Manchester City vs Nottingham live score, H2H results, odds, standings and prediction

Preview

• Anticipation builds as Manchester City prepare to host Nottingham Forest at Etihad Stadium on 2026-03-04 (kick-off 19:30 GMT), in week 29 of the 2025-2026 Premier League.
• On average in 5 games, Referee D. England registers 5-6 yellows and 0 reds, and 21 fouls.
• With the data available to us, Guardiola and Vitor Pereira have not met as managers before.
• Manchester City are 2nd in the standings with 59 points, followed by Nottingham Forest in 17th on 27 points.
• Manchester City are missing 5 players: J. Gvardiol (Broken Leg), M. Kovacic (Heel Injury), M. Alleyne (Knock), E. Haaland (Injury), N. O'Reilly (Ankle Injury) and Nottingham Forest are missing 5 players: W. Boly (Knee Injury), John Victor (Knee Injury), C. Wood (Knee Injury), S. Ortega (Calf Injury), N. Savona (Knee Injury).
• Our forecast has Manchester City in a 4-man backline (4-1-3-2), with Nottingham Forest set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
• In their last outing, Manchester City's highest-rated performer was J. Stones (7.7), while Nottingham Forest's standout was C. Hudson-Odoi (8.2).
• Conflicting outcomes: Manchester City triumphed 1-0 over Leeds United, while Nottingham Forest went down 1-2 to Brighton & Hove Albion.
• Manchester City look strong (5-0-0) over the last 5 matches, whereas Nottingham Forest have 1-1-3 in the same span.
• Manchester City have clearly got the edge H2H: in 8 meetings, they've beaten Nottingham Forest 6 times, with 1 draw and only 1 loss.
• We predict Manchester City to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (11-2-1) and 2.43 goals/game.

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