Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by A. Postecoglou will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Premier League 18th round, where  Nottingham Forest will face Manchester City at The City Ground stadium on 27 December at 07:30.

The home team, Nottingham Forest is currently in 16º position in the tournament with 18 points, while Manchester City is currently in 2º position with 34.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City.

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest comes from playing against Tottenham Hotspur and finished the match with a result of 3-0, with win for Nottingham Forest. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Cityzens coached by Guardiola. In that last match between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur, Forest team achieved a 48% possession of the ball, with 6 shots on goal of which 3 were goals. The goals were scored by C. Hudson-Odoi (x2) and I. Sangare.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by A. Postecoglou has achieved 4 wins, y 2 defeats, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 2 matches. Nottingham Forest average number of goals per game is 1.5 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 9 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in Nottingham Forest matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 1/6
• First to score: 4/6

Manchester City

The team coached by Guardiola heads into this match on the back of a recent 2-0 win over Brentford FC. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Cityzens team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Nottingham Forest.

In that match between Manchester City and Brentford FC, the Cityzens team achieved 60% ball possession, getting 7 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Rayan Cherki and Savinho.

Analysing the last 6 matches, Guardiola's team has won 6, , and is on a run of 6 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 6 matches. Manchester City average 3.0 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.2 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 2 clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 18 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in Manchester City matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/6
• Both teams to score: 3/6
• First to score: 5/6
• Winning streak: 6
• Half-time winner: 6/6

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City prediction. The last match between these teams was in the FA Cup competition, in an event that took place at the Wembley Stadium stadium on 27-04-2025 with the result of 0-2, with Manchester City winning.

The last 5 meetings between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City have resulted in 1 win for Nottingham Forest, 4 wins for Manchester City. In those matches, Nottingham Forest managed to score 1 goal, while Manchester City scored 9 goal against Nottingham Forest.

• En 4/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals