist: Igor Jesus
Nottingham Forest
🟨
60'
Murillo
Nottingham Forest
62'
Rodri · Assist: R. Ait-Nouri
Manchester City
🟨
63'
Nikola Milenković
Nottingham Forest
🔄
63'
N. Dominguez ↔ C. Hudson-Odoi
Nottingham Forest
76'
E. Anderson · Assist: C. Hudson-Odoi
Nottingham Forest
🔄
77'
P. Foden ↔ J. Doku
Manchester City
🔄
77'
R. Ait-Nouri ↔ A. Khusanov
Manchester City
🔄
79'
Igor Jesus ↔ T. Awoniyi
Nottingham Forest
🔄
82'
R. Cherki ↔ Savinho
Manchester City
🟨
90+4'
Matz Sels
Nottingham Forest
🔄
90'
M. Gibbs-White ↔ R. Yates
Nottingham Forest
🔄
90'
N. Williams ↔ Morato
Nottingham Forest

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Manchester City Win 0%
Draw 0%
Nottingham Forest Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Manchester City1.87
Nottingham Forest1.11
Recent Form (Last 5)
Manchester City Manchester City
WWDLW
84 GF / 35 GA
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest
WLDWL
48 GF / 53 GA
Key Stats
2.21
Average Goals Scored
1.23
0.92
Average Goals Conceded
1.36
18
BTTS Yes
16
22
Over 2.5
22
5.63
Shots on Goal
4.79

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Manchester City Manchester City 38 matches
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 39 matches
Manchester City Statistic Nottingham Forest
25 Wins 12
6 Draws 9
7 Losses 18
84 Goals For 48
35 Goals Against 53
2.21 Avg Goals Scored 1.23
0.92 Avg Goals Conceded 1.36
18 BTTS Yes 16
34 Over 1.5 31
22 Over 2.5 22
10 Over 3.5 9
16 Clean Sheets 11
5 Failed To Score 15
5.63 Shots On Goal 4.79
14.84 Total Shots 14.33
5.45 Corners 5.59
60.2% Ball Possession 49.9%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 9 head-to-head meetings, Manchester City won 6 times, Nottingham Forest won 1 times, while 2 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 20:5 from Manchester City's perspective. 4 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 3 matches, with an average of 2.78 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Manchester City 4-1-3-2 / Nottingham Forest 5-3-2
H2H summary: Manchester City wins 6, draws 2, Nottingham Forest wins 1
Stats
Manchester City Manchester City
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest
Shots on Goal
7
Shots on Goal
4
Shots off Goal
8
Shots off Goal
2
Blocked Shots
6
Blocked Shots
3
6 Corner Kicks 1
10 Fouls 6
1 Offsides 3
70% Ball Possession 30%
21 Total Shots 9
7 Shots on Goal 4
8 Shots off Goal 2
6 Blocked Shots 3
16 Shots insidebox 6
5 Shots outsidebox 3
2 Goalkeeper Saves 3
774 Total passes 329
714 Passes accurate 269
2.12 expected_goals 0.97
🟨 0 Yellow Cards 4 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Manchester City
Formation
Nottingham Forest
G. Donnarumma
G. Donnarumma
M. Nunes
M. Nunes
R. Dias
R. Dias
M. Guehi
M. Guehi
R. Ait-Nouri
🎯
R. Ait-Nouri
Rodri
Rodri
P. Foden
P. Foden
B. Silva
B. Silva
R. Cherki
🎯
R. Cherki
E. Haaland
E. Haaland
A. Semenyo
A. Semenyo
M. Sels
M. Sels
O. Aina
O. Aina
Cunha
Cunha
N. Milenkovic
N. Milenkovic
Murillo
Murillo
N. Williams
N. Williams
N. Dominguez
N. Dominguez
I. Sangare
I. Sangare
E. Anderson
E. Anderson
M. Gibbs-White
M. Gibbs-White
Igor Jesus
🎯
Igor Jesus
Manchester City 4-1-3-2
Starting XI
25
G. Donnarumma
G
27
M. Nunes
D
3
R. Dias
D
15
M. Guehi
D
21
R. Ait-Nouri
🎯 62' ↓ 77'
D
16
Rodri
⚽ 62'
M
47
P. Foden
↓ 77'
M
20
B. Silva
M
10
R. Cherki
🎯 31' ↓ 82'
M
9
E. Haaland
F
42
A. Semenyo
⚽ 31'
F
Substitutes
1
J. Trafford
G
4
T. Reijnders
M
11
J. Doku
↑ 77'
F
5
J. Stones
D
6
N. Ake
D
7
O. Marmoush
F
14
Nico
M
26
Savinho
↑ 82'
F
45
A. Khusanov
↑ 77'
D
Nottingham Forest 5-3-2
Starting XI
26
M. Sels
🟨 90+4'
G
34
O. Aina
D
23
Cunha
D
31
N. Milenkovic
🟨 63'
D
5
Murillo
🟨 60'
D
3
N. Williams
↓ 90'
D
16
N. Dominguez
↓ 63'
M
6
I. Sangare
🟨 45+1'
M
8
E. Anderson
⚽ 76'
M
10
M. Gibbs-White
⚽ 56' ↓ 90'
F
19
Igor Jesus
🎯 56' ↓ 79'
F
Substitutes
18
A. Gunn
G
9
T. Awoniyi
↑ 79'
F
22
R. Yates
↑ 90'
M
25
L. Netz
D
24
J. McAtee
M
7
C. Hudson-Odoi
🎯 76' ↑ 63'
F
14
D. Ndoye
F
4
Morato
↑ 90'
D
21
O. Hutchinson
F
Last matches: Manchester City
09.08.26
Fri
Manchester City
Atletico Madrid
3
1
W
05.08.26
Fri
Manchester City
K-League Stars
3
1
W
01.08.26
Fri
Manchester City
Inter
1
1
D
24.05.26
Pre
Manchester City
Aston Villa
1
2
L
19.05.26
Pre
Manchester City
Bournemouth
1
1
D
16.05.26
FA
Manchester City
Chelsea
1
0
W
13.05.26
Pre
Manchester City
Crystal Palace
3
0
W
09.05.26
Pre
Manchester City
Brentford
3
0
W
04.05.26
Pre
Manchester City
Everton
3
3
D
25.04.26
FA
Manchester City
Southampton
2
1
W
22.04.26
Pre
Manchester City
Burnley
1
0
W
19.04.26
Pre
Manchester City
Arsenal
2
1
W
12.04.26
Pre
Manchester City
Chelsea
3
0
W
04.04.26
FA
Manchester City
Liverpool
4
0
W
17.03.26
UEF
Manchester City
Real Madrid
1
2
L
14.03.26
Pre
Manchester City
West Ham
1
1
D
11.03.26
UEF
Manchester City
Real Madrid
0
3
L
07.03.26
FA
Manchester City
Newcastle
3
1
W
28.02.26
Pre
Manchester City
Leeds
1
0
W
21.02.26
Pre
Manchester City
Newcastle
2
1
W
Last matches: Nottingham Forest
12.08.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Bayer Leverkusen
2
1
W
08.08.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Barcelona
0
1
L
08.08.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Udinese
0
1
L
31.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Sporting CP
1
4
L
31.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Portimonense
2
1
W
26.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Guimaraes
1
1
D
22.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Blackburn
3
0
W
18.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
2
0
W
24.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth
1
1
D
17.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Manchester United
2
3
L
10.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Newcastle
1
1
D
07.05.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
0
4
L
04.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
3
1
W
30.04.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
0
W
24.04.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Sunderland
5
0
W
19.04.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Burnley
4
1
W
16.04.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
FC Porto
1
0
W
12.04.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
1
1
D
09.04.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
FC Porto
1
1
D
22.03.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham
3
0
W
H2H: Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
04.03.26
H2H
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
2
2
D
27.12.25
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
1
2
W
27.04.25
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
0
2
W
08.03.25
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
1
0
L
04.12.24
H2H
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
3
0
W
28.04.24
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
0
2
W
23.09.23
H2H
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
2
0
W
18.02.23
H2H
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
1
1
D
31.08.22
H2H
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
6
0
W
Last matches: Manchester City
09.08.26
Fri
Manchester City
Atletico Madrid
3
1
W
01.08.26
Fri
Manchester City
Inter
1
1
D
24.05.26
Pre
Manchester City
Aston Villa
1
2
L
13.05.26
Pre
Manchester City
Crystal Palace
3
0
W
09.05.26
Pre
Manchester City
Brentford
3
0
W
25.04.26
FA
Manchester City
Southampton
2
1
W
19.04.26
Pre
Manchester City
Arsenal
2
1
W
04.04.26
FA
Manchester City
Liverpool
4
0
W
17.03.26
UEF
Manchester City
Real Madrid
1
2
L
21.02.26
Pre
Manchester City
Newcastle
2
1
W
14.02.26
FA
Manchester City
Salford City
2
0
W
11.02.26
Pre
Manchester City
Fulham
3
0
W
28.01.26
UEF
Manchester City
Galatasaray
2
0
W
24.01.26
Pre
Manchester City
Wolves
2
0
W
10.01.26
FA
Manchester City
Exeter City
10
1
W
07.01.26
Pre
Manchester City
Brighton
1
1
D
04.01.26
Pre
Manchester City
Chelsea
1
1
D
20.12.25
Pre
Manchester City
West Ham
3
0
W
06.12.25
Pre
Manchester City
Sunderland
3
0
W
29.11.25
Pre
Manchester City
Leeds
3
2
W
H2H at home: Manchester City
04.03.26
H2H
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
2
2
D
04.12.24
H2H
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
3
0
W
23.09.23
H2H
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
2
0
W
31.08.22
H2H
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
6
0
W
Last matches: Nottingham Forest
08.08.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Barcelona
0
1
L
08.08.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Udinese
0
1
L
31.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Sporting CP
1
4
L
31.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Portimonense
2
1
W
26.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Guimaraes
1
1
D
18.07.26
Fri
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
2
0
W
17.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Manchester United
2
3
L
07.05.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa
0
4
L
04.05.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
3
1
W
24.04.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Sunderland
5
0
W
09.04.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
FC Porto
1
1
D
22.03.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham
3
0
W
19.03.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
FC Midtjylland
2
1
W
01.03.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Brighton
1
2
L
19.02.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
Fenerbahçe
3
0
W
06.02.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Leeds
1
3
L
25.01.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
Brentford
2
0
W
22.01.26
UEF
Nottingham Forest
SC Braga
0
1
L
09.01.26
FA
Nottingham Forest
Wrexham
3
3
D
06.01.26
Pre
Nottingham Forest
West Ham
2
1
W
H2H away: Nottingham Forest
04.03.26
H2H
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
2
2
D
04.12.24
H2H
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
3
0
L
23.09.23
H2H
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
2
0
L
31.08.22
H2H
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
6
0
L

Standings

Premier League
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 38 26 7 5 71:27 44 85
W W W W W
2 38 23 9 6 77:35 42 78
L D W W D
3 38 20 11 7 69:50 19 71
W W D W W
4 38 19 8 11 56:49 7 65
W W D L L
5 38 17 9 12 63:53 10 60
D L D L W
6 38 13 18 7 58:54 4 57
D D W W D
7 38 14 12 12 42:48 -6 54
W W D D L
8 38 14 11 13 52:46 6 53
L L W L W
9 38 14 11 13 55:52 3 53
D D L W L
10 38 14 10 14 58:52 6 52
L W D L L
11 38 15 7 16 47:51 -4 52
W D L L W
12 38 14 7 17 53:55 -2 49
L W D W L
13 38 13 10 15 47:50 -3 49
L L D D L
14 38 11 14 13 49:56 -7 47
L W D W D
15 38 11 12 15 41:51 -10 45
L D L D L
16 38 11 11 16 48:51 -3 44
D L D W W
17 38 10 11 17 48:57 -9 41
W L D W W
18 38 10 9 19 46:65 -19 39
W L L L W
19 38 4 10 24 38:75 -37 22
D L D L L
20 38 3 11 24 27:68 -41 20
D D L D L
Promotion - Champions League (League phase)
Promotion - Europa League (League phase)
Promotion - Conference League (Qualification)
Relegation - Championship