Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction & Picks - Premier League
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by Bradley Gibbs | in Premier League Picks
Following what was a disappointing final outing before Christmas, the Tricky Trees will be hoping to be a lot more trickier to face when taking on Man City in front of a home crowd on December 27th. Saturday's hosts struggled to get going at Craven Cottage recently, which was disappointing given that they went into that game off the back of a strong home effort against Spurs. Sean Dyche's men will now be looking to reach those levels again.
The Citizens will be looking for more of the same after beating West Ham by a comfortable three goals to zero last time out, while the visitors should be feeling very festive following seven wins on the bounce in all competitions. Such form should also mean that Pep Guardiola's men turn up in Nottingham feeling super confident.
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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
78 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 |
|
16
|
44 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 |
Nottingham Forest and Manchester City Latest Matches
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Dec 22, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 14, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 11, 2025 - Europa League
Dec 6, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 3, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 30, 2025 - Premier League
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Dec 14, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 30, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 27, 2025 - Europa League
Nov 9, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 1, 2025 - Premier League
Oct 23, 2025 - Europa League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Dec 22, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 11, 2025 - Europa League
Dec 6, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 3, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 22, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 6, 2025 - Europa League
6/6 (100%)
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Dec 20, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 17, 2025 - Carabao Cup
Dec 14, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 10, 2025 - Champions League
Dec 6, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 2, 2025 - Premier League
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Dec 20, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 17, 2025 - Carabao Cup
Dec 6, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 29, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 25, 2025 - Champions League
Nov 9, 2025 - Premier League
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Dec 14, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 10, 2025 - Champions League
Dec 2, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 22, 2025 - Premier League
Oct 29, 2025 - Carabao Cup
Oct 26, 2025 - Premier League
Nottingham Forest against Manchester City : Head to Head (H2H)
17 %
17 %
67 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Apr 27, 2025 - FA Cup
Mar 8, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 4, 2024 - Premier League
Apr 28, 2024 - Premier League
Sep 23, 2023 - Premier League
Feb 18, 2023 - Premier League
Nottingham Forest against Manchester City Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
Substitutes
M. Sels
DefenderMorato
Z. Abbott
O. Zinchenko
MidfielderJ. McAtee
Douglas Luiz
ForwardD. Bakwa
A. Kalimuendo
T. Awoniyi
J. Trafford
DefenderR. Lewis
A. Khusanov
N. Ake
R. McAidoo
Savinho
D. Mukasa
Rodri
ForwardR. Heskey
Missing players
R. Yates
ForwardC. Wood
J. Stones
MidfielderM. Kovacic
Most goals and assists
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
M. Gibbs-White
(15 Goals)
E. Haaland
(27 Goals)
O. Hutchinson
(5 Assists)
R. Cherki
(12 Assists)
Nottingham Forest - Manchester City Key Points
- The hosts have scored multiple goals in all but one of their last six at home (in all competitions).
- The hosts have failed to score in just one of their last six home games (in all competitions).
- The visitors have scored in each of their last five on the road.
- Both teams have found the net in four of Man City's last five away games.
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Our Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction
Sure, the Tricky Trees did struggle to make headway at Craven Cottage on Monday, but back on home soil, they can be expected to offer more of an offensive threat, especially as they're dangerous on the break and should much prefer taking on a Man City team that can be countered far more than Fulham could.
We know that Guardiola's visitors offer a huge offensive threat, and the Citizens should have little trouble hurting a less than secure Forest defense, but if we consider that the boys playing on the road have conceded frequent away goals in recent times, 'Both Teams to Score' looks a little too large in the early betting. In other words, there's value on offer.
Our Nottingham Forest vs Man City Pick: Both Teams to Score.
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