Manchester City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

Manchester City FC

2 – 2

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Nottingham Forest FC

Wed 4 Mar 2026 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Manchester City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League .

Manchester City FC 4 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren England

5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 3.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	4	12
2	Manchester City FC	4	12
3	Leeds United FC	4	8
4	Hull City AFC	4	8
5	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	4	7
6	Chelsea FC	4	7
7	Brentford FC	4	6
8	Liverpool FC	4	6
9	Everton FC	4	6
10	Ipswich Town FC	4	6
11	Nottingham Forest FC	4	5
12	Newcastle United FC	4	5
13	Manchester United FC	4	4
14	Sunderland AFC	4	4
15	AFC Bournemouth	4	3
16	Crystal Palace FC	4	3
17	Tottenham Hotspur FC	4	2
18	Fulham FC	4	1
19	Aston Villa FC	4	1
20	Coventry City FC	4	0

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 9 games · Avg 2.8 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-04 Manchester City FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-12-27 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Manchester City FC 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2024-12-04 Manchester City FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Mar	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–2	D
28 Feb	Leeds United FC	A	1–0	W
21 Feb	Newcastle United FC	H	2–1	W
14 Feb	Salford City FC	H	2–0	W
11 Feb	Fulham FC	H	3–0	W
08 Feb	Liverpool FC	A	2–1	W

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Mar	Manchester City FC	A	2–2	D
01 Mar	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–2	L
26 Feb	Fenerbahçe SK	H	1–2	L
22 Feb	Liverpool FC	H	0–1	L
19 Feb	Fenerbahçe SK	A	3–0	W
11 Feb	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Manchester City FC		Nottingham Forest FC
#2	Position	#11
12	Points	5
4	Played	4
4 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 1
8	Scored	4
2	Conceded	4
+6	GD	+0
3.00	PPG	1.25
100%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Manchester City FC are 2nd (12 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 11th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

3/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	4 G
Rayan Cherki	2 G	2 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	1 A
Marc Guehi	1 G

Nottingham Forest FC

Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A
Dan Ndoye	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Manchester City FC to score. At the same time, Nottingham Forest FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Manchester City FC 2-2 Nottingham Forest FC.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	5
Julian Alvarez	3
Joao Cancelo	2
Bernardo Silva	2
Josko Gvardiol	2
Rico Lewis	1
Chris Wood	1
Phil Foden	1

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

2026-03-04 Manchester City FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2026-02-28 Leeds United FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2026-02-21 Manchester City FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC W 2026-02-14 Manchester City FC 2–0 Salford City FC W 2026-02-11 Manchester City FC 3–0 Fulham FC W 2026-02-08 Liverpool FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2026-03-04 Manchester City FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2026-03-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Fenerbahçe SK L 2026-02-22 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Liverpool FC L 2026-02-19 Fenerbahçe SK 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-02-11 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.77 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.78 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC60% Draw24% Nottingham Forest FC16%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

40%

Manchester City FC or Nottingham Forest FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC41% Draw46% Nottingham Forest FC13%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.1%

2 – 0

11.9%

1 – 1

11.6%

0 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

2 – 2

Actual

4 – 0

3.1%

4 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	19%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	25%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.