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Our Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City predictions for Saturday’s 5.30pm (UK time) kick-off back Erling Haaland 2+ shots on target at 11/10 (Ladbrokes), with our score prediction Nottingham Forest 0-1 Manchester City. Nottingham Forest welcome Manchester City to the City Ground on Saturday 7 November, a 5.30pm kick-off in the Premier League, with the bottom-three hosts desperate for a result against a City side nursing back-to-back defeats.
The hosts sit 19th and are 15/4 outsiders, yet to win or even score at home this season, while Manchester City arrive second on 21 points but come in as 8/11 favourites despite losing their last two. Accordingly, we have worked through the Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City odds for our best bets, two premium picks and a score prediction below.
Premium Tips
Anthony Eadson has also run the rule over the Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City odds and, even with City out of sorts, expects their main man to carry the threat and the visitors to edge a tight one against a Forest side yet to score at home.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Erling Haaland 2+ shots on target | 11/10 (Ladbrokes) | Erling Haaland has started all nine of City’s league games and has 16 shots on target, almost two per match, on his way to nine goals. Meanwhile, Forest have conceded 12 times in nine games and will spend long spells defending their own box, which is exactly where Haaland does his damage, with every one of his goals coming from inside the area. Furthermore, City have lost their last two, so expect a response built around their number nine. For that reason, we like Ladbrokes’ 11/10 for two or more efforts on target. |
| Manchester City to win by exactly one goal | 11/4 (Sky Bet) | Four of Manchester City’s seven league wins this season have come by a single goal: 2-1 against Bournemouth, 1-0 against Coventry City, 1-0 at Manchester United and 3-2 against Ipswich Town. Similarly, Forest have lost three of their four home games 1-0 and drawn the other 0-0, so tight margins are the norm at the City Ground. In addition, City have scored just once in their last two games, which points to a narrow away win rather than a rout. Therefore, Sky Bet’s 11/4, the best price around, makes appeal. |
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How Nottingham Forest go into the game
First of all, Nottingham Forest go into this one 19th and in real trouble, with just six points from their opening nine games. Overall, a solitary win, three draws and five defeats tell the story, and they were beaten 2-0 at Brentford last time out.
Before that came a 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town, although the wider run is grim, with a 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal, a 3-1 loss at Crystal Palace and a 1-0 home reverse against Coventry City completing a dismal last five. Above all, the most alarming sign is their home form, where Forest have taken one point from four games and are yet to score a single goal at the City Ground this season.
How Manchester City go into the game
Manchester City sit second on 21 points, although they arrive on the back of successive defeats. Specifically, a 1-0 home loss to Brighton & Hove Albion last time out followed a 2-1 reverse at Aston Villa, denting what had been a strong start.
Before that wobble, however, City had won their first seven league games, the last three of them a 5-3 home win over Sunderland, a 3-0 victory at Liverpool and a 3-2 home success against Ipswich Town. Meanwhile, Erling Haaland has led the line superbly with nine goals already, and on the road City have been excellent, winning three of four and scoring nine while conceding only three.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/03/26 | Manchester City | 2-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| 27/12/25 | Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Manchester City |
| 08/03/25 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Manchester City |
| 04/12/24 | Manchester City | 3-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| 28/04/24 | Nottingham Forest | 0-2 | Manchester City |
Manchester City have had the better of recent meetings, winning three of the last five league clashes, most recently 2-1 at the City Ground last December. However, Forest’s only success in that run was a 1-0 home win in March 2025, and they held City to a 2-2 draw at the Etihad in March.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erling Haaland 2+ shots on target | 11/10 (Ladbrokes) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Haaland has 16 shots on target in nine starts, and Forest will have to defend deep for long spells. |
| Manchester City to win by exactly one goal | 11/4 (Sky Bet) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Four of City’s seven wins have been by one goal, and Forest have lost three of four home games 1-0. |
| Manchester City to win | 8/11 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Erling Haaland already has nine goals, and City have won three of their four away games this term, scoring nine on their travels. |
| Both teams to score – No | 11/8 (Betfair Sportsbook) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Forest are yet to score a single goal at the City Ground this season and have managed just six in total across their nine games. |
| Under 2.5 goals | 13/10 (Betfair Sportsbook) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Forest’s home games have been tight, low-scoring affairs, with just three goals conceded in four at the City Ground. |
| Nottingham Forest 0-1 Manchester City | 8/1 (Betfred) | ⭐⭐ | Forest have lost three of their four home games 1-0 and have not scored at the City Ground all season. |
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City score prediction
In short, this has the makings of a long evening for Forest. After all, they are yet to score at the City Ground this season and sit 19th with a single win to their name, while City, for all their recent stutters, remain second and carry a serious goal threat in Erling Haaland, already on nine for the campaign. Moreover, the visitors have won three of four on the road, scoring nine, and should have enough to edge past a home side so low on confidence and goals. As a result, we expect City to find a way through and win to nil. Score prediction: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Manchester City.
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