Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City prediction | 7 Nov 2026 | xGtoday


Nottingham Forest
Ranking: #22 overall, #10 in England

80.2 → 82.4 (+2.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-2 29 Aug Liverpool (A) 80.9 +0.9
0-0 05 Sep Tottenham (H) 80.5 -0.4
1-2 12 Sep Aston Villa (A) 81.8 +1.3
0-1 19 Sep Coventry (H) 81.6 -0.2
3-1 11 Oct Crystal Palace (A) 82.4 +0.8
Manchester City
Ranking: #5 overall, #2 in England

90.5 → 91.2 (+0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-2 08 Sep Porto (A) 91.6 +0.7
0-1 13 Sep Man United (A) 91.6 0.0
5-3 20 Sep Sunderland (H) 90.4 -1.2
0-3 11 Oct Liverpool (A) 90.8 +0.4
2-4 14 Oct PSG (H) 91.2 +0.4

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City: by the numbers

There are 17 places between these two in our European rankings, with Manchester City the higher, and 8 places between them in England.

The recent trend shows Nottingham Forest on the rise, +2.2 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Manchester City has also improved, albeit more slowly at +0.7.

Last time these teams played, on 4 March 2026, Manchester City gained 0.1 rating points.

The best xGtoday rating Nottingham Forest have ever held is 82.4, first set on 11 October 2026.

The highest Manchester City have ever stood in our European rankings is #1, first reached on 26 July 2018.