Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th April 2025
Nottingham F. vs Manchester City Prediction
When Manchester City come to a neutral venue for the FA Cup match this coming Sunday, Nottingham Forest will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Both Nottingham Forest and The Sky Blues aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side on Sunday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.
Nottingham Forest are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 13 goals, or an average of 1.3 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.
The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Nottingham Forest came away as 0-3 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Sunday.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction
Nottingham Forest Form
Nottingham Forest suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Aston Villa in a 2-1 defeat. Everton also proved too hard to handle, as they won 0-1, before Nottingham Forest were able to strike back last time out in a 1-2 win against Tottenham. Nottingham Forest claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the FA Cup. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 16 and conceded 13 goals.
Manchester City Form
In their last three matches, Manchester City first beat Crystal Palace 5-2, then Everton by 0-2 and finally Aston Villa by 2-1. Manchester City swept aside all competition with six win in their last six FA Cup away matches. They 18 times along the way and allowed five goals against.
Manchester City picked up some decent results recently, which makes them our preferred pick, when they turn up at a neutral venue to challenge Nottingham Forest.
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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Stats
- In the last 3 Nottingham Forest matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was over 6.5
- Nottingham Forest have won the last 3 matches in a row in the FA Cup and the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In the last 3 Nottingham Forest matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was over 5.5
- Nottingham Forest have won the last 3 matches in a row in the FA Cup and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Nottingham Forest have won the last 3 matches in a row in the FA Cup while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- In the last 5 Manchester City matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Manchester City have won the last 4 matches in a row in the FA Cup and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Manchester City have won the last 4 matches in a row in the FA Cup while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Manchester City have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 7 Manchester City matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Squads
Nottingham Forest Squad
Nuno Espirito Santo will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Manchester City from the following players:
Carlos Miguel, Matz Sels, Wayne Hennessey, Alex Moreno, Harry Toffolo, Morato, Murillo, Neco Williams, Nikola Milenkovic, Ola Aina, Willy Boly, Danilo, Elliot Anderson, Ibrahim Sangare, Morgan Gibbs-White, Nicolas Dominguez, Ramon Sosa, Ryan Yates, Anthony Elanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Chris Wood, Eric da Silva Moreira, Joel Ndala, Jota Silva, Taiwo Awoniyi.
Manchester City Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Manchester City players that the manager Pep Guardiola will choose from for the upcoming game:
Ederson, Carson, Ortega, Khusanov, McFarlane, Simpson-Pusey, Stones, Gvardiol, Akanji, Ake, Lewis, Dias, Reis, Silva, Echeverri, Gundogan, Grealish, McAtee, Doku, De Bruyne, Kovacic, Nunes, Gonzalez, O'Reilly, Bobb, Foden, Rodri, Savinho, Haaland, Marmoush.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Team News
At the time of writing, Nottingham Forest have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Manchester City this coming Sunday. Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White can't be called up by the Nottingham Forest-manager, with both serving a ban.
Sidelined with an injury, Nottingham Forest can't field Danilo this coming Sunday against Manchester City.
Apparently, Manchester City have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Sunday.
Manchester City need to do without Rodri and Oscar Bobb, who are not fit enough to travel to a neutral venue.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Lineups
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City H2H
The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Nottingham Forest came away with a 0-3 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at a neutral venue, but face stern opposition, of course. Nottingham Forest outclassed Manchester City in their latest encounter, when they claimed a 3-0 win. The bookies have Nottingham Forest to win this match at best price odds of 15/4.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Results
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Betting Tips
Look no further than Ryan Yates, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, while Jeremy Doku managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Manchester City in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Nottingham Forest claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing one. Manchester City won five of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost four of the games in this run. Nottingham Forest kept visitors at a neutral venue from scoring six times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Manchester City have been able to keep a clean sheet in four of their last 10 games away from home.
Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Manchester City's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.