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Saturday, 07/11/2026 at 18:30

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Match preview · Premier League

Nottingham Forest – Manchester City

Nottingham Forest 13th in Premier League Home 1.43 projected goals by the model
Manchester City 1st in Premier League Away 1.51 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.43 1.51
Nottingham Forest Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
34%
Draw
29%
Manchester City
37%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Nottingham Forest Draw Manchester City
Fair odds 2.96 3.47 2.68
Total goals
2.94
Over 2.5 goals
58%
Both teams to score
65%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

Market odds are not available for this match yet.

The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

37% Manchester City to win

Attack
2nd vs 7th
Manchester City attack v Nottingham Forest defence
Defence
5th vs 13th
Manchester City defence v Nottingham Forest attack
Recent xG form
+0.47 vs +0.55
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.43 – 1.51
Nottingham Forest v Manchester City
How the model arrived here →

Squad news

From Fantasy Premier League
  • Nikola Milenković 0% chance

    Defender · Hamstring injury - Expected back 11 Oct

  • Zach Abbott 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Southampton on loan for the rest of the season

  • Tyler Bindon 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Charlton Athletic on loan for the rest of the season

  • Omari Hutchinson 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined AC Milan on loan for the rest of the season

  • Morato 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined West Ham on loan for the rest of the season

  • Nicolò Savona 0% chance

    Defender · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Dilane Bakwa 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Lille on loan for the rest of the season

Manchester City

9 listed
  • Phil Foden 0% chance

    Midfielder · Suspended until 17 Oct

  • Divine Mukasa 0% chance

    Midfielder · has joined West Ham on loan for the rest of the seaon.

  • Max Alleyne 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Burnley on loan for the rest of the season

  • Tijjani Reijnders 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Al Qadsiah permanently

  • Claudio Echeverri 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Benfica on loan for the rest of the season

  • Kalvin Phillips 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Sheffield United on loan for the rest of the season

  • Jeremy Monga 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Swansea City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Rodri 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Barcelona permanently

  • Antoine Semenyo 75% chance

    Midfielder · Ankle injury - 75% chance of playing

The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Nottingham Forest and Manchester City compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Nottingham Forest Manchester City
xG / match 1.45 · 13th (better) 2.10 · 2nd
xGA / match (better) 0.95 · 2nd 1.45 · 9th
xGD / match +0.50 · 6th (better) +0.65 · 3rd
xPts / match 1.72 · 3rd (better) 1.87 · 2nd
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.55 +0.47

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

Manchester City clean sheet
21%
Manchester City 2+ goals
46%
Under 2.5 goals
42%
Both teams to score: no
35%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.9%
1:2
9.9%
2:1
9.3%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Nottingham Forest sample
20 matches
Manchester City sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Nottingham Forest
3 matches
Away xG sample · Manchester City
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.