Man City vs Nottm Forest Prediction, Odds & Picks

Man City travel to face Nottm Forest at The City Ground with the visitors holding a 7-0-2 league record and 21 points while the hosts sit at 1-3-5 with 6 points. The fixture offers Man City a chance to build on their recent mixed results and goal outputs, while Nottm Forest look to improve a run of limited scoring.

Man City outlook

Man City arrive after a sequence of results that opened with a 3-2 win at RB Leipzig followed by a 1-0 loss versus Brighton & Hove Albion. Their form then continued with a 2-2 result versus Brighton & Hove Albion, a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa and a 5-1 win versus AEK Athens.

Across the season Man City have recorded 20 goals scored and 10 conceded. Erling Haaland leads with 9 goals in 9 matches and 34 total shots while Josko Gvardiol tops assists with 3 in 9 matches.

Those outputs point to Man City carrying attacking threat into the fixture after two days rest since their most recent listed game.

Nottm Forest outlook

Nottm Forest enter after a sequence that began with a 2-0 loss at Brentford, then a 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town, a 1-0 loss versus Arsenal, a 3-1 loss at Crystal Palace and a 1-0 loss versus Coventry City.

Nottm Forest have 6 goals scored and 12 conceded this season. Dan Ndoye leads with 2 goals in 9 matches while Morgan Gibbs-White has 2 assists in 8 matches and Liam Delap leads shots with 24.

Nottm Forest have six days rest before hosting and play their first home game after two listed road matches.

Key matchup

Man City’s season goal total of 20 against Nottm Forest’s 12 conceded creates the central area likely to shape the outcome, with Man City’s leading scorer having already posted 9 goals while Nottm Forest’s top scorer has 2.