Nottingham Forest vs. Manchester City Predictions

• When: Saturday, November 7, 2026, 6:30 PM CET
• Where: City Ground, Nottingham, England

This is a true test for both teams. Forest is on the decline, and things aren’t looking too well for the former European champions. Meanwhile, the Citizens have to win and keep pace with Arsenal in the title race. Signs of a slowdown emerged when Maresca’s crew lost to Villa and Brighton, and it has already created a gap between them and the Gunners.

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Nottingham Forest

Oliver Glasner’s tenure in Nottingham didn’t start as planned. His team looks very pale, with just one win in the past 10 games, and 6 losses, of which 4 took place in the previous 5 meetings.

The main weakness of this unit is its lack of firepower and its mediocre forwards. We can say this because Forest failed to score in 6 of those 10 mentioned games, and to be honest, you can’t count on anything good in the Premiership with such dull offense.

Nottingham’s games are usually low-scoring, as 7 of the last 10 saw under 2.5 goals. That’s because they have a defensive-minded approach and, on the other side, can’t score, which lowers the overall efficiency of the event.

Manchester City

The Citizens are in trouble. Losing to Villa and then at home to Brighton is a huge blow to their title ambitions. Arsenal now has three points more than Maresca’s crew, and something needs to be done in order for the Sky-Blues to recover and find their groove back.

City’s defense got exposed over the last few weekends. Manchester posted just one clean sheet in the previous 8 events, and also conceded two or more goals during that run 5 times. That’s unacceptable for an EPL title contender.

When talking about the efficiency of their games, it’s high. The loss at home to Brighton, 0-1, snapped an 8-match run with over 2.5 goals.

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Nottingham Forest and Manchester City Possible Lineups

Nottingham Forest: Sels; Milenković, Murillo, Jair Cunha; Aina, McAtee, Schlager, Williams; Gibbs-White, Ndoye; Delap

Manchester City: Donnarumma; Nunes, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol; Anderson, Bouaddi, Enzo; Cherki, Doku; Haaland

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Head to Head

The meeting in Nottingham last season saw the Citizens win 1-2, while the second at the Etihad ended in a 2-2 tie. City won 3 of the past 4 in Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest vs. Manchester City Predictions

Forest has no way to threaten City’s goal, despite the issues Maresca’s defense has had lately. For that reason, we bet on the visitors to take all three points. The difference in individual quality and the fact that the home team struggles badly are also reasons to back City.

Our verdict: Manchester City

Nottingham Forest versus Manchester City Odds

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