Nottingham Forest vs Man City Betting Tips - Value on the Citizens in the Premier League

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Last updated: Thu 05 Nov 2026 17:52

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Nottingham Forest have lost 4 home games this season
Man City have won 7 of their 9 EPL matches
Stick with a City victory in the Premier League

Man City have won 5 of their last 6 away games (Getty)

Nottingham Forest vs Man City Preview

Nottingham Forest lose a lot of Premier League matches and Man City look strong on the road. A Citizens away victory is the best bet.

Nottingham Forest vs Man City Preview
Key Stats - Citizens Strong on the Road
H2H - City Advantage
Nottingham Forest Unthreatening in the EPL
Man City Win Plenty of Away Matches
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Key Stats - Citizens Strong on the Road

Nottingham Forest have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
Nottingham Forest have lost 5 of their last 7 matches against Man City.
Man City have won 5 of their last 6 away games.

H2H - City Advantage

Man City have a 46-34 advantage against Nottingham Forest, alongside 29 draws.

Nottingham Forest Unthreatening in the EPL

Nottingham Forest are 19th in the 2026/27 Premier League. The Tricky Trees are winless in eight of their nine league fixtures, losing five.

The Midlands side’s only win was a 2-1 victory at Aston Villa. Three consecutive defeats against Coventry 1-0, Crystal Palace 3-1 and Arsenal 1-0 followed.

Oliver Glasner’s outfit ended that winless run with a 1-1 draw at Ipswich. Forest led through Neco Williams and conceded late in the first half.

The Tricky Trees’ winless run extended to five consecutive matches following a 2-0 defeat at Brentford. Forest had -1 XG, one shot on target and conceded in each half.

Man City Win Plenty of Away Matches

Enzo Maresca’s Man City are second in the Premier League after gaining 21 points from a possible 28.

City made a strong start to the 2026/27 season and won their opening eight in all competitions. They won three league away games in that spell at Crystal Palace 4-1, Man United 1-0 and Liverpool 3-0.

The Citizens then lost consecutive league matches for the first time since January. A 2-1 loss at Aston Villa came before a 1-0 home defeat to Brighton.

Maresca’s outfit responded by defeating Leipzig 3-2 away in the Champions League. Enzo Fernandez and Erling Haaland scored and City were in control with 2.2-0.87 XG.

Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1): Matz Sels; Jair Cunha, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo; Ola Aina, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager, Neco Williams; Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White; Liam Delap

Full-back Nicolo Savona is unlikely to feature due to a knee issue. Midfielder Nicolas Dominguez is doubtful with a muscle injury.

Igor Jesus is expected to return from a recent calf issue. Oliver Glasner explained that the striker is in contention for City and said:

“He's on track, I would say. If everything goes perfectly, then he could return for the City game.”

Man City (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Marc Guehi, Nico O’Reilly; Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernandez; Iliman Ndiaye, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku; Erling Haaland

Antoine Semenyo is ruled out until December with a knee problem. Enzo Maresca gave a positive recent update on the winger’s recovery and said:

“He’s in the building, doing the recovery sessions and the therapy that he needs, but it’s too early for now."

Verdict

Nottm Forest v Man City

Nottingham Forest have been unconvincing under Oliver Glasner in the new campaign. Man City are a top side and can beat struggling Forest at the City Ground.

Man City Win

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Alex was born in London and studied at Swansea University in Wales. He used to work as a teacher in London but changed a few years ago to work as a full-time sports writer. Mostly enjoys watching and writing about football, cricket, golf, rugby and tennis.

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