ENGLAND › PREMIER LEAGUE
27.12.2025 12:30
City Ground
Referee: R. Jones
Nottingham Forest
Match Timeline
Manchester City
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
36'
Rúben Dias
Manchester City
🟨
43'
Elliot Anderson
Nottingham Forest
⚽
48'
T. Reijnders · Assist: R. Cherki
Manchester City
⚽
54'
O. Hutchinson · Assist: Igor Jesus
Nottingham Forest
🟨
59'
Nico O'Reilly
Manchester City
🔄
73'
T. Reijnders ↔ Savinho
Manchester City
⚽
83'
R. Cherki · Assist: J. Gvardiol
Manchester City
🔄
87'
N. Dominguez ↔ T. Awoniyi
Nottingham Forest
🔄
89'
R. Cherki ↔ N. Ake
Manchester City
🔄
90+2'
C. Hudson-Odoi ↔ D. Bakwa
Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction & Match Analysis

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Nottingham Forest Win 0%
Draw 0%
Manchester City Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Nottingham Forest1.12
Manchester City1.94
Recent Form (Last 5)
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest
WWDLW
28 GF / 32 GA
Manchester City Manchester City
WLDWL
53 GF / 22 GA
Key Stats
1.22
Average Goals Scored
2.3
1.39
Average Goals Conceded
0.96
8
BTTS Yes
10
13
Over 2.5
15
4.7
Shots on Goal
6.09

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 23 matches
Manchester City Manchester City 23 matches
Nottingham Forest Statistic Manchester City
8 Wins 16
5 Draws 2
10 Losses 5
28 Goals For 53
32 Goals Against 22
1.22 Avg Goals Scored 2.3
1.39 Avg Goals Conceded 0.96
8 BTTS Yes 10
19 Over 1.5 21
13 Over 2.5 15
5 Over 3.5 7
6 Clean Sheets 10
10 Failed To Score 3
4.7 Shots On Goal 6.09
13.26 Total Shots 14.78
5.35 Corners 5.48
52.1% Ball Possession 58.6%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 9 head-to-head meetings, Nottingham Forest won 1 times, Manchester City won 6 times, while 2 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 5:20 from Nottingham Forest'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: Nottingham Forest 4-2-3-1 / Manchester City 4-3-2-1
H2H summary: Nottingham Forest wins 1, draws 2, Manchester City wins 6

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
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Promotion - Europa League (League phase)
Promotion - Conference League (Qualification)
Relegation - Championship