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

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Premier League · 2025-26

Nottingham Forest FC

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Manchester City FC

Sat 27 Dec 2025 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League .

Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Manchester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2024-04-28 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Manchester City FC	H	1–2	L
22 Dec	Fulham FC	A	0–1	L
14 Dec	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	3–0	W
11 Dec	FC Utrecht	A	2–1	W
06 Dec	Everton FC	A	0–3	L
03 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–1	W
20 Dec	West Ham United FC	H	3–0	W
14 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	3–0	W
10 Dec	Real Madrid CF	A	2–1	W
06 Dec	Sunderland AFC	H	3–0	W
02 Dec	Fulham FC	A	5–4	W

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC		Manchester City FC
#23	Position	#9
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Nottingham Forest FC are 23rd (0 pts). Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Nottingham Forest FC and Manchester City FC has kicked off!
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Manchester City FC players.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	5
Julian Alvarez	3
Josko Gvardiol	2
Joao Cancelo	2
Bernardo Silva	2
Kevin De Bruyne	1
Jeremy Doku	1
Callum Hudson-Odoi	1

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-12-27 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Manchester City FC L 2025-12-22 Fulham FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2025-12-11 FC Utrecht 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-12-06 Everton FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-12-03 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2025-12-27 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-12-20 Manchester City FC 3–0 West Ham United FC W 2025-12-14 Crystal Palace FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W 2025-12-10 Real Madrid CF 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-12-06 Manchester City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC W 2025-12-02 Fulham FC 4–5 Manchester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.57 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 79% + Manchester City FC or Draw 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC21% Draw35% Manchester City FC44%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes29% 0% No71%

Avg goals/match: 1.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	76%	24%
± 1.5	47%	53%
± 2.5	21%	79%
± 3.5	8%	92%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Manchester City FC

79%

Nottingham Forest FC or Manchester City FC

65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC13% Draw61% Manchester City FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

23.6%

0 – 1

19.3%

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 0

10.5%

0 – 2

9.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

3.4%

2 – 0

3.1%

0 – 3

3.1%

1 – 3

2 – 2

1.8%

0 – 4

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	14%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	26%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	12%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

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