Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest prediction and preview

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League · Saturday 16 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City · Nottingham Forest · Premier League predictions

Manchester City welcome Nottingham Forest at Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Saturday 16 January 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the Premier League. Manchester City go into the round 2nd, on 21 points from 9 games, while Nottingham Forest go into the round 19th, on 6 points from 9 games.

Recent form: Manchester City L-L-W-W-W, Nottingham Forest L-D-L-L-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Manchester City have scored 2.2 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Nottingham Forest average 0.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Manchester City have 5 wins to Nottingham Forest's 1 across 8 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 2.9 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 4 Mar 2026, ended Manchester City 2-2 Nottingham Forest.