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Manchester City vs Nottingham ForestPreview & H2H

15:00 UTC
Jan 16, 2027
Etihad Stadium|Manchester

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Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Manchester City15W22011312/1518-10
Nottingham Forest15L303044/153-6
Manchester City — last 5 games
  1. W5-3 vs Sunderland2026-09-20
  2. W3-0 @ Liverpool2026-10-11
  3. L2-4 vs Paris Saint Germain2026-10-14
  4. W3-2 vs Ipswich Town2026-10-17
  5. W5-1 vs AEK Athens2026-10-20
Nottingham Forest — last 5 games
  1. D0-0 vs Tottenham Hotspur2026-09-05
  2. W2-1 @ Aston Villa2026-09-12
  3. L0-1 vs Coventry City2026-09-19
  4. L1-3 @ Crystal Palace2026-10-11
  5. L0-1 vs Arsenal2026-10-18
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
9
Period covered
2022-08-31 – 2026-03-04
Manchester City wins
6
Draws
2
Nottingham Forest wins
1
Avg goals per meeting
2.78
Over 2.5 goals
44%
Both teams scored
33%
Home side won
44%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings
3W 1D 1L (Manchester City view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
2.6 vs 2.78
Most recent meetings (5 of 9)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-03-04Manchester City2-2Nottingham Forest
2025-12-27Nottingham Forest1-2Manchester City
2025-04-27Nottingham Forest0-2Manchester City
2025-03-08Nottingham Forest1-0Manchester City
2024-12-04Manchester City3-0Nottingham Forest
Standings context before kickoff
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Manchester City172112WWWWW10
Nottingham Forest1975-4DWLLL16+3
What is at stake
Points gap
16 ptsManchester City 21 · Nottingham Forest 5
Positions
#1 vs #19
Goals per game
2.71/1 vs 0.71/1.29scored/conceded per game · league average 1.45
If Manchester City win
24 pts · stays #1other results unchanged
If Nottingham Forest win
8 pts · up to #11other results unchanged

How we calculate this

Previous Meetings

Head to Head

Matchday 21 — Premier League

  • Tottenham Hotspur vs Leeds United — 16 Jan 2027
  • Newcastle United vs Fulham — 16 Jan 2027
  • Liverpool vs Crystal Palace — 16 Jan 2027
  • Hull City vs Arsenal — 16 Jan 2027
  • Coventry City vs Everton — 16 Jan 2027
  • Chelsea vs Sunderland — 16 Jan 2027
  • Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion — 16 Jan 2027
  • Aston Villa vs Manchester United — 16 Jan 2027
  • AFC Bournemouth vs Ipswich Town — 16 Jan 2027