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Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest

16 Jan 2027, 15:00 · Premier League · 2026/2027

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8 completed meetings

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Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2026/2027.

Manchester City

Latest: Sunderland · 5–3

Match stats

20 Sept 2026, 14:00 · Home vs Sunderland · 2026/2027

Nottingham Forest

Latest: Aston Villa · 2–1

Match stats

12 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Aston Villa · 2026/2027

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most

5Manchester City wins

2Draws

1Nottingham Forest wins

38%Both teams scored

50%Over 2.5 goals

18Manchester City goals

5Nottingham Forest goals

At Manchester City’s ground: 4 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · Premier League

Compare Manchester City’s home games with Nottingham Forest’s away games.

Manchester City statsNottingham Forest stats

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

Manchester CityPer matchNottingham Forest

2.67 / 3Goals scored2.00 / 2

1.33 / 3Goals conceded1.50 / 2

4.00 / 3Total match goals3.50 / 2

0.33 / 3Clean sheets / match0.00 / 2

0.00 / 3Failed to score / match0.00 / 2

14.67 / 3Shots17.00 / 2

6.00 / 3Corners3.00 / 2

10.33 / 3Total match corners7.50 / 2

0.67 / 3Cards3.50 / 2

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

Manchester CityStatNottingham Forest

1.333 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.502 matches

1.003 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.002 matches

100% (3)3 matchesWins50% (1)2 matches

0% (0)3 matchesDraws50% (1)2 matches

0% (0)3 matchesLosses0% (0)2 matches

33% (1)3 matchesHalf-time clean sheets100% (2)2 matches

33% (1)3 matchesScored in both halves50% (1)2 matches

67% (2)3 matchesBoth teams scored100% (2)2 matches

Goal frequencies

Manchester CityStatNottingham Forest

100%3 matchesScored 1+ goals100%2 matches

67%3 matchesScored 2+ goals100%2 matches

33%3 matchesScored 3+ goals0%2 matches

33%3 matchesScored 4+ goals0%2 matches

67%3 matchesConceded 1+ goals100%2 matches

33%3 matchesConceded 2+ goals50%2 matches

33%3 matchesConceded 3+ goals0%2 matches

67%3 matchesScored 1+ by half-time50%2 matches

33%3 matchesScored 2+ by half-time0%2 matches

33%3 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%2 matches

67%3 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time0%2 matches

33%3 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time0%2 matches

0%3 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%2 matches

Corners

Manchester CityStatNottingham Forest

4.333 matchesCorners conceded / match4.502 matches

100%3 matchesWon 3+ corners50%2 matches

67%3 matchesWon 5+ corners50%2 matches

33%3 matchesWon 7+ corners0%2 matches

0%3 matchesWon 9+ corners0%2 matches

100%3 matchesMatch had 8+ corners50%2 matches

67%3 matchesMatch had 10+ corners0%2 matches

0%3 matchesMatch had 12+ corners0%2 matches

0%3 matchesMatch had 14+ corners0%2 matches

Cards

Manchester CityStatNottingham Forest

1.673 matchesOpponent cards / match3.002 matches

2.333 matchesTotal cards / match6.502 matches

0.673 matchesYellow cards / match3.502 matches

67%3 matchesReceived 1+ cards100%2 matches

0%3 matchesReceived 2+ cards100%2 matches

0%3 matchesReceived 3+ cards50%2 matches

0%3 matchesReceived 4+ cards50%2 matches

0%3 matchesReceived 5+ cards50%2 matches

67%3 matchesMatch had 3+ cards100%2 matches

0%3 matchesMatch had 5+ cards100%2 matches

0%3 matchesMatch had 7+ cards50%2 matches

Shots & play

Manchester CityStatNottingham Forest

11.333 matchesShots conceded / match10.002 matches

66.33%3 matchesPossession / match38.50%2 matches

10.673 matchesFouls / match13.002 matches

2.673 matchesOffsides / match2.002 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Manchester City

Expected goals (xG)5 games with data

2.00 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)5 games with data

1.11 per game

Nottingham Forest

Expected goals (xG)5 games with data

1.51 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)5 games with data

1.08 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Manchester City

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Red cards

Tackles

Nottingham Forest

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Red cards

No recorded figure

Tackles

Xaver Schlager17

Neco Williams14

Ola Aina10

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Manchester City

Erling Haaland5 matches

4.10

Phil Foden3 matches

1.52

Rayan Cherki4 matches

1.16

Nottingham Forest

Igor Jesus4 matches

1.93

Morgan Gibbs-White4 matches

1.31

Dan Ndoye3 matches

1.18

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Manchester City

Erling Haaland5 matches

4.27

Rayan Cherki4 matches

2.24

Antoine Semenyo4 matches

1.04

Nottingham Forest

Igor Jesus4 matches

1.70

Morgan Gibbs-White3 matches

0.86

Dan Ndoye3 matches

0.72

Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)

Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.

Manchester City

Rayan Cherki4 matches

1.08

Antoine Semenyo4 matches

0.71

Josko Gvardiol3 matches

0.49

Nottingham Forest