Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest

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Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 21
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 2 · Nottingham Forest 11

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 2-0-0

Goals For / Against

3 / 1
Avg: 1.50 / 0.50

Points

6
Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

0
Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 1-1-0

Goals For / Against

4 / 3
Avg: 2.00 / 1.50

Points

4
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0

Match Prediction Angles

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context for this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

3.00
PPG
2.00
1.50
GF
2.00
0.50
GA
1.50
50%
O2.5
100%
50%
BTTS
100%
50%
Score 1st
100%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd
Nottingham Forest rank11th
Manchester City points12
Nottingham Forest points5
Manchester City: #2 · 12 pts · GD +6
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Nottingham Forest: #11 · 5 pts · GD +0
7 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W W
Points6/6
Weighted index100
Goals3-1
Record2-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

W D
Points4/6
Weighted index78
Goals4-3
Record1-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home100%
Manchester City clean sheet at home50%
Nottingham Forest score away100%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first50%
Manchester City win after scoring first100%
Nottingham Forest score first100%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 0% · Nottingham Forest 0%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 26.0' · Nottingham Forest 35.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home1.50 vs 1.52
Manchester City concede at home0.50 vs 1.38
Nottingham Forest score away2.00 vs 1.38
Nottingham Forest concede away1.50 vs 1.52
Manchester City score 2% below league average, while Nottingham Forest score 45% above league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 64% below league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: —
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-Head History by Season