Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City prediction: Premier League
Nottingham Forest3 – 1Manchester City

Final score

Premier League · Sat 17:30

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Grade updated with the line-ups at 17:15

Match info

Competition
Premier League
Kick-off
November 7, 2026 · 17:30
Main pick

Under 3.5 goals

Odds1.50A82 %

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Odds

Our AI's Ranking: The Result

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  1. 1Under 3.5 goalsCautiousA · 82 %1.50✗ Lost
    • 4 of Nottingham Forest's last 5 matches stayed under 3.5 goals
    • 3 of Manchester City's last 5 matches stayed under 3.5 goals
    • Manchester City create 2 xG per game
  2. 2Under 4.5 goalsCautiousC1.20✓ Won
    • 5 of Nottingham Forest's last 5 matches stayed under 4.5 goals
    • Nottingham Forest matches: 2 goals on average
    • Manchester City create 2 xG per game
  3. 3Both teams not to scoreBoldC · 55 %2.20✗ Lost
    • Nottingham Forest matches: 2 goals on average
    • Both teams scored in 2 of Nottingham Forest's last 5 matches
    • Manchester City matches: 3.3 goals on average
  4. 4Draw at half-timeBoldC · 50 %2.40✗ Lost

    Our AI gives it a 50% chance of landing (grade C).

  5. 5Over 2.5 goalsBalancedC · 59 %1.67✓ Won
    • 4 of Manchester City's last 5 matches went over 2.5 goals
    • Manchester City matches: 3.3 goals on average
    • 4 of Nottingham Forest's last 5 matches stayed under 2.5 goals
  6. 6Manchester City (draw no bet)CautiousA · 75 %1.30✗ Lost
    • Manchester City won 3 of their last 5 matches
    • Head to head: Manchester City won 3 of the last 5

Head-to-head Nottingham Forest – Manchester City

  • Manchester City2–2Nottingham Forest
  • Nottingham Forest1–2Manchester City
  • Nottingham Forest0–2Manchester City
  • Nottingham Forest1–0Manchester City
  • Manchester City3–0Nottingham Forest

Analysis, Stats and Other Bets

Form (last 5 matches)

Nottingham ForestLDLLL
Manchester CityLLWWW

Goals per match

Nottingham Forest0.7 scored · 1.3 conceded
Manchester City2.1 scored · 1.2 conceded

Head-to-head (last 5)

1Nottingham Forest1Draws3Manchester City

0 absentees or doubts reported

Our AI's track record

Our AI's A grades: 78% won

624 of 805 since 25/10

Our AI says 75%? It lands 74% of the time.

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What our AI's analysis covers

Nottingham Forest against Manchester City

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Recent form for Forest and City

Nottingham Forest have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches. Their sequence, from most recent to oldest, is defeat, draw, defeat, defeat, defeat. …

Availability and lineups

Neither Nottingham Forest nor Manchester City has a listed absentee. There are also no listed uncertain players, so the available information does not identify a specific absence affecting either attack or defence. …

Forest and City head to head

The teams have met 5 times in the supplied head-to-head record. Manchester City have won 3, Nottingham Forest have won 1, and 1 meeting ended level. …

Bookmaker prices against the model

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The verdict on Forest against City

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Official line-ups

Nottingham Forest3-4-2-1

M. Sels · Jair · N. Milenković · Murillo · D. Muñoz · R. Yates · X. Schlager · N. Williams · J. McAtee · M. Gibbs-White · L. Delap

Manager: O. Glasner

Manchester City4-2-3-1

G. Donnarumma · A. Khusanov · Rúben Dias · M. Guéhi · J. Gvardiol · E. Anderson · E. Fernández · I. Ndiaye · R. Cherki · J. Doku · E. Haaland

Manager: E. Maresca

Nottingham Forest host Manchester City in the Premier League. The principal prediction is Under 3.5 goals, grade A, with a 79% model probability and bookmaker odds of 1.5. Forest's recent scoring record supports a lower total, although City's attack remains a clear threat.

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Questions about Nottingham Forest – Manchester City

When is Nottingham Forest – Manchester City?

On November 7, 2026 · 17:30 (Premier League).

What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City?

Over the last 5 meetings: 1 win(s) for Nottingham Forest, 1 draw(s), 3 win(s) for Manchester City.

What form are Nottingham Forest and Manchester City in?

Over their last 5 matches, Nottingham Forest have 0 win(s), 1 draw(s) and 4 loss(es); Manchester City, 3 win(s), 0 draw(s) and 2 loss(es).

How does our AI grade this match?

Our AI computes a probability for each bet from form, goals, absentees, head-to-head and odds, then grades it from A to F. Every result is published in our history, won or lost.

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