Forest (home)
- Forest are hovering around 17th-18th in the table with 18 points from 17 games and are in danger of being pulled into a relegation fight if results go badly for them on Saturday.
- Forest have lost four of their last five games in all competitions, including a 3-0 defeat at Tottenham and 1-0 loss at Fulham.
- The Reds are still missing some important players through injury, including Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi.
Man City (away)
- City are second with 37 points from 17 matches and will still be in the title race.
- Pep Guardiola’s side are in red-hot form, having won their last five matches competitively, and will come at Forest from all angles with some clinical finishers up front.
- City typically dominate possession, and the two clubs have traded points in the Premier League since 2023.
Head-to-Head
- Man City have won three of their last four meetings with Forest, but were beaten 1-0 here in March 2025.
- The Cityzens edged past Forest 2-0 in the FA Cup semi-final in April 2025.
Key Players
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Forest:
- Callum Hudson-Odoi is still Forest’s most dangerous player and will get chances on the break against this City side.
- Morgan Gibbs-White is the engine room and best source of creativity for Forest, who will need their playmaker to be at his best if they are to create enough chances to score against City.
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Man City:
- Erling Haaland has scored 19 Premier League goals and will be the marquee player in this fixture.
- Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva are the creative drivers and Tijjani Reijnders has chipped in with some goals and energy in midfield.
Betting Insights
- The visitors are strong favorites at 1.57.
- Forest are 5.3 outsiders for the win, while the draw is 4.1.
- City’s recent run of clean sheets makes win to nil markets attractive for the visitors.
Prediction
- City have kept several shutouts recently, so we are taking the visitors to win to nil here.
- City have more than enough attacking firepower to break through and win the game by a couple of goals, so we are going with 2-0 as a correct score bet.
